The
National
Congress
of
Afghanistan
Kongerey-e
Melli
Afghanestan
NO MORE WAR!
NO TO
SECRET TALKS WITH THE TALIBAN!
NO TO A TALIBAN ALTERNATIVE!
AFGHANISTAN'S DISINTERGRATION!
YES TO FEDERALISM IN
YES TO
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
Five years after the
fall of the Taliban, the International community and the Military bodies
present in
There is no Military
solution for the Afghan crisis as all foreign troops are historically seen as
occupying forces.
We are well aware
that secret negotiations with the Taliban have been on-going. Different
scenarios have been put forward: either surrendering to the Taliban or
continuing to wage war. To accept the Taliban as an alternative for the entire
country would be equivalent to a catastrophe and encounter armed resistance.
However they cannot be simply wiped off. If the Taliban are to be recognized as
a viable group in their natural regions, this could only be possible in an
organized system allowing for other regions of the country to develop at their
own pace i.e. a federalist system (as in the two neighbouring countries
of Pakistan and India).
The National
Congress of Afghanistan has played a leading role in promoting the following
principles in order to put an end to the cycle of violence in
.
Democratization of
governance and greater regional autonomy through greater participation of
regions and provinces under a Federalist system;
. Official and
immediate recognition of the Durand Line by
. Instauration of a
fully independent, sovereign and self-determining State;
.
An immediate end to
bombings and killings of civilians throughout the country through open, transparent,
accountable and constructive negotiations with all rebel forces including the
Taliban by the Afghanistan people and their representatives
. Total disarmament
and demobilization at the national level including ALL armed groups;
. Instauration of a
mixed economy: a welfare state rendering social services such as free access to
health and education for a population having undergone three decades of war;
. Combating illiteracy
as one of the major priorities of all government action through national
mobilization;
. Active promotion of
women's rights and long-term commitment towards gender equality in law and in
all spheres of political, economic, social and family life;
. Promotion of
Transitional Justice through greater participation of citizens in seeking truth
and justice by the creation of impartial and unanimously respected truth
commissions throughout the country and detailed documentation of past crimes;
.
Restriction on
uncontrolled privatization and in parallel organized promotion of the private
sector in creating large-scale employment opportunities in order to
alleviate poverty;
.
Positioning
.
Instituting
good-neighborly relations with all countries of the region by ensuring that
. Combating opium
cultivation, production and trafficking by building capacity and making
available sustainable subsidies for the agriculture sector;
.
Combating corruption
at all levels of the administrations;
. Development of strong regional and para-regional economic and political relations especially with the European Union and existing regional cooperation mechanisms.
Background
Founded in 2001, the
National Congress of
is a registered
democratic and national party. The party has a strong middle-class, educated
and intellectual popular backing throughout the country. The party participated
in the presidential elections and named Latif Pedram, a well-known writer and
intellectual as its candidate. Despite major discrepancies during the electoral
process the candidate occupied the fifth position among the other 18
presidential candidates. The National Congress has representatives in all 34
provinces of the country and in major European capitals.
The National Congress of Afghanistan
No. 195, Komissariat Nahiya 6, Karte-Seh, Kabul, Afghanistan
Tel. +93 700 180 902 or +93 799 56 62 33
E-mail: nationalcongressafghanistan@gmail.com