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Read more05 NovAfghanistan in October 2018; Key News
Elections
The long-awaited parliamentary elections which have been delayed for three years, were finally held in Afghanistan on the...
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Read more05 OctAfghanistan in September 2018; Key News
Peace and Politics
Peace remained elusive in September. An anonymous Taliban official told Reuters that they met with Afghan government representatives...
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Read more04 SepAfghanistan in July & August 2018; Key News
Peace and Politics
Despite the euphoria following June’s holiday truce between the Afghan government and the Taliban, the conflict...
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Read more03 SepGeneva Conference on Afghanistan 2018 Announcement - Civil Society Delegation Nominations
Applications are no longer being accepted as the deadline was 18 September 2018.
The GCA...
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Read more16 NovSave the Children UK joins BAAG
Save the Children UK has supported children and their families in Afghanistan for over 40 years. BAAG is thrilled to...
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Read more05 OctStatement of Afghan civil society at the Brussels Conference
Statement of Afghan civil society at the Brussels Conference
5 Oct 2016
PALWASHA HASSAN Good Afternoon, Excellencies,
We are deeply honoured to speak today on behalf of the...
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Read more29 SepOfficial civil society position paper for Brussels Conference
On 27th September the ten civil society delegates to the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan launched their official position paper. With recommendations to the Afghan government and international...
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Read more27 SepGrassroots engagement holds the key to development in Afghanistan
Qatra, qatra darya mesh – drop by drop a river is made
Ten prominent Afghan development and human rights activists will alert world leaders to the deteriorating security situation...
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Read more11 AugApplications for BCA representatives
UPDATE 18th August - the application period is NOW CLOSED
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Read more19 AprBAAG welcomes Child Soldiers International to its membership
Child Soldiers International has joined the membership of BAAG, boosting the current number of full and observer members to 29.
Child Soldiers International was established in 1998 and...
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Read more27 JulChallenging public perceptions of overseas aid: new report
2015 is a pivotal year in global development. Its sees the end of fifteen years of efforts to achieve the Millenium Development Goals, and to agree their successor Sustainable Development Goals...
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Read more25 JunLinda Norgrove Foundation joins BAAG
BAAG’s network is growing. We are delighted to welcome The Linda Norgrove Foundation to our membership.
The...
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Read more02 JunLaunching a new response to natural disasters
Whilst much is reported in the international media about the conflict in Afghanistan, less focus is placed on the often devastating effects of natural disasters. The press will occasionally...
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Read more27 MarReport launch presents civil society recommendations from London Conference
Today we launch the complete report of our Ayenda Conference. ...
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Read more23 Mar10 civil society networks call for action ahead of major Afghan meeting
In a joint statement launched today, Afghan...
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Read more13 MarBAAG welcomes new member Human Rights Watch
The human rights situation in Afghanistan is both worrying and complex. Recent UN reports indicated a 22% rise in civilian casualties in 2014 compared to 2013, with indiscriminate attacks on non-...
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Read more27 JanBAAG launch their Media4Development programme
BAAG are pleased to announce their participation in an exciting new three-year development programme funded by the European Union.
As part of an eight-strong consortium of European NGOs,...
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Read more15 DecAyenda conference reveals a thriving civil society
“We have created a better Afghanistan today and are on the right course to achieving even more.
We are a new democracy but an old civilisation, a poor country but a rich culture, a nation...
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Read more21 NovOngoing commitment needed for Afghanistan
In a letter to BAAG this week from British Prime Minister David Cameron, the...
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Read more27 OctBAAG launch their Getting it Right report on gender programmes
Women’s rights and gender inequity was a key justification for the international intervention in Afghanistan in 2001. In November 2001, Prime Minister Blair’s wife Cherie held a press conference...
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Read more13 OctAfghan civil society reps meet President Ghani
Within a week of being appointed President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai made time to meet with 35 civil society leaders on the 4th October. Inviting them to a...
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Read more07 OctBAAG letter to President Ghani calls on him to expand gains of last decade
Last week saw the historic occasion of the inauguration of the new President for Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, and his CEO Abdullah Abdullah take responsibility for a country that...
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Read more25 SepBAAG welcomes newest Member Friends of Aschiana UK to its growing network
BAAG are delighted to announce Friends of Aschiana UK as its newest Member.
Friends of Aschiana UK was set up in 2002 to...
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Read more16 JulBAAG welcome new members IRC and HealthProm
BAAG are delighted to announce 2 new organisations have been accepted as Members of BAAG.
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Read more25 JunBAAGs latest report reveals imbalanced media coverage of Afghanistan – could this threaten development efforts?
Public opinion of Britain’s role in the Afghanistan campaign is far from positive. In a YouGov poll earlier this year...