Abstract
The war on terror has left Afghanistan and the whole of the Central Asian region in a state of turmoil. The increase in militant and terrorist activities has had a major impact in Afghanistan as well as in Pakistan. As a result regional actors have been forced to adapt and evolve new strategies to face the rising threat. In order to counter this threat the Peace and Stabilization Fund (PSF) located at the Danish Ministry of Defence and the Joint Danish Defence Command, provided the financial resources for enhancing dialogue and trust building in order to facilitate regional dialogue and hereby promoting stability in the Central Asian Region. The conference Counterinsurgency and counterterrorism: Sharing Experiences in Afghanistan and Pakistan was one of two larger projects funded by PSF in 2015. Pakistan’s National Defence University (NDU) and the Royal Danish Defence College (RDDC) would like to thank the PSF for supporting the project. The objective of the conference was to share lessons identified between the Pakistani armed forces in Pakistan with the Danish armed forces in Afghanistan, in relations to Counter-terrorism (CT) and Counterinsurgency (COIN) respectively. The asymmetric warfare of antigovernment forces has engaged both nations for a comprehensive period, and has compelled them to attempt new approaches. The new lessons learned should be equated and analyzed in order to find a system or best-practice for future engagements.