Abdul Wahid Gulrani

Abdul Wahid Gulrani
George Washington University | GW · Elliott School of International Affairs

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Introduction
Abdul Wahid Gulrani is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Young Afghan Scholar with a distinguished academic background and extensive research experience in sociology, Security, Terrorism, Peace, quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown university, Visiting Scholar at The George Washington University and Research associate at George Mason University. Gulrani has applied over eight years of extensive research experience to
Additional affiliations
June 2024 - present
Georgetown University
Position
  • Affiliate
February 2024 - July 2024
George Mason University
Position
  • Affiliate and Visiting Scholar
Description
  • Conduct Research
January 2020 - August 2020
United Nations Development Programme
Position
  • Peace Research Specialist

Publications

Publications (5)
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The Return of the Taliban, by Hassan Abbas, provides a detailed narrative of the Taliban's resurgence and the political dynamics in Afghanistan. The book offers a chronological and thematic analysis, covering the Taliban's history, ideological foundations, internal dynamics, and international interactions. It divides the Taliban's history into thre...
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This paper examines Marvin G. Weinbaum's critique of "The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan" by Ahmad Shuja Jamal and William Maley. Weinbaum's review, published in the Middle East Journal, offers a comprehensive analysis of the book's structure, strengths, and weaknesses. While Weinbaum effectively highlights the book's deep analysis, his...
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The review acknowledges "August in Kabul" as a significant narrative that vividly captures the chaotic final days of the American presence in Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021. Quilty’s firsthand experiences as a photojournalist provide a powerful and personal account of the events, humanizing the broader geopolitical confli...
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The Takeover Afghanistan by the Taliban on August 15, 2021, not only astonished the people of Afghanistan but also reverberated across the globe. Alongside external factors, this collapse was influenced by internal dynamics, which are explored in this article. Since the formation of the new Afghan government in 2001, the country had enjoyed interna...

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