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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 “The Afghan Peace Process and The Role of Moscow”

Even as the recent round of peace talks on Afghanistan continue between the Afghan Taliban and the US, there is a growing realization within...

Islamabad Paper – “Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) in Afghanistan – An Assessment”

Abstract Since its emergence, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) or Daesh, has brought immense confusion and disorder to the already complex state of affairs...

Report – Public Talk on “Implementation of TAPI Pipeline”

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a Public Talk under its Distinguished Lecture Series on December 6, 2018, titled, “Implementation of TAPI...

Issue Brief on “The Moscow Format: Searching for Peace in Afghanistan – Yet Again”

Will wonders never cease? Of all countries, who would have expected Russia to bring the Taliban on to the negotiating table. On November 9,...

Report – Public Talk on “Refugee Situation: Contextualizing the Role of Pakistan and UNHCR”

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a Public Talk on September 7, 2018 titled, “Refugee Situation: Contextualizing the Role of Pakistan and...

Issue Brief on “Ceasefire in Afghanistan: Peace Must Be Given a Chance”

On June 5, 2018, President Ashraf Ghani made an unconditional yet temporary ceasefire with the Afghan Taliban effective from June 12-19, 2018. According to...

Guardians of God: Inside the Religious Mind of the Pakistani Taliban. Sheikh, Mona Kanwal....

Guardians of God: Inside the Religious Mind of the Pakistani Taliban is the first comprehensive study of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a movement...

Report – In-house meeting with Dr. Marvin Weinbaum

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted an In-House Meeting on February 23, 2018, with Dr. Marvin Weinbaum, Director of Pakistan and Afghanistan...

Report – In-House meeting with Ms Hollie McKay, Journalist, FOX News

A one-on-one meeting took place between Chairman ISSI, Ambassador Khalid Mahmood and Ms. Hollie McKay, Journalist, FOX News on March 19, 2018. Pakistan-US ties,...

Issue Brief on “2nd Kabul Process: Time for Taliban to Grasp the Moment”

It appears that the stalled peace process between Kabul and the Afghan Taliban may finally be on the verge of revival, and may even...