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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

Prospects of Peace in Afghanistan

Abstract The National Unity Government (NUG) has expressed positive overtures towards Taliban and has been exploring and pursuing several avenues to initiate talks with...

Issue Brief on “Pak- Afghan Relations: Come Back to the Boardroom”

Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are once again at an all time low following a series of clashes along the Pak – Afghan border...

Report- Book Launch 88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary

The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), organised a public talk and launch of the book “88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary” by...

In-House Meeting with Dr. Jean-Luc Racine

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) held an In-House Meeting on February 4, 2016, with  Dr. Jean-Luc Racine, Senior Fellow at the Centre...

Afghanistan-Pakistan-US-China Quadrilateral Coordination Group

In an attempt to revive the peace process between the Afghan government and the Taliban, the first meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan-United States-China Quadrilateral Coordination...

Afghanistan: Implications of the decisions at the Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference

The recently held ‘Heart of Asia’ ministerial conference, held in Islamabad on December 9, 2015, has been a welcoming development. President Ghani’s visit to...

Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Post 2014 Challenges (Article)

Abstract: With the war in Afghanistan spanning over 13 years coming to an inconclusive end, the three multiple transition processes (security, political and economic) have...

Launch of the Book and Public Talk on “Indian Grand Strategy – Machiavellian or...

The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), in collaboration with the Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad (IRS) organised a Public Talk and book launch...