State Ministry for Peace Affairs, officially known as State Ministry for Peace (SMP) was an Afghan government ministry responsible for

peace process A peace process is the set of political sociology, sociopolitical negotiations, agreements and actions that aim to solve a specific armed conflict. Definitions Prior to an armed conflict occurring, peace processes can include the prevention of ...

focused on to end ongoing wars in Afghanistan diplomatically. Founded in July 2019 by the

government of Afghanistan The government of Afghanistan, officially called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the central government of Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان ...

, it advocated peace

negotiation Negotiation is a dialogue between two or more people or parties to reach the desired outcome regarding one or more issues of conflict. It is an interaction between entities who aspire to agree on matters of mutual interest. The agreement c ...

s and future political stability in the country. SMP ministry was tasked with various drivers such as monitoring

Afghanistan conflict War in Afghanistan, Afghan war, or Afghan civil war may refer to: *Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BC – 327 BC) *Muslim conquests of Afghanistan (637–709) *Conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire (13th century), see al ...

and carrying negotiations with those individuals, groups and organisations involving Afghan war and

Taliban insurgency {{Infobox military conflict , partof = the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the Afghanistan conflict , image = 2021 Taliban Offensive.png , image_size = 300px , caption = Map of the 2021 Taliban o ...

in particular. It also worked with

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

United States Agency for International Development The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 bi ...

, and

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...

for economic development in the country. It is engaged in community development programmes through various platforms such as

Community Development Council The Community Development Council (CDC; ms, Majlis Pembangunan Masyarakat; zh, 社区发展理事会; ta, சமூக மேம்பாட்டு மன்றம்) is a government-led programme to organise grassroot organisations and comm ...

s and citizen charter program to achieve pre-determined goals focused on economic, community and peace development. Following the fall of Kabul and the reinstatement of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Ministry was disbanded on 26 December 2021.

History

Prior to SMP, the peace process was tasked to

Afghan High Peace Council , native_name_a = , native_name_r = , type = Peace movement , seal = , seal_size = , seal_caption = , seal_alt = , logo = , logo_size ...

that worked for over ten years from 2010 until it was dissolved in 2019 following SMP's formation. Consisting of 21 members of negotiating team within the ministry, including five women, it represented Afghan government diplomatically while opponents members represents

Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalist, m ...

under peace deal signed by the US and Taliban. Following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the Ministry was disbanded by the new

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

on 26 December 2021.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://smp.gov.af/en Government ministries of Afghanistan Peace processes War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 2019 establishments in Afghanistan Government agencies of Afghanistan 2019 in Afghanistan