Since 2008, the Institute has been a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.

Objectives

  • To improve the quality and quantity of research on Afghanistan by providing logistical and financial support for scholars in the United States, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.-To create opportunities for scholars in the US, Afghanistan, and elsewhereo develop their knowledge of Afghanistan by providing fellowships and grants.
  • To foster an international community of scholars and scientists who are dedicated to the study of Afghanistan.
  • To provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge and scholarly insights through organization of workshops, symposia, and conferences.
  • To support dissemination of scholarly production on Afghanistan by any means including newsletters, journals, and monographs in electronic and print media and documentary film.
  • To enhance public understanding of Afghanistan and its relationship to the United States through public lectures and activities directed at broad audiences.
  • To organize and seek funding for collaborative research efforts, especially between Afghan and US scholars that cannot be undertaken by individual researchers alone.
  • To encourage and support identification, authentication, archiving, cataloguing and publication in print and electronic form of significant source materials important for the study of Afghanistan and to build a significant Institute library in Afghanistan
  • To forge and strengthen relationships between institutions, scholars, and students in Afghanistan and the United States by identifying common interests and concerns that can serve as the foundation for binational collaboration and exchange.
  • To establish and maintain field offices within Afghanistan that can facilitate the work of visiting scholars and serve as vibrant centers for scholarly life accessible to all who are interested.
  • To raise funds from public and private sources to support specific activities or to be applied to an endowment aimed at providing permanent support for the Institute.

Events & Programs

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AIAS hosted French ambassador in Herat

AIAS hosted newly-appointed French ambassador to Afghanistan Mr David…

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Hosting government official at AUAF

AIAS hosted a number of high ranking government official…

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Prospects of Peace in Light of the Nexus of Terror and Organized Crime in Afghanistan

AIAS arranged a talk for Dr Arian Sharifi on…

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Overview of Public Policy Process – Case Example: Anticorruption Policy Making in Afghanistan

AIAS arranged a talk for Dr Saeed Parto at…

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Dialogue and Sustainable Peace: Processes and Structures

The American Institute of Afghanistan studies and National Center…

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The Afghan Peace Process: The Way Forward

The American Institute of Afghanistan studies and the state…

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The Second Afghanistan Studies Conference: Independence, More Independence, and Beyond Independence

The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies (AIAS) with Afghanistan…

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Role of the Public Administration in Development of Substantial Peace and Good Governance in Afghanistan

AIAS and National center for dialogue and progress jointly…

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AFG-PAK partnership summit pre-orientation meeting

AIAS hosted the pre-orientation meeting for the third Afg-Pak…

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Al Beruni’s Anthropology in the Fi Tahqiq Malil-Hind in Three Settings: An Assessment

AIAS arranged a talk for Dr. Nazif Shahrani on…

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Why study folklore? Women’s captivity narratives as an area of ordinary people’s imagination and real concern.

AIAS arranged a program for Dr. Margaret Mills on…

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The mental health awareness campaign “Invisible wounds of violence”

AIAS and ACKU hosted an event at the ACKU…

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Book launch and literary analysis of the book: “let me write for you”

AIAS and ACKU hosted an event for unveiling a…

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PRE-ORIENTATION MEETING: AFGHANISTAN – PAKISTAN PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT: WORKABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW ERA

AIAS, The Hollings Center for international dialogue, and the…

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Afghan Miniatures of 15th -18th Centuries

AUAF with cooperation of AIAS organized the program entitled…

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A Non-Anthropologist Looks at Tribes

AIAS and RANA university hosted a presentation by Michael W….

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AIAS hosted French ambassador in Herat

AIAS hosted newly-appointed French ambassador to Afghanistan Mr David…

wa-aias

Hosting government official at AUAF

AIAS hosted a number of high ranking government official…

wa-aias

Prospects of Peace in Light of the Nexus of Terror and Organized Crime in Afghanistan

AIAS arranged a talk for Dr Arian Sharifi on…

wa-aias

Overview of Public Policy Process – Case Example: Anticorruption Policy Making in Afghanistan

AIAS arranged a talk for Dr Saeed Parto at…

wa-aias

Dialogue and Sustainable Peace: Processes and Structures

The American Institute of Afghanistan studies and National Center…

wa-aias

The Afghan Peace Process: The Way Forward

The American Institute of Afghanistan studies and the state…

wa-aias

The Second Afghanistan Studies Conference: Independence, More Independence, and Beyond Independence

The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies (AIAS) with Afghanistan…

wa-aias

Role of the Public Administration in Development of Substantial Peace and Good Governance in Afghanistan

AIAS and National center for dialogue and progress jointly…

wa-aias

AFG-PAK partnership summit pre-orientation meeting

AIAS hosted the pre-orientation meeting for the third Afg-Pak…

wa-aias

Al Beruni’s Anthropology in the Fi Tahqiq Malil-Hind in Three Settings: An Assessment

AIAS arranged a talk for Dr. Nazif Shahrani on…

wa-aias

Why study folklore? Women’s captivity narratives as an area of ordinary people’s imagination and real concern.

AIAS arranged a program for Dr. Margaret Mills on…

wa-aias

The mental health awareness campaign “Invisible wounds of violence”

AIAS and ACKU hosted an event at the ACKU…

wa-aias

Book launch and literary analysis of the book: “let me write for you”

AIAS and ACKU hosted an event for unveiling a…

wa-aias

PRE-ORIENTATION MEETING: AFGHANISTAN – PAKISTAN PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT: WORKABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW ERA

AIAS, The Hollings Center for international dialogue, and the…

wa-aias

Officers & Staff

Dr. Thomas Barfield

President

Dr. Dipali Mukhopadhyay

Vice President

Dr. Omar Sharifi

Country Director

Executive Commitee

Dr. Robert Crews

Treasurer

Dr. John Mock

Secretary

Dr. Nile Green

Dr. Margaret Mills

Dr. Robert Nichols

Bylaws

These bylaws may be amended at any time by a 2/3 vote of the Board of Trustees.

Members

These bylaws may be amended at any time by a 2/3 vote of the Board of Trustees.

Section 1.01. Membership. There are three types of membership; institutional, patron and individual. Institutions and individuals shall be entitled to representation on the corporation’s Board of Trustees. Patrons shall not be so entitled.

Section 1.02. Institutional Members. Generally recognized academic and educational institutions engaged in any aspect of Afghanistan studies shall become Institutional Members of the Corporation upon application to the U.S. Director and election by a majority of the Trustees at an Annual or Special Meeting of the board.

Section 1.03. Patrons. Individuals as well as businesses and corporations who wish to offer financial and other types of support to the Institute are eligible to apply for membership. This is a non-voting membership.

Section 1.04. Individual Members. Individual with an interest in any aspect of Afghanistan studies shall be eligible to apply for membership and have the right to elect Trustees-at-Large (see Section 2.02).

Section 1.05. Annual Dues. Annual membership dues will be fixed for the forthcoming year at the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees. The schedule of dues will be posted on the AIAS website. Notification of dues payable will be issued within sixty (60) days following the annual meeting. Members who do not pay such dues shall upon a vote of a majority of the Trustees be removed from membership.

Section 1.06. Resignation of Members. Any member may resign upon written or electronic notice to the Secretary and will thereby be relieved of liability for dues for the following fiscal year but not for the year of resignation.

Section 1.07. Relationship Between the Members and the Corporation. The Board of Trustees shall be the sole representative of the corporation in dealings with individuals or other corporations. No member shall attempt to represent the corporation whether in making any statements for publication or otherwise unless the Board of Trustees shall by resolution have specifically approved the action.

Board of Trustees

These bylaws may be amended at any time by a 2/3 vote of the Board of Trustees.

Section 1.01. Membership. There are three types of membership; institutional, patron and individual. Institutions and individuals shall be entitled to representation on the corporation’s Board of Trustees. Patrons shall not be so entitled.

Section 1.02. Institutional Members. Generally recognized academic and educational institutions engaged in any aspect of Afghanistan studies shall become Institutional Members of the Corporation upon application to the U.S. Director and election by a majority of the Trustees at an Annual or Special Meeting of the board.

Section 1.03. Patrons. Individuals as well as businesses and corporations who wish to offer financial and other types of support to the Institute are eligible to apply for membership. This is a non-voting membership.

Section 1.04. Individual Members. Individual with an interest in any aspect of Afghanistan studies shall be eligible to apply for membership and have the right to elect Trustees-at-Large (see Section 2.02).

Section 1.05. Annual Dues. Annual membership dues will be fixed for the forthcoming year at the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees. The schedule of dues will be posted on the AIAS website. Notification of dues payable will be issued within sixty (60) days following the annual meeting. Members who do not pay such dues shall upon a vote of a majority of the Trustees be removed from membership.

Section 1.06. Resignation of Members. Any member may resign upon written or electronic notice to the Secretary and will thereby be relieved of liability for dues for the following fiscal year but not for the year of resignation.

Section 1.07. Relationship Between the Members and the Corporation. The Board of Trustees shall be the sole representative of the corporation in dealings with individuals or other corporations. No member shall attempt to represent the corporation whether in making any statements for publication or otherwise unless the Board of Trustees shall by resolution have specifically approved the action.

Officers & Committees

These bylaws may be amended at any time by a 2/3 vote of the Board of Trustees.

Section 1.01. Membership. There are three types of membership; institutional, patron and individual. Institutions and individuals shall be entitled to representation on the corporation’s Board of Trustees. Patrons shall not be so entitled.

Section 1.02. Institutional Members. Generally recognized academic and educational institutions engaged in any aspect of Afghanistan studies shall become Institutional Members of the Corporation upon application to the U.S. Director and election by a majority of the Trustees at an Annual or Special Meeting of the board.

Section 1.03. Patrons. Individuals as well as businesses and corporations who wish to offer financial and other types of support to the Institute are eligible to apply for membership. This is a non-voting membership.

Section 1.04. Individual Members. Individual with an interest in any aspect of Afghanistan studies shall be eligible to apply for membership and have the right to elect Trustees-at-Large (see Section 2.02).

Section 1.05. Annual Dues. Annual membership dues will be fixed for the forthcoming year at the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees. The schedule of dues will be posted on the AIAS website. Notification of dues payable will be issued within sixty (60) days following the annual meeting. Members who do not pay such dues shall upon a vote of a majority of the Trustees be removed from membership.

Section 1.06. Resignation of Members. Any member may resign upon written or electronic notice to the Secretary and will thereby be relieved of liability for dues for the following fiscal year but not for the year of resignation.

Section 1.07. Relationship Between the Members and the Corporation. The Board of Trustees shall be the sole representative of the corporation in dealings with individuals or other corporations. No member shall attempt to represent the corporation whether in making any statements for publication or otherwise unless the Board of Trustees shall by resolution have specifically approved the action.

Meetings

These bylaws may be amended at any time by a 2/3 vote of the Board of Trustees.

Section 1.01. Membership. There are three types of membership; institutional, patron and individual. Institutions and individuals shall be entitled to representation on the corporation’s Board of Trustees. Patrons shall not be so entitled.

Section 1.02. Institutional Members. Generally recognized academic and educational institutions engaged in any aspect of Afghanistan studies shall become Institutional Members of the Corporation upon application to the U.S. Director and election by a majority of the Trustees at an Annual or Special Meeting of the board.

Section 1.03. Patrons. Individuals as well as businesses and corporations who wish to offer financial and other types of support to the Institute are eligible to apply for membership. This is a non-voting membership.

Section 1.04. Individual Members. Individual with an interest in any aspect of Afghanistan studies shall be eligible to apply for membership and have the right to elect Trustees-at-Large (see Section 2.02).

Section 1.05. Annual Dues. Annual membership dues will be fixed for the forthcoming year at the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees. The schedule of dues will be posted on the AIAS website. Notification of dues payable will be issued within sixty (60) days following the annual meeting. Members who do not pay such dues shall upon a vote of a majority of the Trustees be removed from membership.

Section 1.06. Resignation of Members. Any member may resign upon written or electronic notice to the Secretary and will thereby be relieved of liability for dues for the following fiscal year but not for the year of resignation.

Section 1.07. Relationship Between the Members and the Corporation. The Board of Trustees shall be the sole representative of the corporation in dealings with individuals or other corporations. No member shall attempt to represent the corporation whether in making any statements for publication or otherwise unless the Board of Trustees shall by resolution have specifically approved the action.

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