Afghan Peace & Development Network

We provide a network to connect Afghans & non-Afghans alike. Prev. involved in #AfghanPeaceProcess & now supporting efforts for a peaceful & prosperous AFG.

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

As the winter season approaches, it brings with it not only the promise of snowflakes & festive cheer, but a grim reminder of the harsh challenges that many Afghan families face.

Click 📸 below & get to know their stories. And how winter can impose an extra hardship for them.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

More than 70,000 undocumented Afghans have returned home in recent weeks to meet a Wednesday eviction deadline ordered by the Pakistani government.

"I’m starting again from zero," said one man who fled Afghanistan four decades ago.
https://t.co/kRbb19tLKU

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, including many who have lived there for years, have been caught up in a major deportation drive.

Recently, thousands of refugees returned home to an unexpected welcome. https://t.co/6D4fEJnrcp

[Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov @RamizAlakbarov]

Please follow us for the latest updates on the situation&response, teams are on grounds delivering first aid in affected areas in Paktika, Giyan and Barmal. More help is being mobilized

[Elise Blanchard @eliseblchrd]

"Awkwardly armed with notebooks and pens, most of the fighters turned policemen have never been in a classroom before"
Now they are learning about human rights.
My last for @guardian on @genevacall's work in #Afghanistan, w great insights from @a_a_jackson
https://t.co/YLhP6shEUk

[Paktیawal @Paktyaw4l]

deadline.Tribal elders & scholars persuaded Taliban to stick to the Doha agreement. Greatly thankful to ppl, who supported these efforts & worked tirelessly for peace & progress in Afghanistan. We will keep working for it, anyone interested join & support us in our endeavor.(4/4)

[Paktیawal @Paktyaw4l]

that bothsides keep adhering to it. At the height of the Biden admin vs Taliban fallout. We made uttermost efforts to keep the sides on the table, to uphold the promises made in the agreement & pushed for continued intra-Afghan talks. Biden admin scrapped the May 1st…+(3/4)

[Paktیawal @Paktyaw4l]

Reached out to influential personalities like intellectuals, scholars, former officials & tribal elders on varying sides, especially independent ppl, but also to team of @realZalmayMK @StateDept to keep the Doha agreement after its signing alive &…+(2/4)

[Paktیawal @Paktyaw4l]

Declassified:
As part of the @APDNetwork a team of us supported the Doha talks between the varying sides to keep engaging & find common grounds, especially during the intra-Afghan talks & also during the U.S. elections & take over by @POTUS @JoeBiden…+(1/4)

[Afghan Peace & Development Network @APDNetwork]

Afghan Peace & Development Network fully support @stopafghanwar initiative.

For more than 4 decades, Afghans have been victims of the continued violence and war. It is the time to #StopAfghanWar

[Pajhwok Afghan News @pajhwok]

A nationwide campaign of #StopAfghanWar has started in Afghanistan by social activists—asking for immediate end to the war and bloodshed in the country.

[Paktیawal @Paktyaw4l]

At @APDNetwork will be working hard to return & keep Afghan sides on the negotiations table & seek an immediate end to the indiscriminate & deliberate violence, which has been taking Afghan lives. The senseless killings must be investigated & brought to a just end. @RahimLaghmani

[Paktیawal @Paktyaw4l]

ON CEASEFIRE:
Afghanistan & the world have been demanding ceasefire from both the Govt & Taliban to stop fighting and bring an end to the high level of violence. Expecting a longer (lasting) ceasefire once foreign forces depart & intra-Afghan talks enter key negotiations points.

[Afghan Peace & Development Network @APDNetwork]

We will always support negotiations and again call on the varying sides to continue the talks in Doha. And on international actors to support the Afghan Peace Process to reach a durable, just and dignified peace for the people of Afghanistan. (2/2)

[Afghan Peace & Development Network @APDNetwork]

We at the APDN have reached out to regional and international experts on Afghanistan to keep the peace talks and the negotiations on track. We want to make sure that all sides stay on the table and not return to all-out war. (1/2)

[Zakir Jalaly - ذاکر جلالي @zakirjalaly]

1/2
The long-awaited intra-Afghan talks finally kicked off on Jan 5 in Doha. Since then, there is no concrete progress. None of the parties have come up with a real solution for the conflict. A dumb atmosphere is ruling. Talks are stuck in a deadlock.

[Zakir Jalaly - ذاکر جلالي @zakirjalaly]

2/2
The role of third party/mediators is taking momentum. This is the time for Qatar or any other player to step in and try to rescue the historical opportunity. Sadly, we don’t have the example of successful negotiations in our history.
@BARAKAT_Sultan
@US4AfghanPeace

[Paktیawal @Paktyaw4l]

This man lost his entire family in the U.S.-backed government airstrikes outside Lashkargah in #Helmand province. Out of shock he neither couldn’t speak nor move for hours, first responders collected body parts of the victims, all civilians. There are 10 casualties confirmed.

[Emran Feroz @Emran_Feroz]

While Afghans are killed every day, peace talks in Doha make a Christmas break.

[Rahim لغماني @RahimLaghmani]

How long will such massacre continue?

While Afghans are desperate for #peace🕊both negotiating teams agreed on a break of 20 days 😕

This is absolutely unwise decision, the nation expect them to work around the clock to resolve the conflict & save the life of innocent victims.

[Afghan Peace & Development Network @APDNetwork]

A good step towards peace...