Sahar Halaimzai and Marika Theros recently established The Afghanistan Research Network (ARN) as a first step to preserve, sustain and amplify Afghan expertise and knowledge, and to provide analysis that can inform creative actions in the short-term while helping shape future prospects for a more stable and pluralistic Afghanistan in the long-term. The Afghanistan Research Network aims to preserve Afghan expertise, support civic capacities and informed dialogue, and strengthen Afghan-driven policy advice to international practitioners.
Sahar Halaimzai is a non-resident senior fellow at the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council. She also serves as an Associate Fellow with the Conflict and Civicness Research Group at LSE, and Deputy Director of the Civic Engagement Project (CEP), working at the intersection of action-oriented research, policy and civic engagement in difficult environments.
Marika Theros is a non-resident senior fellow at the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council and the Institute for State Effectiveness. She also serves as a Policy Fellow with the Conflict and Civicness Research Group at LSE, focusing on Afghan peace processes, and the director of the CEP.
Part of our approach focuses on the process of convening and linking together a diverse group of Afghan experts and activists, creating a space for informed dialogues across a range of Afghan actors to deliberate on key issues and principles and engage in collective problem solving and action, and thus, help to enhance Afghan capacity to reduce tensions and develop a shared vision for the future.
Sahar Halaimzai and Marika Theros
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