Her current work examines the links between education and radicalization in Pakistan; elections, voter behavior and legislator performance in Pakistan; and Pakistanis' views of the United States. Dr. Afzal has published in Public Choice. She writes a regular column for The Express Tribune, the Pakistan partner of the International New York Times. She has also written for Foreign Policy. She was named to Lo Spazio della Politica's list of Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013. Dr. Afzal has consulted for international organizations including the World Bank and DFID. She is a Research Fellow at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland and the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan. In the spring of 2014, Dr. Afzal is also a Visiting Research Fellow with IFPRI's Pakistan Strategy Support Program.