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Event

21st January 2026

Digging an ever-deeper hole: climate change and water manage...

Join us on 21 January 2026 for a virtual panel discussion on Afghanistan’s escalating water crisis and its implications for rural livelihoods, migrati...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Iran Afghanistan Migration Governance Conflict Dynamics Climate Change

Blog

16th June 2025

Understanding conflict through satellite imagery

David Mansfield
Satellite imagery is vital to better understanding the reasons for conflict and identifying the best policy options.
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Iran Afghanistan

Briefing paper

26th March 2025

Digging an ever-deeper hole: the response to climate change ...

David Mansfield, Alcis
This briefing paper examines policy considerations around the effects of climate change, specifically reduced water resources in the Helmand River Bas...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Iran Afghanistan Transnational Flows Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

24th March 2025

An odd pairing: The relationship between China and the Talib...

Mariam Safi, Anvita Collins
How China’s political approach toward the Taliban and its investment shape Afghanistan’s development and stability
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Afghanistan Conflict Dynamics

Publication

22nd July 2024

Impact of Pakistan-Afghanistan borderlands instability on th...

Iffat Idris
This XCEPT rapid literature review looks at how recent clashes on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and related instability impact the military and powe...
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Southeast Asia South Asia and Southeast Asia Pakistan Middle East and North Africa Middle East Afghanistan Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Organised Crime Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Publication

22nd July 2024

Effects of Pakistan-Afghanistan borderlands instability on s...

Siân Herbert, Iffat Idris
This XCEPT rapid literature review focuses on how instability in the Afghanistan-Pakistan borderlands plays into existing tensions in Pakistan, notabl...
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Southeast Asia South Asia and Southeast Asia Pakistan Middle East and North Africa Middle East Afghanistan Violent Extremism Organised Crime Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

1st August 2023

Why We Continue to Misunderstand Conflict Economies

David Mansfield
By monitoring corrupt cross-border trading, international organizations can begin to understand the performance of Afghanistan’s economy.
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Afghanistan Transnational Flows Conflict Economies

Research report

24th August 2022

Patterns And Determinants Of Cross-Border Migration In Afgha...

Modern Scientist Global
The collapse of the Government of Afghanistan in August 2021 and takeover by the Taliban resulted in political, economic, and social turmoil that has ...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Pakistan Afghanistan Gender Coronavirus Conflict Response Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

24th August 2022

Livelihoods in Afghanistan

Modern Scientist Global
In light of Afghanistan’s regime change, coupled with the pandemic and an already tenuous economic situation, it is critical to understand the livelih...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Afghanistan Gender Coronavirus Conflict Response Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Event

20th July 2022

Virtual Launch Event: Border Towns, Market and Conflict

As part of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) program, the X-Border Local Research Network held a report launch event to ex...
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Syria Sudan Southeast Asia South Sudan South Asia and Southeast Asia South Asia Pakistan North Africa Middle East and North Africa Middle East Horn of Africa and the Sahel Horn of Africa Afghanistan Governance Conflict Response Borderlands

Briefing paper

15th March 2022

Crisis, COVID-19, and Vulnerable Groups in Afghanistan’s Bor...

Haroun Rahimi
This briefing paper builds on an empirical study of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the health, economic status, and mobility of wage laborers and ...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Afghanistan Coronavirus Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

3rd December 2021

What the Taliban’s Rise to Power Means for the Mobility of A...

Haroun Rahimi
Haroun Rahimi, from the American University of Afghanistan, explores the multidirectional impact that the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has had on...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia South Asia Afghanistan Migration Governance

Research report

1st March 2021

Transitions in the Borderlands: Cross-border Mobility, Commu...

Azeema Cheema, Fazal Saeed , Mehran Wazir, Waqas Sajjad, Shirin Gul
This report by Verso Consulting unpacks the complexity of Pakistan’s border dynamics with Afghanistan by focusing research activity on three key bo...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Pakistan Afghanistan Transnational Flows Migration Governance Coronavirus Conflict Economies Borderlands

Research report

20th November 2020

On the Edge and in Between: Community and Policy Responses t...

Nicholas Malouta, Zinab Attai
This report, prepared by the Afghan Center for Socio-Economic and Opinion Research (ACSOR), conveys findings through a qualitative analysis to unders...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Pakistan Afghanistan Transnational Flows Migration Governance Coronavirus Conflict Economies Borderlands

Blog

22nd January 2020

Afghanistan’s Borderlands: Unruly, Unruled, and Central to P...

In Games without Rules, author and former Asia Foundation colleague Tamim Ansary argues that bringing rural Afghanistan under centralized rule has bee...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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