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.
Other Publications:
- ‘Taliban 2.0. – What they say’
https://www.diis.dk/en/research/taliban-20-what-they-say - PROSPECTS OF A SETTLEMENT WITH THE AFGHAN TALIBAN
Exit, peace and governance from the Taliban perspective
https://pure.diis.dk/ws/files/2635559/DIIS_Report_2019_1_Final.pdf - The evolving Afghan peace process
https://theasiadialogue.com/2019/04/25/the-evolving-afghan-peace-process/ - Rekindling hope: The Afghan peace process
https://theasiadialogue.com/2019/09/18/rekindling-hope-the-afghan-peace-process/ - Afghan Peace Process: Regional Stakeholders Eyeing a Piece of the Afghan Pie
https://strafasia.com/afghan-peace-process-regional-stakeholders-eyeing-a-piece-of-the-afghan-pie/ - The Afghan Peace Process – Cautious optimism
https://strafasia.com/the-afghan-peace-process-cautious-optimism/
Issue Brief on “Taliban-US Peace Deal: An Appraisal”
Issue Brief on “US-Taliban Talks: Hurdles in the Way of Peace”
Issue Brief on “Elections in Afghanistan: An Uncertain Outcome”
Islamabad paper on “Extension of CPEC to Afghanistan: Pros and Cons”
Report – In-House Meeting with “Ethiopian Delegation”
Issue Brief on “Afghan Peace Talks at A Standstill – Yet Again”
Issue Brief on “Afghanistan and Regional Connectivity”
Report – Public Talk “Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan”
Issue Brief on “Moscow and the Afghan Peace Process”
