• Virtual Talk and Photo Exhibition on ‘Afghanistan: People and Places.
• Afghanistan, the Taliban Regime and the Question of Governance
• Panel Discussion- ‘Afghanistan Under the Taliban: Understanding the Changing Dynamics of the Region’ Date: 5 May 
• Online Public Lecture on “Ethnic Conflicts in Pakistan: Global Perspectives Vs. Reality” Date: 17.05.2021
• Part of the Problem or Solution?: Regional Perspectives on Afghanistan’s Road to PeacePart of the Problem or Solution?: Regional Perspectives on Afghanistan’s Road to Peace Date: 24.04.2021
  

• Part of the Problem or Solution?: Regional Perspectives on Afghanistan’s Road to Peace- Date: 24.04.2021 
• Afghanistan: Prospects of Stable Peace, Prospects of Continuing War? – 4th June 2020
• United Religion Initiative workshop on “Inclusive Peace-building – 27th-28th Feb , 2020
• Public Lecture on Problems in integration of former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan By Afrasiab Khattak
• Parwana , a play in collaboration with the IIC an India Afghan Foundation 2nd November , 2019
• United Religions Initiative – workshop on “Interfaith Peace -building” ” 19th-21st October,2018
• Food truck by ILHAM,  group Afghan women refugees  on Campus on the occasion of women’s day
• Public lecture by Kenneth Holland on “Peace-Building for Nation Building:Searching for international peace in the age of Globalisation”
• Public lecture by Charge’d Affairs , His excellency  Mohammed Naim Tahir Qadiry , on Afghanistan post 9/11
• Book Launch “Two Lanes through Afghanistan”, authored by JSIA students 

• Public Lecture on “chinese Outreach to Afghanistan” By Dr. Raghav Sharma
• Public Lecture on “My Enemy’s Enemy: India in Afghanistan from the Soviet Invasion to US Withdrawal” By Professor Avinash Paliwal
• Invite to you the Screening of Rabindranath Tagor’s
• Invites to you the screening of “The Breadwinner”
• Invites to you the screening of “Buzkashi boys”
• Public Lecture on “Chanakya Chakra on Twitter #CCdialecticsAfghanistan @Chanakyachakra ‘s second discussion forum wi”
• Invites to you screening of Children of Heaven
• Screening and discussion on “Discussants: Saber Salem and Shukriya Yar”
• Signing ceremony of Memorandum of Undarstanding (MOU) between The American University of Afganistan in Kabull & O.P Jindal Global University
• Movie Screening on “The Kite Runner”
• Movie Screenings of the Baran 
• Movie Screenings of the Colour of Paradise 

• Seminar Reports
• Afghanistan: People and Places
• Afghanistan Under the Taliban: Understanding The Changing Dynamics of The Region
• Afghanistan from Bonn to Doha: The Challenges Ahead?
• Part of the Problem or the Solution? Regional Perspective on Afghanistan’s road to peace A webinar report. By Ishita Dutta.

The Centre for Afghanistan Studies is committed to its  vision on the joint production and dissemination of knowledge on Afghanistan through conducting joint research, webinars, exchange of students and faculty. CAS has thus sought to actively forge  partnerships with a diverse set of educational and research institutions in Afghanistan. Below is a list of our partners in Afghanistan:

• The University of Afghanistan, Kabul
• Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University
• Organization for Social Cultural Awareness and Rehabilitation, Kabul
• Asia Higher Education Institute,  Herat
• The American University of Afghanistan

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Center for Afghanistan Studies Internship Guidelines

Center for Afghanistan Studies (CAS) provides internship opportunities for all students of JGU who preferably have a background in–but not limited to–history, sociology, political science, international relations and public policy. This is a voluntary internship that enables students to get practical experiences through variety of activities.  CAS accepts applications for internships on a rolling basis for a minimum period of eight weeks. The intern will work closely with the CAS management team to assist in the center’s activities.

Roles & Responsibilities
Assist in preparing information and research materials
Assist in administrative duties of the center
Organize center’s events i.e. movie screenings, trainings, workshops, conferences etc.
Regularly update center’s website content
Engage audience through regular posts on the center’s social media platform
Publicize center’s blog among students
Contribute a minimum of two articles or one research paper to the center’s blog
Assist in conducting research projects
Any other activity assigned by the team

Criteria & Qualifications
Full time student enrolled in the under–graduate or Post­graduate program at JGU
Proficient computer skills
Excellent command of English language
Dari and Pashto language skills are preferred
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work individually and as a team player
Ability to execute assigned tasks in given deadlines

Please note interns are not offered any remuneration. Your application must be accompanied by a detailed CV; a one-page cover letter stating why you wish to intern with the center; and one short writing sample of 800 words. Interested candidates may send in their applications to raghav@jgu.edu.in or bdaud@jgu.edu.in. to raghav@jgu.edu.in

Journal:

Afghanistan Edinburgh University Press

Newsletter #1

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• Forthcoming:Sharma, Raghav– Afghanistan: A Country Profile in Markus and Kerri (eds.)– Handbook of Asian States, VDM Verlag, Germany, 2020

• Forthcoming: Sharma, Raghav– Afghanistan and Geo–Politics of the Sub–Continent in Dhalival, Shweta (ed.), Routledge, UK/India, 2020

• Forthcoming: Daud, Bilquees– Education for Peace, Rehabilitating Non-Violent Discourses in Afghanistan, Omniscriptum, Latvia, 2020

• Daud, Bilquees ‘Perception of Afghanistan in the Western Media’ published by Afghanistan Center at Kabul University on 18^th April 2020.

• Daud, Bilquees ‘Reading Edward Said’s Orientalism in 2020’ published by Afghanistan Center at Kabul University on 2nd March 2020.

• Sharma, Raghav- Afghanistan: Discerning China’s Westward March, Asian Affairs, October 2019, Routledge, London,

• Sharma, Raghav– What’s Next for the US–Taliban Peace Deal, The Asia Dialogue, University of Nottingham, 08 April 2019, https://theasiadialogue.com/2020/04/08/the-long-read-what-next-for-the-us-taliban-peace-deal/

• Daud, Bilquees– Peacemaker from the Past: Bacha Khan’s Challenge to Radical Islamic Narrative, IIC Quarterly, Vol. 46, No.1, New Delhi, 2019

• Peacemaker from the Past : Bacha Khan’s Challenge to Radical Islamic Narrative
• PASHTO LANDAY : A Mirror of Folk Life
• EDUCATION COMPROMISED? – A Survey of Schools in 10 Provinces of Afghanistan
• Sharma, Raghav- Afghanistan ‘s Ethno-Political Challenges: A case for Federal Arrangements in Arpita Basu Roy and Srimanti Sarkar ed. THE POLITICAL FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN: ISSUES AND PERSP ECTIVES, Knowledge World Publishers, New Delhi, 2016.
• Sharma, Raghav– Nation Ethnicity and the Conflict in Afghanistan: Political Islam and the Rise of Ethno-Politics (1992-1996) , Routledge, London UK, 2016
• Sharma, Raghav“Afghanistan’s Ethno-Political Challenges: A Case for Federal Arrangements” | in Arpita Basu and Srimanti Sarkar ed., The Political Future of Afghanistan: Issues and Perspectives, Knowledge World Publishers, New Delhi, 2016

• Sharma, Raghav– Book Review: Rajen Harshe and Dhananjay Tripathi (Ed.), Afghanistan Post 2014: Power Configurations and Evolving Trajectories. New Delhi: Routledge, 2016, pp. 248, Rs.895. ISBN: 9781138666917, India Quarterly, Sage Publications, 2017, Vol.73, p.1–4