Policy Research and Analysis on Afghanistan and the Afghan Diaspora for Government, Think Tanks and Foundations

It is research that answers a specific policy question about Afghanistan or about Afghans living abroad, for example how Afghan evacuees are faring in the United States, what returns from Iran and Pakistan mean for aid, or which programs for Afghan girls can be funded safely. Ariana Nexus delivers it as memos, briefs, reports, surveys and datasets for government agencies, think tanks and foundations.

Federal, state and local government offices, legislatures, think tanks, foundations, international organizations and university research teams. Each receives a named team, a written scope and a deliverable built for its decision.

Yes, without a presence there. We keep no office or staff in Afghanistan, and no data passes through channels controlled by the de facto authorities. We combine remote interviews with consenting respondents, returnees and diaspora networks, Pashto and Dari open sources, and public datasets from the UN and the World Bank, and we state the limits of each source.

Pashto, Dari and 22 more Afghan languages: Aimaq, Balochi, Ormuri, Parachi, Wakhi, Shughni, Sanglechi, Ishkashimi, Munji, Yidgha, Uzbeki, Turkmeni, Kyrgyz, Pashayi, Gawarbati, Tirahi, Nuristani (Ashkun), Kati, Prasun, Waigali, Tregami and Brahui. We report in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, Urdu, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian and Turkish. Pashto interviews are matched by regional variety, and Dari interviews by dialect, such as Kabuli, Herati, Panjshiri or Hazaragi.

A rapid-response memo in 72 hours, a policy brief in two to three weeks, and a commissioned study or survey in six to twelve weeks, depending on the sample and method. Surveys sponsored by a federal agency add time for Paperwork Reduction Act clearance, which we schedule from the start.

Identities are removed at the point of collection, data is encrypted and access-controlled, and nothing is routed through the de facto authorities in Afghanistan. Women are interviewed by women, consent is taken in the respondent's language, and some of our analysts are not named publicly for their families' safety.

Yes. Ariana Nexus does not lobby or take institutional positions. Clients set the question and decide whether to publish; they do not set the findings. Funding and any conflicts of interest are declared in every report.

Yes. We are active in all 50 states and registered as a vendor in 37, and we work in Canada and Europe depending on the type and scale of the project. Samples are built from community networks and listed frames, and each report states the method and its limits.

Yes. We study how the war and the 2021 withdrawal affect veterans, interpreters, Afghan allies and their families, using trauma-informed interview protocols set by Diana Ayubi, Psy.D. Findings inform policy and services; they are not clinical assessments.

Yes. You can publish under your name, co-brand with Ariana Nexus, or keep the work internal. We prepare citation-ready files and Pashto and Dari summaries for the community.

Yes. Ariana Nexus is active in SAM.gov (UEI M2UDMUDFXGL9, CAGE 1Z3A3) and registered as a vendor in 37 states. Federal agencies can buy through purchase orders and simplified acquisitions, or through a prime contractor.

Yes. Most foundations commission us under a services agreement. Where a grant is the funding vehicle, we can serve as the research partner to your grantee.

AI helps with draft transcription, search and data checks. It never writes findings, every Pashto and Dari quotation is checked by a native-speaking researcher, and client data is never used to train AI models.

A country conditions report is expert evidence for one asylum or immigration case. Policy research answers questions about populations, programs and policy for institutions. For an individual case, see our Afghanistan country conditions expert reports.