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Read more12 JanAfghanistan in December 2018; Key News
Peace
December was another month of ups and downs for peace efforts. To shore up political support at home, on the 11th, President Ghani formed the High Advisory Board for...
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Read more07 JanAfghanistan in November 2018; Key News
Peace & Politics
President Ashraf Ghani announced an updated peace plan at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, co-hosted by the Afghan government and the UN on 27-28...
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Read more06 DecReturns & Displacement - BAAG Policy Position Paper 2018
BAAG is pleased to present its autumn 2018 Policy Position Paper on...
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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 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 more01 AprAfghanistan in March 2015: BAAG's review of the news
Afghanistan in March 2015
Politics
After a brief hiatus, March saw a buzzing political scene as the current Afghan...
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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 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 more01 AprGetting It Right Gender conference highlights ways forward for Afghan women
For 4 days last week, BAAG discussed women’s rights and gender issues with some of the most experienced experts from Afghanistan and Europe. We have been delighted to host...
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Read more20 MarBAAG prepare to welcome Afghan gender specialists for critical conference
BAAG have invited 4 prominent Afghans to join them in London next week for a 2-day conference and a selection of key meetings.
Soraya Sobrang, Najila Ayubi, Belquis Ahmadi and Shaheer...
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Read more20 FebThe highs and lows in Afghanistan’s ongoing campaign for women’s rights
For the last 2 weeks, women’s rights in Afghanistan have featured heavily in the international media. Primarily this focused on the Afghan parliament’s passing of a controversial article in the...