Ahmad Shuja is the Assistant Researcher in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch. Ahmad monitors the human rights situation in Afghanistan, researching and reporting on human rights issues in Afghanistan and those involving Afghans in the diaspora. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Ahmad was the executive director of the Foundation for Afghanistan in Washington, DC, where he helped establish a scholarship program for Afghan students. He was also assistant editor at the Washington, DC-based Iran Times. Ahmad has offered commentary on Afghanistan to domestic and international media, including Al Jazeera English, BBC News, FOX News, the Washington Post, NPR, and others. Ahmad is a 2013-2014 Asia Society Afghanistan Young Leaders fellow. Ahmad studied political science and economics at Berea College in Kentucky