Prakhar Sharma is a PhD student in Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. He has worked in Afghanistan since 2006, leading research programs in three local institutions. He has also worked as Consultant to the World Bank and UNICEF in Afghanistan. Sharma has worked in six countries. He focuses his research on Afghanistan, conflict, terrorism and the political dynamics in fragile states. He is currently a Contributing Editor (Central & South Asia) at Fair Observer.