Agha H. Amin is a retired Pakistani military officer who has written extensively on military and intelligence topics. He headed the Centre for Study of Intelligence Operations and edited several journals. Amin served in the Pakistani army for many years, holding command positions and writing tactical papers that influenced Pakistani military doctrine. He has authored several books on military history and conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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2. About the Author
Agha H. Amin , Retired Tank corps
major who served in five tank
regiments and commanded an
independent tank squadron and
served in various staff ,
instructional and research
assignments. Presently heads
think tank Centre for Study of
Intelligence Operations. Editor in
Chief of monthly Intelligence
Review and monthly Military and
Security Review.
3. In his Pakistan Army tenure he
wrote three original tactical
papers on Reconnaissance Troops
Tactical handling, Reconnaissance
support group , and RFS Concept.
His writings were published in
Pakistan Armys prime journals ,
Pakistan Army Journal and Citadel
Journal of Command and Staff
College Quetta.
4. His recommendations regarding
bifurcation of officer corps into
command and staff cadre
advanced in 1998 were later
accepted.
In addition his recommendation of
grouping various corps into army
commands advanced in an article
published in Citadel Journal in
1998 were accepted in 2005 or so.
5. Wrote Pakistan Armys first tactical
paper on Tactical handling of
Reconnaissance Troop in 1986
which is now being incorporated
in Pakistan Armys most important
general staff publication " The
Armored Regiment in Battle".
Wrote The Essential Clausewitz in
1993, Sepoy Rebellion of 1857-59
in 1998 , Pakistan Army till 1965 in
1999 ,Development of Taliban
Factions in Afghanistan and
Pakistan (2010) ,Taliban War in
Afghanistan (2009). Served as
6. Assistant Editor of Defence Journal
,Executive Editor of globe and
Founder Editor of Journal of
Afghanistan Studies .
An associate of the think tanks
ORBAT and Alexandrian Defense
group.
Expert in social impact and
environmental assessment carried
out various LARP surveys for Asian
7. Bank and World Bank projects. He
has lectured at various think tanks
and organisations worldwide and
shares his knowledge without any
honorarium and at zero financial
benefits. Carried out various oil
and gas and power transmission
line surveys in West Asia. One
time Assistant Editor Defence
Journal , Executive Editor Globe,
Editor Journal of Afghanistan
Studies Feedback is welcome at e
mail address
L19aircraft@gmail.com
8. Presently heading Centre for
Study of Intelligence Operations
which he founded in early 2010
and editing Intelligence Review,
Indian Military Review and Journal
of Book Reviews.