Reconciliation and Social Healing in Afghanistan

Heela Najibullah analyzes the Afghan reconciliation processes through the lenses of transrational peace philosophy and Elicitive Conflict Transformation. The research highlights two Afghan governments reconciliation processes in 1986 and 2010 and underlines the political events that shaped the 1986 National Reconciliation Policy, drawing lessons for future processes. The author points out the historical and geopolitical patterns indicating regional and global stakeholders involvement in Afghan politics. Social healing through a middle-out approach is the missing and yet crucial component to achieve sustainable reconciliation in Afghanistan

Study in the Field of Peacebuilding, Reconciliation and Conflict Transformation Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Auteur

Heela Najibullah is a peace researcher from the MA program in, Peace, Development, Security and International Conflict Transformation at the University of Innsbruck, a humanitarian worker in the field of forced migration who intends to start her PhD project soon.

Contenu

Contextualization of Afghan Politics.- Analysis of Reconciliation through the Pyramid of Peace Actors.- National Reconciliation: 19861992.- Afghan Peace and Reintegration Program.- Social Healing: The Missing Component.- Geneva Accords 1988 and UN Five Point Peace Plan For Afghanistan.