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Read more12 DecAfghanistan in November 2019; Key News
Peace
On 29th, President Trump made his first visit to Afghanistan to celebrate Thanksgiving with American soldiers. He confirmed that his government has resumed talks with...
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Read more10 NovAfghanistan in October 2019; Key News
Peace
On the 20th, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Afghanistan in a bid to bring talks with the Taliban back on track after President Donald Trump...
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Read more08 OctAfghanistan in September 2019; Key News
Talks
Hope for a settlement with the Taliban rose and fell in September. On the 7th, President Trump announced in a tweet that he had scrapped a secretly arranged meeting...
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Read more11 SepAfghanistan in July & August 2019; Key News
Afghanistan in July and August 2019
Talks
The Americans and the Taliban held two more rounds of direct talks in Doha in July and...
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Read more05 SepAfghan Civil Society Organisations' open letter to the US Congress
Open Letter of Civil Society Joint Working Group (CS_JWG)
To Congress of United State of America
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Read more15 JulAfghanistan in June 2019; Key News
Peace
In June Afghans celebrated the religious festival of Eid, amidst dwindling hopes for a ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Last year at this time...
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Read more06 JunAfghanistan in May 2019; Key News
Peace & Politics
The Afghan government organised a five-day Peace Loya Jirga, a national convention of some 3,200 religious leaders, politicians and representatives...
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Read more27 Mar'The Afghan Tragedy', Jan 1988 - What has changed and what hasn't in the last 30 years in Afghanistan?
In 1988, the British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (then the British Refugee Council) published one of the first reports on the situation in Afghanistan. The '...
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Read more26 FebCivil Society input into the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan - Report 2019
The British and Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG) is pleased to present the summary report on 'Civil Society input into the Geneva Conference on...
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Read more11 FebAfghanistan in January 2019; Key News
Peace
January saw a growing momentum in American diplomatic efforts for peace amid growing scepticism. US Special Envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad held a six...
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Read more05 FebAfghan & International Civil Society Synthesis Paper - GCA 2018.
BAAG is pleased to present the Afghan and International Civil Society Synthesis paper. This paper summarises the key views and recommendations made by Afghan and international civil society...
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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 more07 Dec
Civil Society Position Paper - Geneva Conference on Afghanistan 2018
On the 28th November the 13th high-...
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Read more07 DecStatement of Civil Society at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan
On the 28th November the 13th high-level international...
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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 more12 OctGeneva Conference on Afghanistan 2018 Announcement - INGO Civil Society Applications
Applications are no longer being accepted as the deadline was 22nd October 2018.
In November 2018 the UN and Afghan...
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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 more09 JulAfghanistan in June 2018; Key news
Peace
For the first time in the nearly seventeen years of the Taliban’s war against the Afghan government, Afghans experienced a...
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Read more04 JunAfghanistan in May 2018; Key News
Peace
On the 14th, a Helmand peace convoy began its journey to Kabul by foot. They were warmly welcomed by residents in Qandahar and Zabul and some joined them. The convoy’...
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Read more03 MayAfghanistan in April 2018; Key News
Peace
The public peace campaign in Helmand gained momentum at the beginning of this month and citizens in many other provinces supported it. New peace camps were set up in...
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Read more05 AprAfghanistan in March 2018
Afghanistan in March 2018
Peace
Insecurity in Helmand this month sparked an unprecedented...