Spoilers cannot be Peace Builders
Pakistan has been a major proponent of a peaceful Afghanistan not only in its own interest but also for the larger interest of the region.
Senior Research Associate
Asad Ullah Khan is a Senior Research Associate at Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS), Islamabad. His area of research is national Security and counter terrorism. He represented Pakistan on various national and international forums on the subject matter. He is the author of numerous research articles, book chapters and opinion articles in reputed journals, books and magazines in the domain of countering violent extremism (CVE). Previously, he was associated with the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) for six years. Recently, he has published his work in a book launched by International Center for Counter Terrorism in Hague, Netherlands.
Pakistan has been a major proponent of a peaceful Afghanistan not only in its own interest but also for the larger interest of the region.
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