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Afghanistan Security Watch is an independent research institute dedicated to providing critical analysis on Afghanistan’s security environment. With a team of seasoned researchers and experts, we focus on issues such as terrorism, extremism, internal conflicts, and regional security. Our mission is to bridge the information gap on Afghanistan’s security challenges by producing unbiased, evidence-based reports, research papers, and publications. Through our work, we aim to support policymakers, researchers, and the global community with insightful, reliable information to foster informed decision-making.

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Publications on Afghanistan’s security focus on analyzing challenges like insurgencies, political instability, regional dynamics. They highlight efforts in counterterrorism, defense modernization, international cooperation while addressing ongoing risks and humanitarian concerns.

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Afghanistan Security Monthly Update (May – 2025)

In May 2025, the Taliban regime intensified its grip on power through authoritarian centralization, ideological enforcement, and targeted suppression. While tactical gains in regional diplomacy and internal administrative cohesion were observed, the regime faces compounding internal rifts, growing public discontent, and regional unease. This monthly assessment dissects six major dimensions of the Taliban’s rule, including governance, social control, security dynamics, and regional relations.

2024 Security Incidents
Afghanistan’s Security Incident Report – 2024

The Afghanistan Security Watch (ASW) annual Incident Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the security landscape in Afghanistan for the current year.

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Afghanistan Security Incidents Report (3rd Quarter – 2024)

Based on a recent study by the ASW, during the 3rd quarter of 2024, anti-Taliban forces, ISKP, and some unidentified groups were responsible for around 124 security incidents across 22 provinces in Afghanistan.

ISKP Attacks in Afghanistan During the Taliban Rule
ISKP Attacks During the Taliban Rule in Afghanistan

Afghanistan Security Watch presents key insights from the upcoming publication, "ISKP's Attacks During Taliban Rule in Afghanistan (August 15, 2021 - August 15, 2024).

Afghanistan Border Conflicts (3 years)
Afghanistan Border Conflicts

The Afghan Security Watch conducted a study on the border tensions between the Taliban and neighboring countries during the Taliban's three-year rule in Afghanistan (August 15, 2021 – August 15, 2024).

Internal Disputes of the Taliban

Disputes among Afghanistan's political factions and their temporary fragile alliances, have a long history. Over the past half-century, political groups-whether leftist or rightist, ideological or non-ideological-have found numerous excuses for divergence and internal conflict.

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