Irfan Yar is the Founder of the Afghanistan Security Institute, where his work focuses on security in South Asia, with a particular emphasis on terrorism, radicalism, and violent extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan. His research also extends to broader security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region.
He has previously worked with several leading international organizations and think tanks, including the United Nations World Food Programme (Italy), the Global Counterterrorism Institute (USA), and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (Canada). Irfan has published extensively on terrorism, radicalization, and regional security issues, contributing to both academic journals and major international media platforms.
Irfan holds two Master’s degrees: one in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, and another in Area Studies and International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science from Panjab University.
Irfan Yar’s involvement with the Afghanistan Security Institute is in an independent capacity. His views and contributions to ASI do not represent the positions of any other organizations with which he is or has been affiliated,