Afghanistan

The Afghanistan: Pathways to Peace (Pathways) process is The views expressed in this paper are the views of the au- supported by an international consortium of organizations thors and the Pathways International Steering Committee; working for peace and reconciliation, including: the National they do not necessarily represent the views of the participat- ing organizations. [...] It is crucial that peace nizations working in conflict prevention, which led to the processes allow for the participation of all major sectors of a establishment of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of society, and address fears, interests and grievances related to Armed Conflict (GPPAC). [...] The need to reach out beyond armed actors and to include civil society in peacebuilding and conflict prevention has Some of the most successful peace processes have included been recognized as a determinant of success for a peace mechanisms to allow for broad-based participation in the process.4. [...] The event underscored the participants’ desire for National peace conference Core values A national civil society peace conference, A Common Voice for The conference generated a consensus on a set of core values Peace and Reconciliation, was held in Kabul in April 2010 and around which peace should be built: brought together 160 participants from across the coun- try and from a wide range of organ [...] As a result, there is a lack of understanding of the suffer- ing of others and a tendency for each ethnic group to blame In addition to teaching peace values and skills to the new the others for the victimization it feels it has suffered.