Peace
Agreement, Concerns and Demands of the New Generation
The Youth
Contact Group for Peace as the Afghanistan Youths and New Generation inclusive
movement with cooperation of dozens of youths – oriented institutions and
representatives of the Afghanistan’ youths and new generation was established
on August 22, 2019. The contact group has put efforts for achieving permanent
and country wide peace, and supporting of peace talks and negotiations in
Afghanistan, and has consulted with thousands of youths in capital and
provinces of the country.
We, a
collective of youths-oriented institutions, new generation activists, and the
contact group for peace appreciate the talks and negotiations which leads to a
permanent peace and ending of war in Afghanistan. To speed up the peace
process, we call for followings to be happen:
1. While
we appreciate the signing of peace agreement between Islamic Movement of
Taliban and United States of America, we call for a serious discussion and
agreement on some of this agreement’s issue in Intra-Afghan talks.
2. We
seriously call on the Taliban Movement to end the hatred literature and
unwanted war. In a war which the people
of Afghanistan are giving martyrs and wounded, no side is the winner.
Therefore, after US peace agreement with the Taliban, any military operation
against Afghanistan’s security and defense forces by the Taliban are
unforgivable crime.
3. We
call on the government leadership and the president himself that for creating
the spirit of brotherhood and sense of cooperation, prevent the literature
which harms the peace and negotiation process.
4. Establishing
an immediate ceasefire and starting of Intra – Afghan Talks: We call on defense
and security forces, as well as the Taliban Movement to stop fratricide and let
the Intra – Afghan talks to start and reach to a positive conclusion. At the
same time, we call on the conflict sides (Afghanistan Government and Taliban
Movement) to stop any kind of attack against each other, and put efforts for
creating the reconciliation atmosphere and ensuring lasting peace.
5. Organizing
an inclusive Loya Jirga for the purpose of legitimizing the peace agreements at
the national level. Also, organizing an International Conference in one of the
impartial countries for the purpose of guaranteeing peace and ending of war in
the country, at the international level.
6. Maintaining
the Islamic Republic system, supporting the constitution and amending on it by
an inclusive Loya Jirga.
7. Creating an inclusive delegation for Intra-Afghan
Talks: We call on the Afghanistan Government that for the purpose
of starting the Intra-Afghan Talks, create an inclusive delegation which
represent the prominent political movements inside and outside of the government in which
the representatives of youths and new generation of Afghanistan have a
meaningful role. We call on the Afghanistan Government, Taliban Movement and
International Community led by the US that beside meaningful participation of
the new generation in peace talks, give them the right of these talks
monitoring. It is worth stating that the Jihadi Parties and their affiliated
people, examined technocrats and government employees are not our (New
Generation) representatives and they cannot represent us.
8. Preserving
and supporting the armed forces of Afghanistan (National Army, National Police
and National Security), and laying the ground work for general disarmament
through a specific mechanism.
9. Supporting
the responsible withdrawal of foreign forces, and also continuation of
cooperations, friendly and strategic relations with the United States of
America, International Community, and International Institutions based on a new
definition and according to the decision and approval of the inclusive Loya
Jirga.
10. We
share our immense gratitude with all the friend countries and allies of
Afghanistan who are trying for achieving peace in Afghanistan. The people of
Afghanistan want friendly relations with neighboring countries based on mutual
interests. However, we never give the right of interfering in peace process to
anyone. The past experiences have proved for us that Pakistan has never been
honest with us, and does not want real peace in Afghanistan. Therefore, we
seriously call on the Pakistan government, especially their external policy
system to not interfere in our internal issues.
11. The
Release of Taliban Movement Prisoners based on a logical and calculated plan: The
release of Taliban prisoners has created concerns for the Afghanistan people. Therefore,
we call on the Afghanistan Government and United States of America to create
and implement a rational and measured mechanism for releasing the Taliban
prisoners for the purpose of establishing trust atmosphere and sense of
cooperation. So that the release of these prisoners does not lead to the
escalation and continuation of war in the country, but lead to the
reconciliation and establishment of brotherhood and peaceful atmosphere.
12. Issuance
of resolution by United Nation Security Council for the purpose of supporting
the women’s right to education, women’s rights to work, active engagement of
women, youths and new generation in political, civil, social, economic and
military fields.
Best Regards
A collective of
Youths-Oriented Movements and the Youth Contact Group for Peace
Press
Conference – Kabul – Afghanistan
March 3, 2020
