About Us
Results Driven. Impact Focused.
AACS Consulting is an international development consulting firm that specializes in using research, evaluation, and institutional strengthening to promote prosperous economies and resilient societies in underdeveloped, fragile states with a focus on post-conflict environments.
We collaborate with governments, global aid and development organizations, and corporations through a combination of robust, data-driven research and deep, place-based engagement to make international development more effective, efficient, inclusive, and sustainable.
Through our results-driven culture and impact-focused approach, we harness the power of evidence and data to co-design and deliver innovative solutions that contribute to transforming the vulnerable communities we serve.
Founded in 2009, AACS Consulting has delivered over 150 successful projects across multiple sectors — including agriculture and food security, governance and rule of law, economic development, education, and gender — for more than 100 clients spanning countries in Central Asia, the Middle East, and Africa — namely, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mali, Niger, Syria, and Yemen. With a diverse team of experts, international and national, largely based regionally or in-country, who are passionate about helping communities and our clients, AACS Consulting continues to invest in human capital, new technologies, and robust information systems to remain adaptive in an ever-changing world.
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Alamzeb Zarghoon
President & FounderAlamzeb Zarghoon is the President and Founder of AACS Consulting. Along with the other partners,...
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Mohammad Qasim Nazari
Chief Executive OfficerMohammad Qasim Shams Nazari is the CEO at AACS Consulting. He is a certified Project Management...
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Nabhojit Dey
VP of Programs and ServicesNabhojit Dey is the VP of Programs and Services at AACS Consulting, where he leads all research...
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It is our pleasure to be working with AACS Consulting. AACS really demonstrated professionalism while conducting rapid need assessment for DAARTT and the way they have prepared the assessment report. Looking forward to more cooperation in future.
AACS Consulting has successfully monitored dozens of active projects throughout Afghanistan, conducting market assessments, monitoring construction, and fielding surveys, focus groups and key informant interviews. Their data analysis and reporting is expert, and the company demonstrates a professionalism from field enumerator to management. AACS is a highly recommended for field operations in Afghanistan
AACS Consulting provided quality services, excellent reporting and were professional throughout the implementation of the [Business Development Services project] contract. I would recommend AACS Consulting to others looking for consulting services.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan recognizes the excellent performance and delivery of work by AACS Consulting under the USAID-funded Khush Tepa Irrigation Scheme and Power Generation Feasibility Study. We express our gratitude and look forward to more of their positive contributions in the future.
AACS-Consulting were able to help Monster Energy MEA by providing inspection and auditing services to help us with a project in Kabul, Afghanistan, relating to the auditing of a prospective co-packer of a Monster Branded product. Communications were clear from the start, the auditors well qualified and the report concise and clear. We would have no hesitation in using AACS -Consulting for other similar projects in the region at a future date.
AACS Consulting conducted an audit and assessment of National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) Afghanistan headquarters and regional offices’ activities for the years 2011 and 2012. NDI commends AACS Consulting for its technical and professional capacity and satisfactory delivery of the service.
On behalf of the Organization of Human Welfare (OHW), I would like to acknowledge AACS Consulting for demonstrating outstanding capabilities and performance in facilitating successful implementation of the “Monitoring and Data Quality Assurance of the Socioeconomic Profiling Study in South and East Regions of Afghanistan” which was funded by OHW via UNHCR.
AACS Consulting provided tax advisory and exemption services to our subcontractors, Kiron Global Strategies and Flag International, in Afghanistan. We are satisfied with the services provided by AACS Consulting and intend to use their services in the future, as needed.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to AACS Consulting for its outstanding performance and professional services delivered to Arctek Engineering Solutions under the Tax Consultancy and Support project. We would be pleased to use more of AACS Consulting’s services in the future.
I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation for the honest, transparent and professional work of AACS Consulting. Assessing financial documents of tens of companies engaged in business disputes is quite challenging; however, AACS Consulting managed this excellently without compromising on ethical standards and quality. Afghanistan Center for Commercial Dispute Resolution (ACDR) wishes AACS Consulting the best and is looking forward to working with the Company again.
