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:
Guest Blog: How to name Universities or: Any Linguistic Problem in Afghanistan?
Language matters. The issue of what is the ‘correct’ naming of institutions is just one linguistic debate which has beco... read more »
Transition Phase Three: A Big Leap Forward
A new phase of the security transition, the third, has been announced. Every Afghan province is now going to be involved... read more »
Afghanistan’s Fluctuating Poppy Production: More Than a Poverty Problem
Afghanistan’s area of poppy cultivation has increased by 7 per cent compared to the last year and more provinces cultiva... read more »
Another Hit at the High Peace Council: Arsala Rahmani Killed (amended)
One of the leading reconciled Taleban, Arsala Rahmani, who was also a senator and, until last month, acting head of the ... read more »
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New publications:
Beating a Retreat: Prospects for the Transition Process in Afghanistan
As NATO member states gather for their summit in Chicago this coming weekend to discuss the security transition in Afgha... read more »
Death of an Uruzgan journalist: Command Errors and Collateral Damage
An investigation into the fatal shooting of an Afghan journalist by a US soldier raises critical questions about the saf... read more »