B.Mustafayev, the head of the ISRS  Department is attending the 8th meeting of the Herat Security Dialogue (October 18-19). The event is organized by the Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS). Leading experts and officials from more than 30 countries are invited to the meeting.

The main topic of the conference is to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan, the prospects for a political settlement of the Afghan conflict, as well as the efforts of the international community towards the socio-economic revival of the country.

For reference: AISS is an Afghan-based  think tank in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was established in October 2012 to address the strategic issues pertaining to Afghanistan in the wider regional and international contexts.

It has branches in Mazar-e-Sharif  and  Herat. Each year, the Institute holds Herat Security Dialogue and Central Asia-Afghanistan Dialogue conferences.