Ashik KC is a Methodology Coordinator at ACLED and has been with the organization since October 2018, originally hired as a Pakistan researcher. As part of the Methodology team, he currently oversees application of actors, categorization of actors and several methodology projects to enhance ACLED's data usage in analysis. Ashik holds a PhD in Political Science from University of Warsaw, and an MA in Peace and Conflict Research from Uppsala University. Ashik has over ten years of combined experience of desk and field research in violent political and ethnic conflicts in Nepal, South Asia, South Caucasus, Ukraine and Moldova. His research interests include ethno-territorial conflicts and the role of regional organizations in conflict resolution.
Analysis of new data on political violence and demonstration activity from 2018 to 2022.
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To address sourcing challenges in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power, ACLED has worked with…
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Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, ACLED undertook a methodological review to…
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In ACLED's special report on 10 conflicts to worry about at the start of 2021,…
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Last week in South Asia, the Taliban and Afghan state forces continued to actively contest…
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Last week in South Asia, the Taliban continued to make territorial gains in Afghanistan. In…
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During the past two weeks in South Asia and Afghanistan, political violence continued in Afghanistan,…
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The overall number of demonstrations in the United States increased by 80% last week relative…
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Last week in the United States, demonstration events decreased by 27% relative to the week…
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