Afghanistan Youth

Many millennials in Afghanistan are extraordinarily resilient, even hopeful. “The future of Afghanistan is going to be very bright,” says Zhala Sarmast, 17, a member of groundbreaking women’s cycling group that biked across the country to promote female independence.

oung people have traditionally been at the forefront of social and political movements in societies and, as witnessed during the recent Arab Spring, have also been instrumental in bringing about regime changes through revolutions.

Source: UNFPA On the 18th of January 2015 the Deputy Ministry of Youth Affairs launched the first-ever Afghanistan National Youth Policy. The document was presented as a national program for youth, a governmental commitment to address […]

Source: HBS Mobility has long been a survival strategy for many Afghans during the past decades of conflict and economic uncertainty. This article discusses the impact of a deteriorating security situation, international security transitions, a […]

The 39th public debate GOFTEGU of Armanshahr Foundation in the framework of the Face to Face meetings, entitled “Citizens and the Candidates – The Young and the Provincial Council”, was held at the Allameh Saljuki Hall of Herat on 9 August 2009. This was the third meeting of its kind that Armanshahr Foundation was holding in Herat.

Armanshahr Foundation’s 38th public debate (third year) GOFTEU: A bridge between the elite and the citizens, held at the P.E.N Centre in Kabul, was concerned with the issue of the young people in relation to the government. Most participants were young people.

Invitation for 15th Goftegu Public Debate: Social and psychological challenges faced by the youth