Rahmatullah Amiri is a Senior Researcher with The Liaison Office (TLO) in Kabul and also works as a freelance consultant. He has more than 15 years of experience as a researcher and analyst in Afghanistan and Pakistan (KPK especially Tribal belt and Baluchistan) focusing on Peace, reconciliation, humanitarian access, social-political issues, security, armed non-state actors, and counter-violent extremism. He holds a BA in Political Science and Public Administration from the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF).