Afghanistan
Report
‘Aussie Afghans’: The identity journeys of Muslim Australians, with a focus on Hazara community from Afghanistan, as they negotiate individual, ethnic, religious and national identities
This project aimed to explore the experiences of Muslim Australians, specifically Afghan Hazara. This report shows that identities are nuanced and complex as individuals and groups negotiate their sense of identity.
Report
The key lessons of America’s recent wars: failing or losing in grand strategic terms
This analysis examines each of America’s grand strategic failures in war-fighting since 1945, and its failures to learn the right lessons from these wars.
Report
Independent review into the Afghan Locally Engaged Employee Program: final report
In 2012, the Australian government introduced a program to offer resettlement in Australia to eligible locally engaged Afghan employees, and their direct family members, at risk of harm due to their employment in support of Australia’s mission in Afghanistan. This report outlines the findings from an independent review of the program.
Report
Comparing Taliban social media usage by language
The authors of this report examine Taliban leadership use of Twitter in various regional languages and in English. Focusing on three areas — the economy, relationships with other militant groups and neighbouring countries, and the status of women in Afghan society — the authors seek to clarify the messaging broadcast via this medium and to...
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Alex Hawke says Australia's resettlement of refugees ranks third-highest globally. Is that correct?
Challenged on whether the government was doing enough to assist Afghan refugees fleeing the returning Taliban, the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alex Hawke, claimed Australia was already among the world’s "most generous humanitarian re-settlers".