Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)
The Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) is a non-profit, independent policy research organisation. It aims to bring together the knowledge, experience and drive of a large number of experts to better inform policy and to increase the understanding of Afghan realities. It is driven by engagement and curiosity and is committed to producing independent, high quality and research-based analysis on developments in Afghanistan. read more »
Recent blogs:
Living in a Minefield: Panjwayi after the US Surge
In the words of one local elder, life in Panjwayi resembles living in a minefield. The district just southwest of Kandah... read more »
Guest Blog: Afghans or Americans on Top? The Future of Special Forces Operations in Afghanistan
In July, a new task force combining all international and Afghan special forces under a unified command was set up. Know... read more »
Conservatism by Default: Badakhshan’s Jamiat after Ustad Rabbani
Politics in Badakhshan sometimes seem to follow a separate course than Afghanistan’s mainstream, as is the case in other... read more »
BREAKING NEWS: Harirod Storm Swept the Northern Alborz
Yesterday, 19 October 2012, Tofan Harirod defeated Simorgh Alborz 2-1 in a hotly contested final match of the Roshan Afg... read more »
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New publications:
Start of AAN political parties paper series 1: Reforming Jombesh
With two new reports – ‘Reforming Jombesh: An Afghan Party on Its Winding Road to Internal Democracy’ by Robert Peszkows... read more »
AAN political parties paper series 2: Rise and Decline of Maoism
With two new reports – ‘Ideology without Leadership: The rise and decline of Maoism in Afghanistan’ by Niamatullah Ibrah... read more »