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06 Jun
Afghanistan in April 2022 - Key News
Politics
The Taliban issued a ban on opium poppy cultivation on 3rd April 2022 [...
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24 May
British and Irish agencies in Afghanistan respond to new FAC report around UK withdrawal
London, UK, 24 May 2022 - As a new report from the Foreign Affairs Committee looks at “systemic failures” around the withdrawal of Afghanistan, a group of leading...
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21 Apr
“Don’t punish Afghan women and girls twice over": BAAG Statement on World Bank Spring Meetings 2022
BAAG Statement on World Bank Spring Meetings and sustaining support for Afghanistan and civil society’s role in ensuring aid effectiveness
As major donor governments and...
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07 Apr
Afghanistan in March 2022 - Key News
Politics
The third Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan was held in Tunxi, Anhui Province in China on 31 March...
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31 Dec
Afghanistan in December 2021 - Key News
Politics
Hundreds of Afghans took to the streets of Kabul leading...
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09 Sep
As Afghan refugees arrive in the UK, what can you do to help?
Charities need clothing, baby items, smartphones and cash donations, plus spare rooms or your time.
About 10,000 Afghans are forecast to be flown to the UK this year for...
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31 Aug
Afghanistan Update; United Kingdom
Dear Colleagues,
AFGHANISTAN UPDATEThe developments in Afghanistan over the last few weeks have been extremely difficult to witness. We know many of you, like thousands of people...
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17 Aug
UK civil society groups urge government not to abandon Afghan people
In a letter sent to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, members of the...
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24 May
The Afghanistan Society
The Afghanistan Society is holding its AGM on Thursday 3rd June at 6.00-7.30pm (BST). After the Annual General Meeting, at around 6.15pm, we will move on to a wonderful Poetry Reading. Shirazuddin...
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20 May
Afghanistan in April 2021; Key News
Peace and Politics
The peace conference arranged by Turkey, Qatar and the United Nations which was set to be hosted in Istanbul, Turkey was postponed because of Taliban’s...
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19 Apr
Afghanistan in March 2021; Key News
Peace and Politics
On 19th March, a conference on the Afghanistan peace process was held in Moscow at which Russia, the United States, China, and Pakistan released a joint...
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31 Mar
Urgent Demand for Inclusion in the “Accelerated Afghan Peace Talks”
Afghan society including civil society organisations, community leaders, religious scholars, youth, women activists and networks, victims, professional organisations, religious scholars, Tribal/...
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17 Mar
Afghanistan in December 2020 and January 2021; Key News
Peace and Politics
On 15th December, Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the USA met with Taliban negotiators...
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10 Mar
Afghanistan in February 2021; Key News
Peace and politics
Nearly one year after the agreement that the US signed with the Taliban aiming for a reduction in violence and withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan...
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05 Mar
Invitation to online event - International Women's Day 2021 hosted by ACBAR
Happy International Women's Day 2021
Join us Monday 8 March at 14:30-16:00 Kabul Time
(10:00-11:30GMT, 11:00-12:30 CET)
A Celebration of Afghan Women and...
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29 Dec
Comic about Afghan policewoman
A graphic story by Cristina Durán - Miguel Á. Giner Bou and Oxfam
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This graphic story...
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10 Dec
Afghanistan in November 2020; Key News
Peace and Politics
A report by the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan has revealed that Australian special forces had killed 39 people in...
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24 Nov
Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland
Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland
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24 Nov
Deborah Lyons, UNAMA
Deborah Lyons, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA)
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24 Nov
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Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland,
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09 Nov
Afghanistan in October 2020; Key News
Peace and Politics
UNAMA reported that peace talks in Doha have had no...
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06 Nov
Afghanistan in September 2020; Key News
Peace and Politics
Amid intra-Afghan peace talks and intensifying violence, Abdullah Abdullah, chairperson of Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) visited...
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30 Sep
A House Divided
Can Afghan Elites resolve their differences in the pursuit of peace?
This report has highlighted that reaching peace in Afghanistan means addressing some of the many...
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16 Sep
2020 Afghanistan Conference and the path to peace, prosperity and self-reliance
The 2020 Afghanistan Conference scheduled for 23-24 November 2020 in Geneva is a milestone event in Afghanistan’s journey to peace, prosperity and self-reliance.
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15 Sep
Because She Matters: Ensuring women’s meaningful participation in peacebuilding in Afghanistan
Since the fall of the Taliban government, women in Afghanistan have made valuable strides in pushing for their rights and for their voices to be heard. Despite political rhetoric on inclusivity...