Afghanistan Report 2009 - Isaf - Nato

Afghanistan Report 2009
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Delivered through an
Integrated Approach
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Government
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Afghanistan
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ISAF
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CSTC-A
Tagab DISTRICT stabilisation initiative
On 20 January 2009, UNAMA, ISAF, CSTC-A
and Afghan government agencies agreed to
develop an Integrated District Stabilization Plan
targeting action districts. Socio-economic, security,
and governance profiles of these districts are
being prepared, with the profile of Tagab already
completed.
Tagab District in Kapisa Province has historically
been divided between north and south. The South
is further internally divided and harbours a number
of long-standing disputes.
The Tagab Stabilisation Initiative was initiated
by the UNAMA Central Region Field office and
involved the organisation of a Peace Jirga.
The Jirga launched ASOP and paved the way
for local reconciliation and the establishment of
a well-balanced district shura, which will merge
the 4 existing shuras and will then be used as a
platform for negociations and reconciliation.
So far, the initiative has been successful in its initial
phase (consultations, consensus, negotiations)
and the disagreement over the issue of “super”
shura leadership has been resolved with a
rotating leadership structure. (Source: UNAMA
presentation)
Shuras are fora for consultations among elders and play an important role in Afghan society.
They are the basis for implementing representative democracy.
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