A number of
young people, members of the Jirga and the Secretariat of the New Generation
Peace Jirga and the youth of Herat province under a press conference “Negotiation;
The way to peace" was held on Tuesday, 18 of Sawr, 1400 according to May
8, 2021 with the presence of the media, university professors, civil activists and
the officials of the institutions.
Arash Basharyar,
Chairman of the Provincial Secretariat of the New Generation and Youth Peace
Jirga of Herat Province on continuing peace activities at the request of the
members of the Jirga and the concerns of the youth of Herat, they spoke about
the escalation of the war in the country and the responsibility of the youth.
Layal Amiri,
Deputy Secretary, and Abdullah Shahid Zadah, Legal Advisor to the Herat
Provincial Secretariat, spoke about the demands and concerns of people in the
peace process. Aziz Ahmad Azizi, Press Advisor, and Aziz Ahmad Karimi in charge
of the Secretariat Evaluation Committee the Provincial Jirga called for a
ceasefire and an end to the war through negotiations.
Professor
Bashir Tariq in charge of the Advisory Board on the religious status of peace
and the illegitimacy of the current war in the country, Sediqha Nazari, Head of
the Media Committee and Spokesperson of the Secretariat on the Role of Youth in
the Peace Process, Mashaeb Amirian, Deputy of the Committee Communications and
Abdul Wahid Mofaker, Member of the Media Committee spoke about the increasing
the offensive, ending the current war and resolving the current crisis through
political dialogue and understanding.
Firuz
Ahmad Behzad stressed the need to reduce tensions and bring the IMT back to the
negotiating table. In the end, Gholam Rasool, the Secretariat of the Herat
Provincial Jirga read out the final resolution of the meeting, which is as
follows:
Statements of the Conference
The Secretariat
of the Provincial Peace Jirga of the Herat conducted a press conference
regarding peace process with the participation of hundreds of young people.
We are a group
of young people, members of the Jirga and the Secretariat of the Youth and New
Generation Peace Jirga of Herat are concerned about peace talks and the
escalation of war across the country. For this purpose the press conference
entitled "Negotiation; The way to peace" Hold, expressing their
wishes and concerns in the process, stated the following:
1. History has
shown to all that no one in Afghanistan has been able to gain power by force. So,
for this reason, we, the youth, want the war engaged parties to do not miss
this golden opportunity and return to the negotiating table;
2. The current
violence in the country has caused great damage to the peace talks. We want from
the involved sides in the war, to declare a nationwide ceasefire in the country
on the days of Eid-ul-Fitr;
3. Our request
to the parties involved is to attend in the Istanbul summit and to end the war
through dialogue and political agreements;
4. We call on
the International Community, especially the US, not to put Afghanistan alone in
a critical situation and encourage different groups to attend in the Istanbul
summit;
5. As foreign
troops leave Afghanistan, there is no justification for continuing the war in
Afghanistan, so the parties involved, especially the Taliban to stop the war
and use the opportunity;
6. We condemn
misuse of the peace process by the Taliban and increase the offensive in the
districts of the Herat province and overall country. Only Afghans and our dear
country are the victims of this war;
7. The International
Community and the UN must support the people of Afghanistan during and after
peace negotiations;
8. Once again,
we call on the parties involved to observe and respect the religious minorities,
human rights and religious, linguistic and ethnic differences of the Afghan
people and lead the people of Afghanistan towards a safe life.
Kind regards
Media and
Spokesperson Office of YCGP
Secretariat of the Provincial Peace Jirga of the New Generation and Youth of Herat Province
May 8, 2021 / 18 of Sawr, 1400