Co-hosted with the Intelligence and International Security research group at the War Studies Department, we’re delighted to announce a talk by Lucy Morgan Edwards, author of the ‘The Afghan Solution’, on 2 February 2012. Lucy Morgan Edwards is a former Political Advisor to the EU Ambassador in Kabul with responsibility for civil military affairs, narcotics and[..] Read the Rest.
November 9th, 2011
ASG Event: Lucy Morgan Edwards, ‘The Afghan Solution: The Inside Story of Abdul Haq, The CIA, and How Western Hubris Lost Afghanistan’, 1600hrs, 2 February, 2012
January 9th, 2012
ASG Event: Dr Mohammad Khan Kharoti, ‘The Role of Education in Rural Afghanistan: Democracy and educated mothers in the case of Nad-e Ali district, Helmand’. Wednesday 8 February, 1700hrs
On Wednesday 8th February, we’re privileged to welcome Dr Mohammad Khan Kharoti to the Department to speak on ‘The role of education in rural Afghanistan’. The talk will take place at 1700hrs in the War Studies Meeting room, (K6.07), King’s Building, Strand Campus. The discussion and Q&A following the talk will be chaired by Mike[..] Read the Rest.
January 4th, 2012
ASG Event: Bijan Omrani, ‘The Durand Line: A frontier out of date?’, 1700hrs, Tuesday 7 February, 2012.
The Afghan Studies Group is pleased to announce a new addition to our list of events in 2012. On Tuesday 7th February at 1700hrs we will be welcoming Bijan Omrani who will be speaking on the history of the Durand Line. Bijan Omrani is an historian and classicist specialising in the history of Afghanistan and[..] Read the Rest.
December 10th, 2010
Podcast Interview with Dr Robert Johnson
Following his talk at the Afghanistan Studies Group on 1 December Dr Robert Johnson talked to Kerry Tromanhauser, an MA student in the War Studies Department at King’s College London, about some of the themes in his talk. You can hear the interview here (from 0:45 mins). For more podcasts from the War Studies Department[..] Read the Rest.
August 19th, 2010
ASG Features in BBC News Article
The Afghanistan Studies Group has gained a brief mention in a BBC News article after contributing to some of the background research. The article looks at the Afghanistan knowledge gap and its manifestation in diplomatic circles and academia. Access the article ‘Knowledge of Afghanistan “astonishingly thin”‘ here.
May 20th, 2010
Welcome to the Resources Section
The resources section has been moved to its own page. Comments and suggestions still welcome as we develop it.
May 18th, 2010
Welcome to the Afghanistan Studies Group
The Afghanistan Studies Group provides a research and discussion forum for students of Afghan affairs. The group has been set up by graduate students at King’s College London, University of London. The website is brand new and is being added to all the time. Please check back regularly as we build up this new resource.[..] Read the Rest.
May 18th, 2010
Portraits of a city under siege – Alex Strick van Linschoten writes from Kandahar
In the Afghan Studies Group’s first article contribution, Alex Strick van Linschoten writes from Kandahar on the growing tension in the city ahead of the coalition’s planned summer operation there. If you want to find out how insecure Kandahar has become, visit the glass-fitter in the bazaar. If he’s wearing a new waistcoat you’ll know[..] Read the Rest.