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Caught in the Middle: Afghanistan and the US-Pakis... » On March 24, Washington hosted a strategic dialogue and negotiations between Pakistan and the United States. The Pakistani delegation included foreign minister Shah Mehmood Quraishi, chief of staff ...
Consultative Jirga in Focus: Waheed Mujda Explains » President Karzai presented the idea of holding a national jirga at the London Conference earlier this year. The idea was welcomed by the United States, Britain, and other members of the internationa...
Darul Uloom Deoband: The Indian Source of the Tali... » In mid-November, researchers from Kabul visited the spiritual center of the Taliban, the Darul Uloom Deoband in Uttar Pradesh, India. Their goal was to find out what the leaders in India think about...
Loss of Confidence on Afghan Government: An Interv... » Nooruddin Allawi, a sociology professor at Kabul University, was born into a prominent religious family in Kabul. After completing his education in Afghanistan, he did his postgraduate work in socio...
Mullah Agha Jan Mu’Tasem: The Taliban’s Chief Stra... » Mullah Abdul Wasy Agha Jan Mu'Tasim has emerged as one of the Taliban’s most important leaders since the group fell from power in 2001. One of the group’s founders, he has since become the Taliban’s...
Shia political parties: Mohammad Akbari interview » Ustad Mohammad Akbari is the leader of the Islamic National Unity Party of Afghanistan. He is also a member of the Afghan Parliament’s Judicial and Justice Commission. Mr. Akbari emerged as one of t...
The Future of Northern Afghanistan: An Interview w... » Fauzia Kofi, a member of Afghan parliament, is also a well-known women's rights activist. For years she served as a charity worker in northern Afghanistan, particularly in northern Badakhshan Provi...
Security Trends in Northern Afghanistan: Khalid Fa... » Khalid Farooqi is a member of Afghan parliament and the leader of Hizb-e Islami Afghanistan, a registered entity in post-Taliban Afghanistan. During the jihad against the Soviets, Mr. Farooqi was t...
Afghanistan after the Elections: Mohammad Arif Rah... » Mohammad Arif Rahmani, a leading Afghan politician, is a senior advisor to the Afghan government and an expert on Islamic jurisprudence and Afghan political parties. Kabul Direct: How will the elec...
The Future of US‐Afghanistan Relationship: Mohd Da... » Mohammad Daud Sotanzooi, an Afghan MP from Ghazni Province, is an outspoken critic of the Karzai administration and one of Afghans leading lawmakers in the economic sphere. Educated In the United Stat...
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May 18, 2012
"Unforgivable Actions": Civilians at the Receiving End
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Raghav Sharma

"When Afghan people are killed deliberately by US forces this action is murder and terror and an unforgivable action."

Strong words of condemnation from Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in reaction to the cold-blooded killing of 16 Afghan civilians by a Sargent Robert Bales, a decorated US soldier in Kandahar on 11 March 2012.
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Call for Publications
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The center brings out a range of publications which serve as an effective medium for independent and informed analysis of the current developments in Afghanistan.

Guidelines for Contributors

KCSS welcomes professionals, young scholars and academics to contribute for Publication on its website. Click here for further details.
 
Kabul Center Participates in International Conference on Afghanistan
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08-10 February 2012- The Kabul Center for Strategic Studies participated in an International Conference entitled ' Bonn '01 to Bonn '11: Debating Afghanistan's Political Future' organized by the Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi and the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIS), Kolkata.  
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Kabul Center advisor Ali Jalali speaks at Council on Foreign Relations Symposium
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Feb 26, 2009-Washington, DC-Kabul Center for Strategic Studies‟ advisor Ali Jalali, former Interior Minister, participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations on NATO and Afghanistan.
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Shia political parties: Mohammad Akbari

Current Articles | Thursday, 24 June 2010

Ustad Mohammad Akbari is the leader of the Islamic National Unity Party of Afghanistan. He is also a member of the Afghan Parliament’s Judicial and Justice Commission. Mr. Akbari emerged as one of the leading Shia jihadists during the Soviet-Afghan war. He was also a leading commander in the Hazar...

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Caught in the Middle: Afghanistan and th

On March 24, Washington hosted a strategic dialogue and negotiations between Pakistan and the United States. The Pakistani delegation included foreign minister Shah Mehmood Quraishi, chief of staff of the Army Gen. Ishfaq Kiani, ISI chief Shoja Padshah, and defense minister Ahmad Mukhtar. The US d...

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Consultative Jirga in Focus: Waheed Mujd

Current Articles | Thursday, 24 June 2010

President Karzai presented the idea of holding a national jirga at the London Conference earlier this year. The idea was welcomed by the United States, Britain, and other members of the international community and a jirga is scheduled to take place in Kabul, in traditional loya jirga tents on May ...

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Mullah Agha Jan Mu’Tasem: The Talib

Mullah Abdul Wasy Agha Jan Mu'Tasim has emerged as one of the Taliban’s most important leaders since the group fell from power in 2001. One of the group’s founders, he has since become the Taliban’s most important political and military strategist. Mullah Mu’T asim is the son of Sayed Abdul Satta...

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Loss of Confidence on Afghan Government:

Current Articles | Thursday, 24 June 2010

Nooruddin Allawi, a sociology professor at Kabul University, was born into a prominent religious family in Kabul. After completing his education in Afghanistan, he did his postgraduate work in sociology in Iran. Allawi also heads the education department at Kherad Foundation, a Kabul-based charity...

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The Future of Northern Afghanistan: An I

Fauzia Kofi, a member of Afghan parliament, is also a well-known women's rights activist. For years she served as a charity worker in northern Afghanistan, particularly in northern Badakhshan Province. Miss Kofi was the second deputy speaker of the Afghan lower house of Parliament.  Kabul Direct ...

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