Background
Afghanistan has undergone many changes in the last half century.
These changes on the shapes of coups, aggression and occupation, the crisis of
legitimacy, the imposition of Eastern and Western political systems and
ideologies, and un-formation of comprehensive and stable political system; has
always been burning the fire of war and conflicts.
The flame of this long war has lasted for more than half a century,
and in this ongoing war, millions of Afghans have been displaced, immigrated,
martyred and wounded. After few decades of conflict, the loophole for lasting
peace in the country which emerged, has also failed, and the Afghan people’s
dream for a country wide peace and lasting stability has not materialized.
Meanwhile, the New Generation and Youths of Afghanistan have
suffered the most from instability, system inconstancy and political
changes of the recent few decades.
Inexistence of consensus and lack of formation of purposeful movements of the New Generation and Youths on the one hand, and lack of authority and meaningful role in political decisions on the other hand; have made youths the main victims of the ongoing conflict in the country.
Therefore, after 2005, a group of the New Generation and Youths of Afghanistan took steps to create coordination and convergence among New Generation and Youths, to advocate for strengthened and lasting peace and stability in the country with a non-violent approach in the form of civil and social activities.
Over the time, and by understanding the political situation and conditions in the country, these movements have expanded from activities in the form of civil institutions to national program-oriented movements and activities and have marked the important activities:
Afghanistan’s Successful Youth Association
Year 2005
Afghanistan’s Successful Youth
Association was one of the first youth movements which was established on 2005
in Kabul to institutionalize in civil and political arena. After holding dozens
of conferences and summits, to start wider activities, the Afghanistan’s Youths
Institutions Coordination Council was established for the purpose of creating
cohesion and coordination among the youths.
Afghanistan’s Youths Institutions Coordination Council;
Year 2008
Afghanistan’s Youths Institutions
Coordination Council consisting of 25 active civil institutions was established
on 2008 for the purpose of advocating and asserting the youths’ rights, and
continued its civil activities.
Afghanistan’s Youths Institutions
Coordination Council in continuation of its activities and to unify the voices,
advocating for the New Generation and creating a strong and coherent national
center, created Afghanistan’s Youths National Coordination Center
Afghanistan’s Youth National Coordination Center
Year 2010
Afghanistan’s Youth National Coordination Center was established on
2010. This center raised the common voices of Afghan youths in capital and
provinces and got able to gather educated and active youths in one center. This
center achieved significant success in Youths arena by holding dozens of
summits, conferences and national and historic activities. To name a few, we
can mention The Afghanistan’s Youth National Conference and The Afghanistan’s
Youths National Peace Jirga.
These youth movements were for the purpose of institutionalization
in the civil-political areas which were established to create cohesion,
coordination, advocacy, and the realization of the youth rights, and held
dozens of national and historical summits, conferences, and activities,
including the Afghanistan’s Youths National Conference and the Afghanistan’s
Youth National Peace Jirga, and made the subsequent movements more orderly and
meaningful.
The Afghanistan’s Youth National Conference
Year 2011
The Afghanistan’s Youth National Conference was held in 2011 for
putting efforts to consolidate stability, participate in decision-makings and
discussing on important national issues with the participation of hundreds of
youths from 34 provinces. The former Afghan President; Hamid Karzai also
participated in the conference inauguration meeting.
The participants of this conference shared their views and
suggestions on the process of reconciliation, consolidating stability, ensuring
justice, good governance, the rule of law, the principle of transparency and
accountability, balanced development, to fight against narcotics, creating
employment opportunities for youths, and youth participation in decision-making
through a 20-article resolution with the people, the government of the time and
international institutions.
The Afghanistan’s Youths National Peace Jirga
Year 2012
The Afghanistan’s Youth National Conference was held in 2011 for
putting efforts to consolidate stability, participate in decision-makings and
discussing on important national issues with the participation of hundreds of
youths from 34 provinces. The former Afghan President; Hamid Karzai also
participated in the conference inauguration meeting.
The participants of this conference shared their views and
suggestions on the process of reconciliation, consolidating stability, ensuring
justice, good governance, the rule of law, the principle of transparency and
accountability, balanced development, to fight against narcotics, creating
employment opportunities for youths, and youth participation in decision-making
through a 20-article resolution with the people, the government of the time and
international institutions.
The Reform and Change Network
Year 2012
After the Afghanistan’s Youths National Peace Jirga; Interim and
elected chairpersons, majority of the Administrative Board and the Secretariat
members of assembling the Jirga members, some of heads, deputies and
secretaries of twenty committees and a number of independent civil society
organizations, established the Reform and Change Network for the purpose of
continuing advocacy movements, creating a common and effective platform for
youths and pursuing national and vital goals in Afghanistan.
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The Reform and Change Network
with a Civil - Political approach, responsible spirit and transitional
structure was established in Kabul on September 11, 2012 with the mission of "Transformation
of Political Management to the New and Young Generation”.
The Reform and Change Network so
far has gone through five rounds of work in a selective manner and with civil
activities and advocacies and by holding summits, conferences and gatherings in
the fields of consolidating country-wide peace, peaceful life, citizens' access
to fundamental rights, and the realization of the lawful government, and responsible
and responsive governance has made a lot of efforts. The activities and
advocacies of the Reform and Change Network continues to be committed for
achieving long-term goals, for the purpose of achieving a stable and prosperous
Afghanistan.
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Contact Group for Peace
Year 2021
Finally, a collective of the New
Generation and Youth activists, a number of youth-oriented civil-political
institutions and movements by understanding the current situation and the
serious and effective needs of establishing a stable system and ensuring
lasting peace and stability in the country, launched the Youth Contact Group
for Peace (Based on consultation and decision of the leadership and colleagues
of the Contact Group and Youth and New Generation Peace Jirga, after the
political and military transformation of August 15, 2021 was shortened to
"Contact Group for Peace") and the New Generation and Youths Peace
Jirga - one of the largest peace advocacy movements and programs.
The Contact Group as a national
peace advocacy movement, independent and not affiliated with individuals or
political groups, consisting of new generation and youth activists, established
on August, 2019 to create and strengthen the inclusive address of the new
generation and youth, advocacy to ensure lasting peace and stability in the
country, agreement through dialogue and political solutions, strengthening the
position and political participation of women, referring to the votes and
demands of the people, maintaining the democratic process and gaining political
power through elections, and supporting a constitution in which the rights of
all citizens are preserved.