User:Tamim Asey

Tamim Asey is the former Deputy Minister for Policy and Strategy at the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He previously served as the Director General of International Relations and Regional Security Cooperation at the Office of National Security Council (ONSC) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He also served as the Director General for Policy and Strategy at ONSC. He is a fellow at Asia Society and was a Fulbright scholar at Columbia University. Mr. Asey also taught at the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). He is also an alumnus of the Royal College of Defense Studies (RCDS) from London. He is a prolific writer and regular contributor to Eurasia Review, The Diplomat, Foreign Policy Magazine, 8am Newspaper and appears on regular on national and international media such as BBC, CNN, PBS among others to discuss political and economic developments in Afghanistan, South and Central Asia.

He is currently the Founder and Managing Partner of The Institute of War and Peace Studies (IWPS) based in Kabul with a focus on Central and South Asia.