You are invited to attend:
“Five Years Under Taliban Rule: Oppression, Global Silence, and the Resilience of Afghanistan” conference.
📅Friday, August 14, 2026
🕒3:00–6:00
📍American University, Washington, D.C.
🎤Keynote presentation, expert panels, and an art exhibition.
This half-day conference will bring together scholars, experts, and advocates to examine Taliban governance, gender apartheid and human rights violations, education, regional security, the humanitarian crisis, international engagement, and the resilience of the Afghan people.
On Memorial Day,the Afghanistan Center for Peace and International Studies extends its deepest respect to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to their country and in support of peace, stability, and international security.1/5
These values have provided hope and opportunity for many societies striving for peace,dignity,and social progress.
ACPIS honors and remembers the US Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives or were wounded during their military missions in Afghanistan over the past two decades.4/5
Religion has been the Taliban’s strongest source of authority. A united and credible religious response can become one of the most powerful tools to confront them.4/4
A strong consensus among respected scholars can expose the weaknesses in the Taliban’s religious arguments, challenge their misuse of Islam, and undermine their claims to legitimacy.3/4
برای مقابله موثر با طالبان، باید از همان ابزاری بهره گرفت که این گروه مشروعیت و سلطه خود را بر پایه آن استوار ساخته اند. یکی از کارآمدترین راهکارها، ایجاد اجماع میان علمای افغانستان و نقد مستدل دینی و مذهبی سیاستها و عملکرد طا لبان است.۱/۳
#علما#طالبان#مشروعیت#دینی_مذهبی
Afghanistan,as a landlocked country, has long depended on Pakistan’s Karachi Port for approximately 30–40% of its total trade.Located nearly 480 km from Kabul, Karachi represents the closest major seaport for Afghanistan, offering faster and more cost-effective transportation,2/3
The meeting of the Board of Directors of the #Afghanistan_Center_for_Peace_and_International_Studies#ACPIS was held on December 19, 2025.
During the meeting, the Center’s activities throughout 2025 were reviewed, and the work plan for 2026 was discussed. 1/5
Considering that the terms of office for members of the Board of Directors are three years, two years,and one year, respectively, the one-year terms of two board members, #Mohammad_Shafi_Ershad and #Shabana_Kargar, were extended for an additional year by a majority vote. 4/5