WHAT WE DO
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Language access for hospitals, health systems, community health centers and clinics serving Afghan patients — interpreting, patient materials, and Section 1557 documentation.
Within Healthcare & Life Sciences 15
Medical interpreters, Pashto and Dari
Telehealth and video remote interpreting
Mental health and trauma-informed interpreting
Patient document translation
Health plan member materials translation
Clinical trial consent translation
Linguistic validation of patient questionnaires
Afghan patient cultural competency training
Medicaid Navigation in Pashto and Dari
Section 1557 Language Access Compliance
AI translation quality review
REaL data and health outcomes analytics
Community Health Needs Assessment
Medical Interpreter Assessment and Training
Technology, AI, and Digital Platforms
Evaluation, benchmarks and red teaming for frontier AI labs, federal programs and model platforms working in Pashto, Dari and 22 more Afghan languages — native-authored test sets, human evaluation panels, and the agreement statistics behind every score.
Within Technology, AI, and Digital Platforms 14
LLM Evaluation and Benchmark Development
Multilingual AI Red Teaming and Safety Testing
Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech Data and Evaluation
AI Interpreting and Translation Product Quality Assurance
Afghan Name Matching and Identity Data
Afghan Identity Document Verification
Online Hate Speech and Harassment Monitoring
AI Governance Documentation
Software, App and Website Localization
Machine Translation Post-Editing and Quality Evaluation
Pashto and Dari Training Data Collection and Annotation
Pashto and Dari Content Moderation
What we do
The services the firm delivers, one page each: what is included, who it is for, the standards it is built to, and the team behind it.
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AFGHAN LANGUAGES
ON SITE · VIDEO · PHONE
HOW WE DELIVER
IN-HOUSE
NO SUBCONTRACTORS
ABOUT
Leadership & Governance
The Managing Partner, the executive team, the advisory council, and the ethics and safety board — with the institutional bylaws and the firm's stated position.
Within Leadership & Governance 6
Managing Partner
Executive Team
Ethics & Safety Board
Institutional Bylaws
Doctrine & Position
Why the firm exists and the doctrine it holds — the Afghan-context doctrine, standing principles, the category, the long-horizon outlook, and operating posture.
Within Doctrine & Position 7
Why We Exist
Standing Principles
Headquarters & Posture
Expert Network
The firm's expert network, and the two appointments within it: visiting senior fellows and affiliated scholars.
Within Expert Network 3
Affiliated Scholars
About
Who runs the firm and what it holds to: leadership and governance, doctrine and position, and the expert network.
2025
FOUNDED
WASHINGTON, D.C.
HEADQUARTERS
US · UK · DE
AREAS SERVED
OPERATING MODEL
The Model
The Orchestration Model and the Lapis Stack it runs on — the Five-Gate Validation Protocol, the Afghan Language Stack, engagement models, and low-resource model evaluations.
Within The Model 7
The Orchestration Model
The Lapis Stack
The Five-Gate Validation Protocol
Engagement Models
The Afghan Language Stack
Assessment Toolkits
Low-Resource Model Evaluations
Human Expert Network
The subject-matter expert network, the credentialed interpreter cohort, and the cultural liaison network — with expert testimony and advisory, and the standards each is held to.
Within Human Expert Network 5
Subject-Matter Expert Network
Credentialed Interpreter Cohort
Expert Testimony & Advisory
Cultural Liaison Network
Expert Network Standards
Data Factory & Platform
The ADF Pipeline and the Atlas Data Platform — annotation and post-editing, ASR/TTS reference sets, the Cultural Intelligence API, dataset licensing, and a developer sandbox.
Within Data Factory & Platform 7
The ADF Pipeline
Annotation & Post-Editing
ASR / TTS Reference Sets
Atlas Data Platform
Cultural Intelligence API
Dataset Catalog & Licensing
Developer Hub & Sandbox
Cultural Compliance Bureau
Dialect-parity attestations, gender-register audits, and religious-sensitivity sign-off — with cultural hallucination controls, glossary maintenance, and the CCB sign-off mark.
Within Cultural Compliance Bureau 7
Dialect-Parity Attestations
Gender-Register Audits
Religious-Sensitivity Sign-Off
Cultural Hallucination Controls
The CCB Sign-Off Mark
Language Integrity & Ethics
Bilingual Glossary Maintenance
Operating Model
How the firm delivers: the orchestration model, the human expert network, the data factory and platform, and the Cultural Compliance Bureau.
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GOVERNED LAYERS
5
VALIDATION GATES
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OPERATING STANDARDS
RESEARCH
Insights
Thought leadership briefs and Managing Partner letters, the policy and regulatory watch, the climate and migration watch, and outcome briefs from completed work.
Within Insights 6
Cultural Competency in Evacuation
Publications
Reports and reference guides for healthcare systems, school districts, government agencies and AI teams working with Afghan communities.
Within Publications 5
All Publications
Afghan Patient Access and Retention
Afghan Language Governance
Institutional Profile
Afghan Student Enrollment and Engagement
Research
The firm's published record — standing indices, sector studies, methods and frameworks, insights, and the newsroom.
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STANDING INDICES
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SECTOR STUDIES
2026
CURRENT EDITION
COMPLIANCE
Security Architecture
The zero trust posture and the controls under it — identity and access governance, data protection and classification, encryption and key management, threat monitoring, incident response.
Within Security Architecture 7
Zero Trust Posture
Identity & Access Governance
Data Protection & Classification
Threat Monitoring & Response
Encryption & Key Management
Incident Response & Resilience
Vulnerability Disclosure
Compliance Atlas
Sector compliance packs — healthcare, AI and big tech (NIST AI RMF), government, global privacy (GDPR), and justice (CJIS) — with vendor governance and the certification roadmap.
Within Compliance Atlas 7
Healthcare Compliance Pack
AI & Big Tech Pack (NIST AI RMF)
Government & Public Sector Pack
Global Privacy Pack (GDPR)
Justice & Public Safety Pack (CJIS)
Certification & Audit Roadmap
Third-Party & Vendor Governance
Privacy & Data Sovereignty
Privacy-by-design principles, data lifecycle governance, cross-border transfer and sovereignty, protections for sensitive populations and scholars, and privacy in autonomous systems.
Within Privacy & Data Sovereignty 5
Privacy-by-Design Principles
Data Lifecycle Governance
Cross-Border & Sovereignty
Sensitive Populations & Scholar Safety
Privacy in Autonomous Systems
AI Governance & Oversight
The AI risk governance model — human-in-the-loop oversight, cultural hallucination controls, AI incident response, and synthetic content and autonomy controls.
Within AI Governance & Oversight 5
AI Risk Governance Model
Human in the Loop Oversight
AI Incident Response
Synthetic Content & Autonomy Controls
Cultural Assurance
The cultural compliance standard and its three-layer validation tiers — cultural risk intelligence, scholar safety protocols, and language integrity and ethics.
Within Cultural Assurance 5
Cultural Compliance Standard
Three-Layer Validation Tiers
Cultural Risk Intelligence
Scholar Safety Protocols
Assurance Ledger
The audit roadmap and certification status, the evidence index, tamper-evident governance logs, the NDA vault and evidence packs, and public transparency and disclosure.
Within Assurance Ledger 6
Audit Roadmap & Certifications
Evidence Index
Tamper-Evident Governance Logs
NDA Vault & Evidence Packs
Public Documents & Downloads
Transparency & Disclosure
Legal
Terms of use, the privacy and cookie policies, Do Not Sell My Information, your privacy choices, and the firm's accessibility commitment.
Within Legal 7
Terms of Use
Text Messaging Terms
Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Do Not Sell My Information
Your Privacy Choices
Accessibility
Compliance
The assurance register — security architecture, sector compliance packs, privacy and data sovereignty, AI governance, cultural assurance, the ledger, and legal.
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PUBLISHED CONTROLS
NIST SP 800-207
ZERO TRUST ALIGNED
SOC 2 · ISO 27001
ON ROADMAP
INITIATE
Evaluating the firm
Request a capability assessment, schedule a confidential briefing, or speak with a principal — with the Section 1557 brief, downloadables, and emergency language access.
Within Evaluating the firm 8
Emergency Language Access
Procurement & contracting
The capability statement and the routes to contract — federal vehicles, state and local, international, healthcare GPOs, RFP and sole-source submission, and counterparty onboarding.
Within Procurement & contracting 7
Capability Statement
Federal Vehicles
International Procurement
Partnerships & capital
Prime contractor teaming, technology alliances, academic and research consortia, LSP network partnerships, and strategic capital inquiries.
Within Partnerships & capital 5
Prime Contractor Teaming
Press & media
The Press Office — media kit, background materials, press releases, and speaker and interview requests.
Within Press & media 5
Speaker & Interview Requests
Press Releases
Initiate
Routes into the firm: evaluation, procurement and contracting, partnerships and capital, and press.
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PRIMARY NAICS
Resources
RESOURCES
Ariana Nexus Academy
Free university application mentorship for Afghan students, led by Afghan alumni of leading universities.
Within Ariana Nexus Academy 5
Apply
Programs
Events and sessions
Templates and guides
Public Documents
The capability statement, downloadables, the media kit, and background materials — the firm's publicly available documents.
Within Public Documents 4
Ariana Nexus Academy, careers and network membership, and the firm's public documents.
CREDENTIAL PATHWAYS
LANGUAGE BENCH
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PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
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