A number of
young people, members of the Jirga and the Secretariat of the Youths and New
Generation Peace Jirga of Baghlan Province conducted a press conference titled
"Concern of the youth of Baghlan about the escalation of the war and the
uncertain condition of the peace talks" in the center of the province on
Tuesday, May 21, 2021.
Ahmad Fawad
Forough Advisor to the Advisory Board, Abdullah Qhaderi Political Advisor,
Ariana Parsi Chairwoman of the Media Committee, Mohammad Alam Barakzai, Deputy
Chairman of the Media Committee, and Amina Wardak, Member of the Media
Committee of the Provincial Secretariat Spoke on behalf of others and expressed
their opinions and concerns about the escalation of violence in the country and
the uncertain situation of the peace process.
The Resolution
of the Conference
We, a group of
young people, members of the Jirga and the Secretariat of the Youths and New
Generation peace Jirga of the Baghlan province, expressed our concerned over
the intensifying the war and violence and we also expresses our concern about
the uncertainty of the peace talks and call for the following:
1. To end the war and
conclude peace talks, the Taliban must return to the negotiating table and
resolve their differences through dialogue and negotiations;
2. Both sides
should seize the opportunity to end the current war;
3. We call on
the Taliban to declare a ceasefire as soon as possible in order to build trust
between the two sides;
4. The parties
to the negotiations must give up their personal and group interests and take
priority in to the voice of the people for peace;
5. In order to
ensure peace and the inclusion of peace agreements, young people and women must
be present and be involved;
6. We call on both sides
(the government and Taliban) to be flexible in peace negotiations;
7. We call on
the Government and the Taliban to prevent targeted killings of journalists,
civil society activists and religion scholars;
8. We call on
the neighboring countries and the region to cooperate with the people of Afghanistan
to conclude the Afghan Peace Process.
Kind regards
Media and
Spokesperson Office of YCGP
The Provincial Secretariat
of Baghlan Youths and New Generation Peace Jirga
May 4, 2021 /
14 of Sawr, 1400