The future of Afghanistan is at an inflection point - Afghans on different sides of the conflict whether as fighters or negotiators - should reflect carefully on their next steps. The history of failed attempts to reconcile differences does not predict the future. But it does provide a sobering portrait of the consequences of

Title: In Search of Peace for Afghanistan Subtitle: Historical Letters of President Najibullah and Dr. M. Hassan Kakar A Collection of Essays Edit and Foreword: Edited by Jawan Shir Rasikh with a Foreword by Lakhdar Brahimi BACK COVER CONTENT "Everyone gives different reasons for the misery of Afghanistan. I don’t think now is the

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper presents the findings of a pilot study conducted by the Heart of Asia Society investigating aspects of the social and economic reintegration of the Taliban prisoners released in the spring and summer of 2020. In-depth interviews with a sample of 37 released prisoners provide a glimpse of some of the