{"id":4531,"date":"2022-11-01T19:17:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T19:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afghouse.org\/?page_id=4531"},"modified":"2022-11-05T06:15:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T06:15:07","slug":"meet-our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/meet-our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet\u00a0Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4531\" class=\"elementor elementor-4531\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0a8a7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0a8a7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-145faa4\" data-id=\"145faa4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34144f2 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34144f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"Barakat-Rahmati\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d49b303\" data-id=\"d49b303\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6372210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6372210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/barakat-rahmati.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/barakat-rahmati.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/barakat-rahmati-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762e6b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"762e6b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Barakat Rahmati<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d06c4f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d06c4f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c27973 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"3c27973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69cca6d\" data-id=\"69cca6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20faa21\" data-id=\"20faa21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8179cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8179cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Barakat Rahmati served as<strong> the Chief of Staff to Afghanistan&#8217;s Foreign Ministry, Deputy Ambassador<\/strong> in Doha, and <strong>Political Counselor<\/strong> in Washington, DC, and Islamabad. Barakat has been intimately involved with the Afghanistan Peace Process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fc1a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15fc1a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Barakat Rahmati is <strong>the Executive Director of Afghanistan House<\/strong>. Before joining the Afghanistan House, he served as the Chief of Staff in Afghanistan&#8217;s Foreign Ministry. He led political sections of the Embassies of Afghanistan in Doha, Washington DC, and Islamabad. In Doha, he led the <b>facilitation, monitoring, and analysis <\/b>of the Afghan-Taliban peace process. He also served as a<b> deputy director of the Institute of Diplomacy and deputy spokesperson <\/b>for the Foreign Ministry. As a senior career diplomat, he was a member of the Afghanistan-US Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) negotiations and the Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement between Afghanistan and the European Union. Barakat has extended experience with the Afghanistan peace process and is a consummate analyst, strategist, and leader with over a decade of experience engaging in the security and stability of Afghanistan and the region.<br>Barakat studied &#8216;<b>International Security and Strategic Leadership at the U.K.&#8217;s Royal College of Defense Studies (RCDS)<\/b>, has an M.A. in &#8216;International Security and Strategy&#8217; from King&#8217;s College London (KCL), and a B.A. in &#8216;Political Science and Public Administration from the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). He is an alumnus of the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) and a Senior Peace and Security Research Fellow at the Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8e5459 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8e5459\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf2c336\" data-id=\"cf2c336\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c5120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61c5120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ba52bb back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ba52bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-549fcfb\" data-id=\"549fcfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e34d56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e34d56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nazeela Elmi served in the development and humanitarian fields with the <b>International Organization for Migration<\/b> (IOM) and was engaged in social protection programs for Afghan women and refugees in Turkey. She also has<b> crowd-funded financial resources for displaced Afghan families.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2487f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2487f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nazeela Elmi is a Policy Fellow for Human Rights at Afghanistan House focusing on Human Rights. Nazeela previously served in the development and humanitarian fields with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Turkey. She was engaged in <b>social protection programs for Afghan women and refugees in Turkey<\/b>. She also has experience working with the Embassy of Afghanistan in Ankara and has crowd-funded financial resources for displaced Afghan families. She is pursuing her graduate studies in <b>Human Rights at Columbia University<\/b>.<br \/>She studied <b>Political Science and International Relations at TED University in Turkey<\/b> and is an alumnus of Leipzig University in Germany. She has co-translated several selected poems by women Central Asian poets for the first time to make them accessible to international readers. She is a published author with articles in English, German and Turkish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-efbda5d\" data-id=\"efbda5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-833d65a\" data-id=\"833d65a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8acb304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8acb304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nazeela-Elmi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4586\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nazeela-Elmi.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nazeela-Elmi-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c4fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3c4fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nazeela Elmi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d0287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62d0287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy Fellow - Human Rights<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64333fa elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"64333fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d86116f back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d86116f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64d7ac1\" data-id=\"64d7ac1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29eba72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29eba72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fe66e1 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fe66e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-000329e\" data-id=\"000329e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6bf8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a6bf8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ahmad-H.-Najmpoor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4587\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ahmad-H.-Najmpoor.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ahmad-H.-Najmpoor-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a33a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a33a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ahmad H. Najmpoor<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9c21b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a9c21b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lead Political Analyst<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cdb5e3 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"8cdb5e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc8d729\" data-id=\"dc8d729\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-285350f\" data-id=\"285350f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d4206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3d4206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ahmad H. Najmpoor served as the <b>Director General of the Institute of Diplomacy and senior political advisor to Afghanistan\u2019s Foreign Ministry<\/b>. He served as <b>Counselor Minister and Charge d\u2019Affairs of the Embassy of Afghanistan<\/b> in Tehran and led political sections of the Embassies of Afghanistan in Islamabad and Beijing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11c761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e11c761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ahmad H. Najmpoor is the <b>Lead Political Analyst at Afghanistan House<\/b>. Before joining the Afghanistan House, he served as the Director General of the Institute of Diplomacy and senior political advisor to Afghanistan\u2019s Foreign Ministry. He served as Counselor Minister and Charge d\u2019Affairs of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Tehran and led political sections of the Embassies of Afghanistan in Islamabad and Beijing. He also served as the <b>Director of Information and Publication, Chief Editor of the Storai Magazine, and Deputy Director of the Middle East Political Department<\/b>. In addition to his diplomatic career, Ahmad served as a consultant for the USAID-funded Afghanistan Rule of Law Project and as a judge in Afghanistan&#8217;s judiciary.<br \/>Ahmad has extended experience representing Afghanistan in regional diplomatic forums, including ECO and Shanghai regional initiatives, and has over a decade of experience engaging in multilateral foras.<br \/>Ahmad holds an M.A. in &#8216;International Relations&#8217; from Afghanistan University and pursued Ph.D. studies in the field of &#8216;International Relations.&#8217; He has a B.A. in &#8216;Law and Political Science from Kabul University. He is an alumnus of the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0c7f91 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0c7f91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4956555\" data-id=\"4956555\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d7d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20d7d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfac6c5 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfac6c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf96431\" data-id=\"cf96431\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55469e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f55469e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nazila Jamshidi is specialized in inclusive international development and democratization interventions. . <b>She has extensive experience working on international development, foreign aid, and civil society<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a5fe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75a5fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nazila Jamshidi is specialized in inclusive international development and democratization interventions. She possesses extensive experience advising, creating, and implementing programs that promote the rights and inclusion of marginalized people through international development, foreign aid, and civil society. Observing the barriers to human rights and social justice in 27 provinces of Afghanistan, Nazila realized that developing societies&#8217; social justice systems and public policies need fundamental changes, which require a broader range of technical and academic knowledge and tools. Thus, she earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Government and Justice and Peace from Georgetown University and an M.A. in Human Rights in Foreign Policy\/Diplomacy from Columbia University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cafe31\" data-id=\"0cafe31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-588d604\" data-id=\"588d604\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e6a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3e6a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nazila-Jamshidi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nazila-Jamshidi.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nazila-Jamshidi-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3203eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3203eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nazila Jamshidi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893646f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"893646f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lead - Community Engagement<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457e2df elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"457e2df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3db6310 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3db6310\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d959beb\" data-id=\"d959beb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b828b2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b828b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9ed734 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9ed734\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e79f748\" data-id=\"e79f748\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4081a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff4081a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Azimullah-Warsaji.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Azimullah-Warsaji.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Azimullah-Warsaji-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608e34f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"608e34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Azimullah Warsaji<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d45352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d45352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy Fellow -National Dialogue<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab51f4 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"cab51f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8e38dd\" data-id=\"c8e38dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a25710\" data-id=\"1a25710\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4898c31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4898c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Azimullah Warsaji served as the <b>Afghanistan acting Ambassador (Charge d\u2019Affairs)<\/b> in Doha, Qatar, as a counselor to the Embassy in New Delhi. Previously he served as <b>Director General of the Provincial Affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry<\/b>, as <b>Director General of the Control and Audit Department<\/b>, and served diplomatic postings at Afghan Embassies in Cairo, Egypt, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai, UAE.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6904447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6904447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Azimullah Warsaji is the Policy Fellow for National Dialogue at Afghanistan House. Before joining Afghanistan House, he served as the Afghanistan acting Ambassador (Charge d\u2019Affairs) in Doha, Qatar. He also previously served as a Counselor to the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi, India. Throughout his career as a diplomat at the Afghan Foreign Ministry, Azimullah was the Director General of the Provincial Affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry, Director General of the Control and Audit Department, and Deputy Director of Institutes of Diplomacy. His other diplomatic posting included serving as a diplomat in Cairo, Egypt, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai, UAE. Azimullah has also been a researcher at the Center for Strategic Studies in Kabul.<\/p><p>Azimullah holds an M.A. in International Law from the Institute of Arab Reassert and Studies (IARS) Cairo, Egypt, a Postgraduate Certificate in Diplomatic and Political studies from the Institute of Diplomatic Studies, and a B.A. in Mass Communication Department of Journalism, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.<\/p><p>Azimullah is a published author with a book titled &#8220;From Obama Strategy to Emergence of ISIS in the Middle East&#8221; and has researched and published Articles, Academic Papers on Strategic Studies, Terrorism, Security Affairs, Peace and Stability to the Stooray Monthly Magazine &amp; Quarterly Journal of Strategic Studies Center. He is fluent in Dari, Pashto, Arabic, and English Languages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb1a88a back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb1a88a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48340fc\" data-id=\"48340fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7387138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7387138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac7ee23 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac7ee23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad977bf\" data-id=\"ad977bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7109601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7109601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mohibullah Noori <\/strong>led the <b>Heart of Asia Nations Integration Movement and is a former Policy Director at the National Security Council of Afghanistan<\/b>. He has authored several books on regional integration policy since 2001.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f166885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f166885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mohibullah Noori\u00a0<\/strong>is the Policy Fellow for <b>Regional Integration at Afghanistan House<\/b>. He is also the leader of the Heart of Asia Nations Integration Movement and former Policy Director at the National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.<\/p><p>Mr. Noori has written several books on regional integration policy and has advocated for this idea since 2001. He is known in Afghanistan for his opinions on the Fajristan Civilizational Region, Heart of Asia Regional Order, and Government of Peace. He believes that, for bringing lasting peace to Afghanistan, there is a need for a Government of Peace based on three principal agreements: national agreement on a moderate, democratic, and decentralized system to reflect the diversity of the country appropriately; partnership with the neighboring countries on a regional integration policy; and global agreement on a neutrality policy with the great powers to prevent Afghanistan&#8217;s &#8220;Ukrainization.\u201d<\/p><p>Mr. Noori founded and led several organizations. This included the Afghanistan Youth Cultural Foundation\/AYCF, through which he contributed to youth progress, mobilized a large number of young people \u2014 some of whom grew on to become high-ranking government and society leaders, and organized significant cultural and social activities across the country. He also founded Takharistan Radio, a locally broadcast media agency partnered with Internews based in the U.S. committed to democratic broadcasting. Heart of Asia Nations Integration Movement\/HANIM advocates regional integration with neighboring countries, and the Fajristan Institute of Higher Education educates over 1,000 students yearly.<\/p><p>Mr. Noori holds a Master&#8217;s Degree in Political Science and Public Administration from Pune University-India, a diploma in International Relations and Human Rights from Pune College, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Security and Strategic Studies from the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy.<\/p><p>Mr. Noori has also served as the Deputy Director of Policy and Oversight in the National Security Council. In his role on the NSC, Mr. Noori was responsible for assessing national security threats, drafting defense and security policies, and working directly with the leadership of the Afghan National Defense and Security forces and U.S.\/NATO advisers. He also led over a thousand interdepartmental committees and drafted over a thousand national security policies, strategies, and plans.<\/p><p>In 2019, Mr. Noori served as Chairman of the Reintegration Commission in the High Council for National Reconciliation. In this role, he was responsible for working with different governmental and international agencies to draft a roadmap for Taliban reintegration into the government.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d73dfef\" data-id=\"d73dfef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08fba72\" data-id=\"08fba72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e40071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e40071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mohibullah-Noori.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mohibullah-Noori.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mohibullah-Noori-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1442506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1442506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mohibullah Noori <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1bae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c1bae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy Fellow - Regional Integration<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81af4b7 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"81af4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51e4640 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51e4640\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c0787d\" data-id=\"9c0787d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f452ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f452ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-49b6960 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49b6960\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0737b63\" data-id=\"0737b63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365aa8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"365aa8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ahmad-T.-Noorzadeh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4616\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ahmad-T.-Noorzadeh.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ahmad-T.-Noorzadeh-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4bfcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c4bfcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ahmad T. Noorzadeh<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f4f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83f4f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy Fellow - Central Asian States<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a82b1 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"40a82b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e2e204\" data-id=\"5e2e204\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8fb843\" data-id=\"f8fb843\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e72dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e72dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ahmad T. Noorzadeh has 16 years of <b>professional diplomatic experience at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Ahmad served as Acting Ambassador (Charge d\u2019Affairs) of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4239310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4239310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAhmad T. Noorzadeh is the Policy Fellow for the study of Central Asian States at Afghanistan House. With 16 years of professional diplomatic experience at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Ahmad served as Acting Ambassador (Charge d\u2019Affairs) of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.\n\nHe also served as a political and economic officer at the Embassy of Afghanistan in Beijing, China, and then Desk Officer at the ministry of foreign affairs of Afghanistan.\n\nMr. Noorzadeh holds a master\u2019s in international relations and a B.A. degree in economics and attended diplomatic training in the United States, Spain, Italy, Egypt, China, and Pakistan.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3be96c back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3be96c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbd21f5\" data-id=\"cbd21f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439b2a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"439b2a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-701330a back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"701330a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-151b8bb\" data-id=\"151b8bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d36139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d36139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>M. Hanif Ahmadzai served twice as the Deputy Ambassador at the Embassy of Afghanistan in London and as Acting Director General of the U.N. &amp; International Conferences Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e5ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53e5ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tM. Hanif Ahmadzai is the Policy Fellow for Domestic Engagement at Afghanistan House. He is a seasoned diplomat with over twenty years of experience in Foreign Affairs, Public Relations, and Strategic Communication. He served twice as the Deputy Ambassador at the Embassy of Afghanistan in London. Before this role, Hanif served as Acting Director General of the U.N. &#038; International Conferences Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan. He was part of high-level delegates of Afghanistan to many important Regional and U.N.-led International Conferences on Afghanistan, including the U.N. General Assembly Meetings in NY. Hanif also served as Deputy Director of the U.N. department with the role and responsibilities of oversight and liaising with some of the U.N.-led Agencies in Afghanistan, such as UNHCR, IOM, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, and WHO. He also led the Political Section of the Embassy and Mission of Afghanistan to the E.U. &#038; NATO in Brussels.\nHanif has an M.A. from the University of East Anglia in the U.K. in International Diplomacy. He also has B.A. from Kabul University in Law and Political Science. Hanif is fluent in Dari, Pashto, and English and communicates in French and Urdu.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6f0389\" data-id=\"a6f0389\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-888783f\" data-id=\"888783f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a23ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a23ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/M.-Hanif-Ahmadzai.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4607\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/M.-Hanif-Ahmadzai.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/M.-Hanif-Ahmadzai-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f00c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f00c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M. Hanif Ahmadzai<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a08e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a08e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy Fellow - Domestic Engagement<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40977e0 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"40977e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1afd017 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1afd017\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4528ab\" data-id=\"e4528ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbab6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cbab6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d49dc05 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d49dc05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37ea361\" data-id=\"37ea361\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4063b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4063b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sayed-E.-Khaliq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4612\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sayed-E.-Khaliq.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sayed-E.-Khaliq-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a7bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6a7bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sayed E. Khaliq<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ad6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84ad6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lead Human Rights Monitoring<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93236fe elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"93236fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab5eba9\" data-id=\"ab5eba9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78bb6b\" data-id=\"a78bb6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72859c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72859c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sayed E. Khaliq has over 16 years of leadership experience, including as a Commissioner at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). Sayed is an expert in policy-making, women&#8217;s empowerment, labor, and social affairs, aid coordination, and advocacy efforts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f0088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97f0088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sayed E. Khaliq is the Lead Human Rights Monitoring at Afghanistan House. He has more than 16 years of professional experience working in different capacities, including as a Commissioner at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), dealing with policy-making, programming, aid coordination, project management, and advocacy efforts. He is an expert in human rights, peacebuilding, women&#8217;s empowerment, and labor and social affairs.<\/p><p>He has previously served, among other positions, as the Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Labor and Socials Affairs (MoLSA) and Director of Grants Management Units and Legislation and Labor Rights at MoLSA.\u00a0He has represented Afghanistan in many regional and international conferences.<\/p><p>Ehsan holds an M.A. in International Law from Kateb University and a B.A. in Law from Kabul University. He has served as a lecturer at various institutes of higher education in Kabul, teaching international law and human rights-related subjects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbface9 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbface9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea571a5\" data-id=\"ea571a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19cede elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c19cede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-15ae540 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15ae540\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e4aa9c\" data-id=\"1e4aa9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfdf48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcfdf48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA. Husaini Marvi served at Afghanistan&#8217;s Foreign Ministry as the DDG in the 2nd political directorate. He led political &#038; economic sections of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Baku and served in the General Consulate of Afghanistan in Istanbul.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b41291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b41291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA. Husaini Marvi is the Policy Fellow for the Caucasus region at Afghanistan House. Before joining the Afghanistan House, he served at Afghanistan\u2019s Foreign Ministry as the DDG in 2nd political directorate. He led political &#038; economic sections of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Baku and served in the General Consulate of Afghanistan in Istanbul.\nAhmad studied &#8216;Oriental studies&#8217; at Baku State University (M.A.). And has B.A. in &#8216;Sharia and Islamic studies from the Herat University of Afghanistan. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-872e1f9\" data-id=\"872e1f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a383268\" data-id=\"a383268\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725b738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"725b738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/A.-Husaini-Marvi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4613\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/A.-Husaini-Marvi.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/A.-Husaini-Marvi-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f520a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f520a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A. Husaini Marvi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3187936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3187936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy Fellow - Caucasus Region<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7824657 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"7824657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0a9cea back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0a9cea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df54936\" data-id=\"df54936\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af52cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1af52cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fd84e8 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fd84e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-158ef68\" data-id=\"158ef68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ec5fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0ec5fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/A.-Rashad-Sabawoon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/A.-Rashad-Sabawoon.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/A.-Rashad-Sabawoon-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51bf756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51bf756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A. Rashad Sabawoon<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a310c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3a310c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treasurer &amp; I.T. Support Specialist<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5dae5 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"bb5dae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-127a2ed\" data-id=\"127a2ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a3ebb2\" data-id=\"3a3ebb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19dd626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19dd626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA. Rashad Sabawoon served as an I.T. Support Specialist. Rashad previously served as the Head of the I.T. Team for the digitalization of Passport and Visa Systems at the Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdf44d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bdf44d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA. Rashad Sabawoon is the Treasurer &#038; I.T. Support Specialist at Afghanistan House. He has experience working as a Sales and Admin Officer at Aahu Barah USA, INC. He previously served as the Head of the I.T. Team for the digitalization of Passport and Visa Systems at the Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\n\nRashad holds a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Ankara in Turkey and has B.A. in Arts and Literature from Kabul University of Afghanistan. Rashad also has technical skills in I.T., Networking, and Operating Systems.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f74700d back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f74700d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb74e01\" data-id=\"eb74e01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b41328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b41328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c986704 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c986704\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd3b6b6\" data-id=\"dd3b6b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27daf23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27daf23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaihan Saeedi served as the Director General of the First Political Directorate of the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan overseeing South Asia, South East Asia, and the Far-east region.\nBefore that, he was the Representative of Afghanistan to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Organization (SAARC) Secretariat in Kathmandu, Nepal.\nFrom 2014 to 2016, he was the Policy Officer for the Office of the Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e023de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e023de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaihan Saeedi is the Director of Regional Engagement at Afghanistan House. He previously served as the Director General of the First Political Directorate of the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan overseeing South Asia, South East Asia, and the Far-east region.\nBefore that, he was the Representative of Afghanistan to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Organization (SAARC) Secretariat in Kathmandu, Nepal.\nFrom 2014 to 2016, he was the Policy Officer for the Office of the Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan.\nHe has served as Director Regional Cooperation Department of the Afghan Institute of Strategic Studies (AISS), a Kabul-based think-tank, from  2013  to  2014, where he co-wrote a  policy paper on the  Heart of Asia\/Istanbul Process Titled: (The Heart of Asia Process at a Juncture: An Analysis of Impediments to Further Progress).\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e062591\" data-id=\"e062591\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8bf9b9\" data-id=\"f8bf9b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba4bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ba4bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maihan-Saeedi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4608\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maihan-Saeedi.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maihan-Saeedi-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516da72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"516da72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maihan Saeedi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc624a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cc624a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director for  Regional Engagement<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffa4e8 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"2ffa4e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0c2427 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0c2427\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d94fbca\" data-id=\"d94fbca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af473d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af473d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dbb470 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dbb470\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e71fee\" data-id=\"0e71fee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b642c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b642c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Obaidullah-Attaey.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4610\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Obaidullah-Attaey.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Obaidullah-Attaey-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c18bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c18bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Obaidullah Attaey<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb017e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"deb017e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy Fellow \u2013 Gulf Region<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6cd89 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"0a6cd89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc93923\" data-id=\"cc93923\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c0a05b\" data-id=\"1c0a05b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-038a57a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"038a57a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tObaidullah Attaey served as the Deputy Ambassador of Afghanistan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as Political Officer of the Afghan Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, and as Political Advisor at the Embassy of Afghanistan in Cairo, Egypt.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43d67d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f43d67d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tObaidullah Attaey is the Director of Media Relations at Afghanistan House. He previously served as the Deputy Ambassador of Afghanistan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Political Officer of the Afghan Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, and as a Political Advisor at the Embassy of Afghanistan in Cairo, Egypt. He holds an M.A. in Journalism from the Institute of Arab Research Studies in Cairo and a B.A. in Journalism from Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. He also holds an Advance Diplomacy &#038; Protocol Certificate from Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule Law, Germany.\nObaidullah is a published Author and authored a book titled &#8220;Afghanistan Towards Democracy.&#8221; He is fluent in Dari, Pashto, Arabic, and English.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31575ea back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31575ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6108cf\" data-id=\"e6108cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4378d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be4378d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2e9b88 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2e9b88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-88a7cf3\" data-id=\"88a7cf3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab51a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dab51a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbdul B. Azimi served as the Deputy Minister of Energy and Water and as a Management Instructor at the American University of Afghanistan. He also served as Policy Advisor to the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) and Sr. Member of the Joint Secretary of Afghan Peace Negotiations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69586e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69586e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbdul B. Azimi is a Senior Policy Fellow for Natural Resources at Afghanistan House.\nHe has worked as a Policy Advisor to the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) and Sr. Member of the Joint Secretary of Afghan Peace Negotiations.\nBefore that, he worked as the Sr. Advisor to the Chief Executive of Afghanistan on Commerce and Regional Cooperation and the Head of Coordination Units of the Executive Committees of the Ministers Council of Afghanistan.\n\nHe also worked as the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Energy and Water of Afghanistan and as a Management Instructor at the American University of Afghanistan for many years.\nHe has an MBA from the American University of Afghanistan and four global credentials in Project, program, and Portfolio Management.\nAbdul is a published author of articles and regular media commentator.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f6a320\" data-id=\"6f6a320\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd4ced7\" data-id=\"bd4ced7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c323377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c323377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Abdul-B.-Azimi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4615\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Abdul-B.-Azimi.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Abdul-B.-Azimi-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-974b59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"974b59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abdul B. Azimi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a9208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11a9208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Policy Fellow - Natural Resources<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb70df elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"7bb70df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb95906 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb95906\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f5efdb\" data-id=\"4f5efdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5bc17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f5bc17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c04e734 back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c04e734\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9571185\" data-id=\"9571185\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412f5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"412f5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maryam-Jami-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4590\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maryam-Jami-1.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maryam-Jami-1-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f0b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f0b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maryam Jami<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e66ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e66ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy Fellow - Diaspora Engagement <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d7854 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"66d7854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc0dd1e\" data-id=\"bc0dd1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05de17b\" data-id=\"05de17b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9a020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc9a020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaryam Jami is a writer, a civil activist, and an Assistant Professor in Literature and Humanities\u2014specializing in Gender studies and Comparative Literature. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Civilizations of Asia and Africa at the Sapienza University of Rome. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475531f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"475531f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaryam Jami is the Policy Fellow for Diaspora Engagement at Afghanistan House. She is a writer, a civil activist, and an Assistant Professor in Literature and Humanities\u2014specializing in Gender studies and Comparative Literature. Maryam Jami is also an ILD alumna from the Institute for Leadership Development. \nMrs. Jami is doing her Doctorate studies in Asian Women Diaspora and Green Economy in Sapienza, Rome, Italy. In Afghanistan, Jami worked with the American University of Afghanistan. Maryam Jami was a community leader in Afghan society, working as a women&#8217;s rights activist, a Legal Clinic Instructor, and a Lecturer at Kahkashan-e-Sharq University. Maryam Jami has been working hard to further specialize in Literature and is now working in Diasporic studies. She has written scholarly articles on such themes as women and politics. Maryam Jami will complete her Ph.D. studies in 2025 and will continue researching and keep up the work toward her major.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04299b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04299b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-045f8b8\" data-id=\"045f8b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ae9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-back-core-heading\" data-id=\"d7ae9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"back-core-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"back-heading default  \">\r\n            <div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\r\n\t            <h2 class=\"title\"><span class=\"watermark\"><\/span>Advisory Board<\/h2>\t        <\/div>\r\n\t                <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aed9000 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aed9000\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82ce6ef\" data-id=\"82ce6ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a7337d back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a7337d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-11682a7\" data-id=\"11682a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32945d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b32945d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSayed A. W. Qatali served as the Governor of Herat province, Mayor of Herat city and was elected Speaker of the Herat Provincial Council. He has also been the Director General of the Office of Administrative Affairs and the Political Deputy of Afghanistan&#8217;s National Security council.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f8bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70f8bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wahid is the director of the Board of Advisors of Afghanistan House.<\/p><p>Before joining Afghanistan House, Wahid served as the Governor of Herat province, Mayor of Herat city and was elected Speaker of the Herat Provincial Council. He has also been the Director General of the Office of Administrative Affairs and the Political Deputy of Afghanistan&#8217;s National Security council.<\/p><p>Wahid studied arts at Herat University. Wahid was a prominent activist in Afghanistan&#8217;s cultural, media, and governance fields for over two decades. He founded and authored Sefer newspaper, Durbin magazine, Asr T.V., and Herat Cinema House. He led cultural initiatives to connect Afghanistan with other international communities, including establishing the Herat Sister City Committee, West Zone Cinema Union, and the Heray Film Festival.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c3b212\" data-id=\"4c3b212\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6195dc\" data-id=\"b6195dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e1b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26e1b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sayed-A.-W.-Qatali.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4611\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sayed-A.-W.-Qatali.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sayed-A.-W.-Qatali-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9bf70d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9bf70d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sayed A. W. Qatali<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce18ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bce18ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director \u2013 Board of Advisors<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640a3c4 elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"640a3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f1230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6f1230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sep2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbfd8fd back_team__area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbfd8fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e680b6\" data-id=\"0e680b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1bf51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d1bf51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ambassador-Enayat-Nabiel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4617\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ambassador-Enayat-Nabiel.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.afghouse.org\/afgmonthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ambassador-Enayat-Nabiel-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82185d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82185d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ambassador Enayat Nabiel <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f043f elementor-absolute elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"49f043f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-43462f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e31c605\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-6abc9ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-1524e23\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f81580\" data-id=\"7f81580\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12c5bc4\" data-id=\"12c5bc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff381f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff381f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ambassador Enayat Nabiel served as Afghanistan&#8217;s Ambassador to the Netherlands, as senior advisor to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance of Afghanistan, and as a U.N. official in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, and New York.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4100c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4100c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table width=\"918\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"275\"><p>Ambassador\u00a0Nabiel served as Ambassador of Afghanistan to the Netherlands, senior advisor to Foreign Affairs and Finance Ministers, and a U.N. international civil servant in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Liberia. He has expertise in regional cooperation, Transboundary waters, crisis management, and the art of negotiations. Amb.\u00a0Nabiel has first-hand information and participated in several sessions of the Geneva Accord, a peace agreement between Afghanistan and Pakistan, co-signed by the U.S. and Russia. He also negotiated the most significant infrastructure projects such as TAPI, CASA 1000, TAP, Uzbekistan to Mazar and Khawaf to Herat Railways, and many other projects, as well as\u00a0dozens of MoUs with neighboring countries of Afghanistan on trade and economic cooperation.\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barakat Rahmati Executive Director Facebook-f Twitter Instagram Youtube Barakat Rahmati served as the Chief of Staff to Afghanistan&#8217;s Foreign Ministry, Deputy Ambassador in Doha, and Political Counselor in Washington, DC, and Islamabad. Barakat has been intimately involved with the Afghanistan Peace Process. Barakat Rahmati is the Executive Director of Afghanistan House. 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