Founder & Director General – Bareen Initiative for Development (BID) Mr. Mohammad Nasir Saleh is a security and defence expert. He is the Founder and Director General of the Bareen Initiative for Development (BID). He previously held executive management positions at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS), served as Military Assistant to Afghanistan’s Minister…
Advisory Board Former Deputy Minister for Strategy and Policy, Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan Mr. Gulla Jan Khawari is a senior defense and security strategist. He served as Deputy Minister for Strategy and Policy at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense, where he oversaw national defense planning, institutional reform, and modernization of the armed forces. He played a…
Advisory Board Founder, Afghanistan Impact He is a development and diplomacy professional and founder of Afghanistan Impact. He earned a Master’s degree in Patterson Diplomacy through a Fulbright Scholarship and served as an advisor at the U.S. Embassy for nine years. Through Afghanistan Impact, he promotes sustainable development, education, employment, and democratic participation, and he…
Advisory Board Deputy Ambassador of Afghanistan to Poland Mrs. Nigara Mirdad is a senior Afghanistan diplomat serving as Deputy Ambassador to Poland. She plays an active role in strengthening bilateral relations, cultural exchange, and humanitarian cooperation. Following the Taliban takeover, she supported underground education initiatives for Afghan girls. In 2025, she received an international Peace…
Advisory Board Chairman and President, National Democratic Movement (NDM) He is a prominent political leader and civil society activist. He is a graduate of Gomal University. Founder and President of National Democratic Movement (NDM). Ex-Parliament Member and Ex-chairman Foreign Affairs Committee of National Assembly. He has led grassroots campaigns supporting refugees, democratic participation, peace, and…
Advisory Board University Professor, Indiana University He is a distinguished anthropologist specializing in Afghanistan, Central Asia, and the Middle East. He is Professor Emeritus at Indiana University and the author of influential books including “The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan” and “Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan”. He has written more than 40 academic articles and…
Advisory Board Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations in Geneva Dr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha is a senior Afghan diplomat and international relations expert. He holds master’s and doctoral degrees from Texas A&M University and the Australian National University. He served as Afghanistan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2019…
Advisory Board Former Afghanistan Ambassador to Geneva and Minister of Public Health, Afghanistan She is a physician and senior public health expert. She graduated top of her class from Kabul Medical University in 1991 and earned a Master of Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2004–2005. She served as Afghanistan’s…
منیره یوسفزاده، معاون پیشین وزارت دفاع افغانستان، میگوید آنچه در برابر زنان در افغانستان جریان دارد تنها زنستیزی نیست، بلکه نوعی «جامعهستیزی» است. او در ویبناری با عنوان «از ماتیلدا تا کابل: انکار زنان، سیاست جاری برخلاف موازین انسانی» که از سوی نهاد ابتکار برین برای توسعه برگزار شده بود، گفت زنان بهگونهی ساختاری از…
احمد ضیا سراج، رییس پیشین امنیت ملی افغانستان، امروز شنبه در برنامهای که از سوی نهاد ابتکار برین برای توسعه برگزار شده بود، گفت منابع مالی گروه طالبان عمدتا از قاچاق مواد مخدر، قاچاق سلاح و دیگر فعالیتهای غیرقانونی تامین میشود. آقای سراج در بخشی از سخنانش گفت: «بزرگترین درآمدی که آنها (طالبان) دارند از…
