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Amina Khan


Director of the Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA)

Amina Khan is Director of  the Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI), Islamabad, where she oversees research and advocacy-related work on all facets of CAMEA. Prior to this, she served as a Research Fellow and a Senior Research Fellow at the ISSI, focusing on Afghanistan and FATA. Over a period of more than 15 years, she has published extensively on Afghanistan, and has presented her research at multiple national and international forums. She is also the author of three edited books, The Covid Challenge and its Impact on the Middle East and Africa (2021) and the Evolving Situation in Afghanistan: International and Regional Perspectives (2022), Pakistan’s Strategic Frontiers (2023).

A recipient of OSI/FCO/Chevening Scholarship 2009-2010, Amina has a Masters degree in Democracy, Politics and Governance (DPG) from Royal Holloway University of London. She also has a Masters degree in Defense and Strategic Studies (DSS) from the Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad (2005). She has been a Visiting Fellow at the SWP Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik – German Institute for International and Security Affairs (2011). Currently she is pursuing her doctoral degree from Quaid-e-Azam University.

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Mail aminakhan@issi.org.pk

Issue Brief on “No Option but Talks to Bring Stability to Afghanistan”

The state of affairs in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, with a marked increase in violence and insecurity, weak and ineffective governance, corruption and a...

Issue Brief on “Breaking Through with Kabul with Cautious Optimism”

Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been on a downward trajectory since 2015, particularly after the collapse of the Murree peace talks following the...

Pak-Afghan Border: A Case Study of Border Management

Abstract The controversy surrounding the Pak-Afghan border and its mismanagement continues to be one of the most contentious bilateral issues between Pakistan and Afghanistan. In...

Issue Brief on “President Ghani’s Speech at the UNGA: Need to Move Beyond the...

Addressing the 72nd session of UN General Assembly, Afghan  President Ashraf   Ghani   welcomed President Donald Trump's recently announced strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia, ...

Issue Brief on “Sunnat-e-Khola, or The Way of Khola”

In a clear attempt to re-establish their hold, broaden its reach and woo females to join the group, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), published Sunnat-e-Khola,...

Issue Brief on “India-Afghanistan Air Corridor: Another Attempt to Isolate Pakistan?”

In a recent development and apparent attempt to further marginalize Pakistan, the first air cargo corridor was established between Afghanistan and India in June...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan-Afghan Border”

Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been in a perpetual state of escalating tensions, which have been primarily due to mistrust; unfulfilled expectations; counterterrorism...

Issue Brief on “Kabul Process”

In an attempt to “build regional security alliances to counter the threat of terrorism and revive the peace process,” the National Unity Government (NUG)...

Issue Brief on “FATA: A Situational Analysis”

With the exception of the Mohmand agency, the overall security situation in FATA in 2016 witnessed a drastic improvement according to a report recently...

Issue Brief on “Hekmatyar’s Return”

After being in exile for more than two decades, the Hezb-i-Islami leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, (a declared  terrorist in 2003 for his association with Al-Qaeda)...