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From 11 to 16 November 2019, a high-ranking Afghan delegation participated in the KAS Afghan-European Security Dialogue 2019 in Brussels, Berlin and Hamburg. Among the delegation members were members from government, National Security Council, parliament, civil society, think tanks, and media. The delegation visited the NATO HQ and the European External Action Service in Brussels, the Chancellery, Berghof Foundation and the parliament in Berlin, as well as the Academy of the Federal Armed Forces and editorial HQ of Der Spiegel in Hamburg.
The Afghan-European Security Dialogue brought together Afghan and European experts and political decision-makers to discuss the current developments, stakes and interests, as well as future scenarios in the Afghan peace process. The following main questions were addressed.
- What political scenarios lie ahead in Afghanistan?
- What are the various Afghan and regional stakes and interests in the peace process?
- How can potential “losers” or “spoilers of the peace process be engaged?
- Where do current security discourses in Afghanistan and EU/Germany match or diverge
Participants of the KAS Security Dialogue:
1. H.E. Hosna Jalil
Deputy Minister of Interior
2. Mr. Ahmad Javid
Senior Advisor, National Security Council (NSC)
3. MP Shinkai Karokhail
Member of Parliament (Wolesi Jirga)
4. Mr. Intizar Khadim
Political Analyst & Media commentator, Mashal University
5. H.E. Ahmad Nader Nadery
Chair of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC);
Senior Presidential Advisor
6. Senator Dr. Gulalei Nur
Member of Parliament (Meshrano Jirga)
7. Mr. Mushtaq Rahim
Founder & Director, Afghanistan Affairs Unit (AAU)
8. Mr. Waliullah Rahmani
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Khabarnama
9. Ms. Hassina Syed
President, National Organization for Women in Afghanistan
10. Mr. Abdul Waheed Wafa
CEO, Afghanistan Center at Kabul University (ACKU)
11. Ms. Asila Wardak
Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
