Experts

Afghanistan experts, scholars, analysts, researchers, authors, professors, academics, students, etc…

The following lists of people includes anyone who carries out research (or has done so in the past) on Afghanistan. If you would like your name included on this list please send us a link to your webpage. If you have no online profile you may send us a resume/CV to host here (we can accept PDF or Word doc format).

Based in the United States or Canada

Ludwig Adamec (professor):
- Wikipedia
Jon W. Anderson (anthropologist):
- Profile
Dr. Nadir Atash (author):
- Website | @nadiratash
Shafie Ayar (activist):
- Website | Wikipedia | @AfghanExpert
Thomas Barfield (professor/anthropologist/author):
- Profile | LinkedIn
Michael Barry (professor):
- Profile | Wikipedia
Andrew Beath (researcher):
- CV
Peter Bergen (journalist):
- Website | Profile | Wikipedia | @peterbergencnn
Vahid Brown (researcher)
- LinkedIn | @VahidBrown
Shireen K. Burki (author)
- CV | LinkedIn
Ted Callahan (anthropologist)
- LinkedIn
Robert Canfield (anthropologist/professor)
- Profile
James Caron (professor)
- Profile
Andrea Chiovenda (anthropologist)
- Profile
Adam Choppin (analyst)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Fotini Christia (professor)
- CV | Profile
Noah Coburn (anthropologist/author)
- Profile
Anthony Cordesman (analyst)
- Profile | Wikipedia
Robert Crews (professor)
- CV | Profile
Lisa Curtis (analyst)
- Profile | LinkedIn | @LisaCurtisHF
Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber (professor)
- Profile | Wikipedia | LinkedIn
Matthew Dearing (analyst)
- Profile
John Dempsey (analyst)
- LinkedIn
Jasteena Dhillon (professor)
- Website | CV | Profile | LinkedIn | @jasteenadhillon
James Dobbins (diplomat)
- Profile | Wikipedia | @Jim_Dobbins
Antonio Donini (researcher)
- CV | Profile
Jeffrey Dressler (analyst)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Matthew DuPee (analyst)
- Profile | LinkedIn | @DuMatthew
David Edwards (professor/anthropologist)
- Profile
Ruben Enikolopov (researcher)
- CV | Profile
Daniel Esser (professor)
- Website | CV | Profile
C. Christine Fair (professor)
- Website | CV | Profile | Wikipedia | LinkedIn
  | @CChristineFair
Vanda Felbab-Brown (researcher)
- Profile | LinkedIn | @VFelbabBrown
Jennifer L. Fluri (professor)
- Profile
Erica Gaston (analyst)
- Profile | LinkedIn | @ericagaston
David N. Gibbs (professor)
- Profile | @DavidNGibbs
Kenneth R. Glaudell (professor)
- Profile
Thomas E. Gouttierre (professor)
- Profile | LinkedIn
M. Jamil Hanifi (anthropologist)
- CV | Profile | Wikipedia
Shah M. Hanifi (professor)
- Profile | Wikipedia
Nazia Hussain (researcher)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Syed Hyder (professor)
- Profile | Wikipedia
Harold L. Ingram (researcher)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Ali Jalali (professor)
- Profile | Wikipedia
Thomas H. Johnson (professor)
- Profile | Wikipedia | @ThJohnsonNPS
Seth Jones (researcher)
- CV | Profile | Wikipedia | @SethGJones
David J. Katz (researcher)
- LinkedIn | @djkatz
David Kilcullen (researcher)
- Wikipedia | LinkedIn
Suzanne Levi-Sanchez (researcher)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Verni R. Liebl (analyst)
- LinkedIn
Anatol Lieven (analyst)
- Profile | Wikipedia | LinkedIn
Sarah Lister (researcher)
- LinkedIn
Sean Maloney (historian)
- Website
Bill Mankins (researcher)
- LinkedIn
David Mansfield (researcher)
- Website | Profile
M. Chris Mason (researcher)
- Profile
Robert D. McChesney (professor/historian)
- Profile | Wikipedia
Kevin T. McNamara (professor/economist)
- CV | Profile
Raymond Millen (analyst)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Margaret Mills (professor/researcher)
- CV | Profile | Wikipedia
Nabi Misdaq (author/journalist)
- Website | Wikipedia
Nathaniel L. Moir (analyst)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Dipali Mukhopadhyay (researcher)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Jennifer Murtazashvili (professor/researcher)
- Website | CV | Profile | LinkedIn | @jmurtazashvili
Homira Nassery (researcher)
- LinkedIn | @Homira_Nassery
Fariba Nawa (journalist)
- Website | Wikipedia | @faribanawa
Senzil Nawid (professor)
- Profile
Ronald E. Neumann (diplomat)
- Profile | Wikipedia
Neamat Nojumi (researcher)
- Profile
Khalil Nouri (author)
- Website | LinkedIn
Lauryn Oates (activist)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Michael O’Hanlon (analyst)
- Profile | Wikipedia | LinkedIn | @MichaelEOHanlon
Lara Olson (researcher)
- Profile
Roland Paris (professor/researcher)
- CV | Profile | LinkedIn | @rolandparis
Michelle S. Parker (analyst)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Bruce Riedel (analyst)
- Profile | Wikipedia | LinkedIn
William C. Rowe (professor/researcher)
- Profile
Barnett R. Rubin (professor/researcher/author)
- Profile | Wikipedia | LinkedIn | @BRRubin
Mark L. Schneider (analyst)
- Profile | Wikipedia
Richard B. Scott (researcher)
- Website
Mark Sedra (professor)
- Website | Profile | LinkedIn | @msedra
Nazif Shahrani (professor)
- CV | Wikipedia
Audrey Shalinsky (professor)
- LinkedIn
Sharifa Sharif (author)
- LinkedIn | @SharifaSharif
Homayun Sidky (professor)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Vikram Singh (analyst)
- Profile
Abdulkader Sinno (author/professor)
- Website | CV | Profile | LinkedIn
Graeme Smith (author/journalist)
- Profile | Wikipedia | LinkedIn | @smithkabul
Janice Gross Stein (professor)
- Profile | Wikipedia
Richard Strand (researcher)
- Website | Wikipedia
Amin Tarzi (professor/researcher)
- Profile | Wikipedia | LinkedIn | @AminTarzi1
Christopher Taylor (researcher)
- Profile
J. Alexander Thier (researcher/analyst)
- Profile | LinkedIn | @Thieristan
Jarad Van Wagoner (professor)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Caroline Wadhams (analyst)
- LinkedIn | @Carolinewadhams
Ahmad Waheed (researcher)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Marvin Weinbaum (professor)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Andrew Wilder (researcher/analyst)
- Profile | LinkedIn
Brian Glyn Williams (professor)
- Website | Wikipedia | @BrianGlynWillms
Maliha Zulfacar (professor)
- Profile
Christoph Zürcher (professor)
- CV | Profile | Wikipedia