Kanishka joined aid community in 1996, and worked an Afghan NGO in different capacities. In 2002 he joined the Salvation Army in London UK and worked for a project managing the volunteers for the Salvation Army in London. In 2004 he got his MA from Westminster University in International Law. In 2005 he joined CPAU in the current post of MD.

 He was the co-chair of Human Rights Research and Advocacy Consortium in 2005 and also a Steering Committee member of Agency Coordination Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR). In 2006 he was elected Civil Society Afghan National Development Strategy (CSANDS) Advisory Board Member.

 Kanishka carried out or was part of a number of researches including Afghan NGOs Communication Systems (December 2004- February 2005), Advocacy Practices: Afghanistan 2001 Onwards (September - November 2005), Armed Groups and Peace Processes (June - August 2005), Religious Civil Society (June – November 2006), Transformation of War Economies (August – October 2006).

 He is currently in the process of establishing CPAU representative office in London in order to allow for the better, more targeted delivery of CPAU’s research output, and increase the potential for achieving policy change accordingly. Meanwhile, he is working towards another degree on international relations and diplomacy from SOAS, University of London.