British Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG)

Afghan Hearts, Afghan Minds - Exploring Afghan perceptions of civil-military relations:The military strategy of trying to win "hearts and minds" in Afghanistan by building schools and health clinics is failing to address the root causes of violence in the country, according to an independent study commissioned by BAAG and ENNA and published 11 June 2008. The study also calls for an ‘Afghanisation’ of the civil-military debate , as current policies aimed at stabilising the war-torn country are inadequately informed of local Afghan views on the key challenges in security, governance and development.