The Hazaras’ distinct ethnic and cultural identity and experience of centuries of persecution have shielded them from radical sectarianism

Confirming Mullah Mansour’s death, the Taliban have announced Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada as their new leader. A statement on their website reiterates the terrorist group’s insistence on violence.

HSC Associate Fellow Rohullah Yakobi discusses the death of Taliban leader Mullah Mansour on Al Jazeera Inside Story.

HSC Associate Fellow Rohullah Yakobi appeared on Al Jazeera International to discuss the systematic discrimination of the Hazara minority in Afghanistan.

For many years U.S. officials have expressed anger at Pakistan over its relationship with the Taliban and other terrorist groups. In a Senate hearing in 2011, Admiral Mike Mullen condemned Pakistan’s support for terrorism and testified that the country’s Inter-Services ...

Yesterday marked the end of combat operations in Afghanistan for the British armed forces. Over 13 years of conflict have ensued since the US invoked Article 5 of the Washington Treaty in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Afghanistan ...

On August 8, 1998, Taliban forces, with the help of Pakistani and Arab fighters, captured the city of Mazar-i Sharif in northern Afghanistan. What happened next was described by Human Rights Watch as a “killing frenzy”. Their main target was ...

We are pleased to announce that our submission to The House of Commons Defence Select Committee inquiry on the subject of “Intervention: When, Why and How” now features prominently in the much-awaited and substantive report published by Parliament today.

Whenever Afghanistan comes up in conversation, there are nearly always at least one of two myths put forward: firstly, that the only thing being achieved in this war is an increasing death toll of our troops; secondly, that the Afghans do not want us there and they were better off before we invaded.

By Kate Wallace – Former Senior Fellow 30th June 2013 The Boston bombings have reminded us of the fear and destruction that many around the world live in everyday. When freedom in one part of the world is threatened, freedom ...