Kohistany featured in “Smart Women, Smart Power” on Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, impact on women and girls

Issue Brief Apr 1, 2025

Rescuing Pakistan’s economy

By Aasim M. Husain

For decades, Pakistan has struggled with a declining standard of living, skyrocketing public debt, and economic policies that have failed to address the root causes of its stagnation.
Economy & Business Middle East
Kohistany featured in “Smart Women, Smart Power” on Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, impact on women and girls

New Atlanticist Mar 25, 2025

Starlink’s India launch is a crash course on New Delhi’s approach to tech sovereignty

By Trisha Ray

A recently announced partnership to deploy the Elon Musk-led company’s satellite internet in India offers a window into New Delhi’s “hybrid” approach.
Economy & Business India
Kohistany featured in “Smart Women, Smart Power” on Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, impact on women and girls

New Atlanticist Feb 19, 2025

Why India and Armenia are now taking their relationship to new heights

By Tatevik Khachatryan, Srujan Palkar

The growing military and diplomatic cooperation between New Delhi and Yerevan benefits both beyond immediate defense concerns.
Economy & Business India

Programs

The South Asia Center is the hub for the Atlantic Council’s analysis of the political, social, geographical, and cultural diversity of the region. ​At the intersection of South Asia and its geopolitics, SAC cultivates dialogue to shape policy and forge ties between the region and the global community.

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Content

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Kohistany featured in “Smart Women, Smart Power” on Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, impact on women and girls

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Lyla Kohistany joins CSIS's "Smart Women, Smart Power" podcast to discuss "Afghanistan: Bullets, Backlash, Blame Games, Women & Girls."

Afghanistan Conflict

Interview

Aug 20, 2021

Afghanistan’s media landscape under the Taliban

By Irfan Nooruddin

In this interview, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty partnered for a discussion on the prospects for Afghanistan’s media sector under renewed Taliban rule. Jamie Fly, president of RFE/RL, as well as moderator Irfan Nooruddin, director of the South Asia Center, led the conversation.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Sales joins Sky News to discuss US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Jensen quoted in the New York Times on the Taliban and social media

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Ben Jensen quoted by the New York Times on the Taliban and social media.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Hu quoted in CNN on the humanitarian response in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Evanna Hu speaks with CNN on the humanitarian response in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Alam’s interview with Ahmad Massoud quoted in India Today

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Nooruddin quoted in Radio Slobodna Evropa on the situation in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Samad quoted in The Guam Daily Post on how Afghanistan’s Ghani went from president to villain in hiding

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

SouthAsiaSource

Aug 20, 2021

What is the key to national prosperity?

By Atlantic Council

Mr. Raza Hasan’s book, Prosperity for All Nations: A Call to Action, highlights the need for effective, open, and responsive democratic government structures to help developing countries like Pakistan, and argues that national prosperity is achieved through a distributed governance structure and collective decision-making. This pre-recorded roundtable discussion brought together successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders with a wide range of experiences to share.

Economy & Business Pakistan

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Katz in The Hill: “After the fall of Kabul, will there be more Islamist revolutions?”

By Atlantic Council

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Tara Hariharan

Managing Director, Global Macro Research, NWI Management LP

Millennium Leadership Program

Americas Central Europe

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Katie Harbath

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Elections

Fellow

Arun Iyer

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Disinformation Economy & Business

Staff

Celeste Kmiotek

Staff Lawyer, Strategic Litigation Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Americas European Union

Board director

Franklin D. Kramer

Distinguished Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Cybersecurity Defense Policy

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Richard Kurin

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Climate Resilience Center

Caribbean Resilience
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