The Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (abbreviated CAPS) is an independent research centre based in

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into #Districts, 22 municipal dist ...

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. The centre came into being in July 2006. CAPS is one of the very few research centres in Afghanistan that are managed and staffed by

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. The centre is engaged in research and policy analysis; education and training; and capacity building and knowledge sharing. The centre focuses its research on issues pertaining to

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, and

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al challenges in Afghanistan. CAPS is also active in sharing its research findings with the Afghans as well as with the international community. It provides pre-deployment training to various contingents of the international community that are deployed in Afghanistan.

External links

Official website
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