Research Team
STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AMERICAN OFFICE DIRECTOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rahmathullah Ali Zadah
SECURITY
Skhai Buniadi
RESEARCH FELLOWS
Mr. Waheed Mujda is a recognized authority on the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Hizb-e Islami and extremism. He is frequently asked to comment in the Afghan media in this capacity. Previously, Mr. Mujda served as the Middle East desk officer in the Taliban‟s foreign ministry. He also worked with other jihadi parties and was at one point a member of Afghanistan‟s other insurgent party, Hizb-e Islami.
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Dr. Farqoo Ansari, a founding member of Afghanistan Strategic Research and Studies Center, has published many books on Afghanistan history and has written for a variety of scholary journals, both domestic and international. He has a Ph.D in history.
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Joma Khan Mohammadi, works in Kabul Center’s Parliamentary Research Service division and his areas of interest include human rights, Islamic movements, and parliament. Mr. Mohammadi has a Master’s in Sociology and Islamic Studies and is a university lecturer.
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Mohammad Shafaq Khawati, Kabul Center’s Democratic Institution Building and Islamism Project, is an expert on domestic and regional socio-politics; anti-corruption; and conflict management. He holds a Master’s in Sociology and Islamic Studies and is a university lecturer.
Dr.Thomas Waldman, Kabul Center’s Counter-terrorisma and Conflict management Project, is an expert on counterinsuregency warfare theories. He holds a PhD in international studies and politics from Warwick University.
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RESEARCH ANALYSTS
Areas of interest: Foreign Policy; Regional Policy; Parliamentary Studies.
Background: Research intern with the National Democratic Institute’s project for Legal Affairs Committee of the Afghan Parliament and skill-building organizations.
Areas of interest: National Security; Foreign Policy; India.
Background: Ms. Parsa is a journalist and the editor-in-chief of the Persian weekly, Nagahe Afghani. She holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science and International Relations.
Areas of interest: Counter-Corruption; Islamic Movements and Ideologies.
Background: Author of several publications on Islamic Movements and the Anti-Soviet Jihad in Afghanistan. Mr. Rahimi has a Bachelor’s in Philosophy and Sociology from Kabul University.
Areas of interest: Democratic Institution Building; Afghan politics; Ethnocentricism, Central Afghanistan.
Background: Bachelor’s in Sociology, Bamiyan University.
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RESEARCH INTERNS
Areas of interest: Democratic institution building; Pakistan.
Background: Journalism student, Kabul University.
Areas of interest: Domestic and regional politic.
Background: Sociology student, Kabul University.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Kabul Center is in the business of training and developing
local experts so that eventually Afghans can solve their own problems.
After of decades of war, Kabul Center is fully aware that many talented Afghans do not have educational backgrounds or career histories commensurate with their natural talent and abilities.
The Center welcomes researchers and staff in all of our research areas. If you are interested in working for Kabul Center, pleasesubmit a letter explaining why and what you would like to do along with a brief summary of your background and requirements.
