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Afghan National Dialogue

National Dialogue Meeting in Hamburg — A Milestone for the Afghan Diasporaنشست «مرکهء ملی» در هامبورگپه هامبورګ کې د ملي مرکې ناسته

Date: 2025-10-04Location: Hamburg, Germany

About the event

On 4 October 2025, Hamburg hosted one of the most significant gatherings of the Afghan diaspora: a National Dialogue (Mili Maraka) meeting attended by more than one hundred prominent academic, cultural, political and social figures, with notable participation of women and youth, marking a turning point in collective efforts to find practical ways out of Afghanistan's crisis.

Participants stressed the need to establish National Dialogue hubs in cities around the world so that the initiative becomes a central address for reflecting the views, demands and concerns of the Afghan nation — structures intended to pave the way for a national jirga abroad that, with the support of the United Nations, could represent a united Afghan voice internationally.

They called for a shared definition of national interests and insisted that these must not be sacrificed to ideologies or personal and group interests, that ethnic quotas should give way to meritocracy and citizenship rights, and that sustained work is needed to build a mindset of national understanding and unity.

A core theme was that citizens' rights and human dignity are the pillars of lasting peace, progress and national unity, and that transitional justice is a precondition for permanent peace and stability — not only a tool of national reconciliation but a way to restore lost dignity and rebuild trust between the people and national institutions.

The meeting also highlighted the active role of women and youth in decision-making and reconstruction, calling for national pressure to restore women's rights — especially the rights to education and work — and for a culture of responsibility to be embedded in society.

At the close, participants agreed to continue the National Dialogue in Hamburg, other world cities and inside Afghanistan, and a volunteer working group of dozens of participants was formed to coordinate the next steps — demonstrating that the Afghan diaspora, with cohesion, collective wisdom and commitment to human values, can play an effective role in shaping Afghanistan's destiny.

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National Dialogue Meeting in Hamburg — A Milestone for the Afghan Diaspora
National Dialogue Meeting in Hamburg — A Milestone for the Afghan Diaspora
National Dialogue Meeting in Hamburg — A Milestone for the Afghan Diaspora
National Dialogue Meeting in Hamburg — A Milestone for the Afghan Diaspora
National Dialogue Meeting in Hamburg — A Milestone for the Afghan Diaspora
National Dialogue Meeting in Hamburg — A Milestone for the Afghan Diaspora