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Bakhtiar

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2018-09-17
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2018-09-17
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  1. “We fear that because of various challenges the elections will trigger nationwide unrest. The Council has a key role in keeping our Government focused on national priorities, including holding acceptable elections, fighting corruption and supporting our security forces in their tough fight. Let me say by way of conclusion that I drafted my speech on 9/11, but in 2018. This brought to mind the terrorists' most heinous attack on the World Trade Center Twin Towers. This should be a reminder of the fact that terrorism is a global phenomenon that threatens us all. We all have the responsibility to ensure that such an atrocity never happens again. This can be ensured when we all shoulder our share of responsibility and fight against terrorism together.”

    2018-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8354 (2018) · source

  2. “In August 2018, I met with the caravan in Kabul, and they asked me to convey this message: "Afghans are now going through the deadliest days, weeks, years and decades. We have lost our finest ones to this bloody war. But we want peace, and peace in Afghanistan cannot come without the support and the will of the international community, in particular the United Nations. We therefore call on all countries involved with the issue of Afghanistan not to spend resources and human capital on the excesses of war but on bringing long- lasting peace to Afghanistan". The caravan is still walking and just reached Mazar-e-Sharif. They have said that they will not stop walking until peace has been achieved. That is the resolve and resilience of our generation. Our generation also believes in democracy. We expect our elections to happen next month.”

    2018-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8354 (2018) · source

  3. “She had written in her diary about her dreams and future goals: "I can be the Rahila that society desperately needs in its pursuit of prosperity and progress. This society will overcome its current crisis through solutions drawn from the knowledge and education of its youth". A few days after Rahila was killed just for going to school, her brother established a library under her name in Kabul to complete his sister's dream of educating girls in Afghanistan. That is a clear demonstration of Afghan resolve. In another attempt at peace, earlier this year a caravan from the southern province of Helmand started walking - barefoot - to Kabul, demanding peace. One of the members of the Helmand Peace March is 22-year-old Zaheer Ahmad Zindani, who was blinded five years ago by a roadside bomb.”

    2018-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8354 (2018) · source

  4. “We are certain that Afghanistan will never go back to the past, because there are thousands of like-minded youth who are hopeful and are working fearlessly to remake their country with their own hands, and they have the hope that the international community will not abandon them halfway. Terrorism has affected all Afghans. More than anyone else we want peace in our country. We are holding the fort with our resilience and hope. We expect the Council to focus on the real causes of terrorism and force all regional players to play a constructive role in Afghanistan. A few days ago, Kabul lost 17-year-old Rahila, who was killed by a suicide bomber along with 47 other students in an educational centre.”

    2018-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8354 (2018) · source

  5. “The young generation of Afghanistan has been the key driver of many of the successes of the past 17 years. The media is one shining example. In 2001, independent media were virtually non-existent. Today Afghan journalists are doing heroic work under incredibly difficult circumstances. Afghan media play an increasingly significant role in giving a voice to voiceless Afghans and in holding power to account. We have lost 53 journalists in a little less than four years. Before coming to New York, I lost two of my colleagues and friends from TOLOnews TV, Samim Faramarz and Ramiz Ahmadi, in twin bombings as they were reporting live from a blast site. Their colleagues were simultaneously mourning, reporting and looking after their families. That is our reality of both pain and strength.”

    2018-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8354 (2018) · source

  6. “They belong to a new Afghanistan. They have ambitions similar to those of their fellow youth in other parts of the world. The youth of Afghanistan are different in their way of thinking, in their approach and in the way they define and see our relationship with the world in the next 10 to 20 years. They are true partners to the rest of the world; they do not just expect permanent dependency on it but are trying hard to achieve interdependency, trust and cooperation. Our ambition is to make our country a hub for regional connectivity and a land of opportunities. We want the world to explore our culture and music and learn our history. We were a nation that embraced diversity as an asset and respected our religious beliefs. Our generation is committed to reviving our historical values once again.”

    2018-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8354 (2018) · source

  7. “I am pleased to say that it is also a reality that our resilience, progress and aspirations keep us focused on working for a better tomorrow. We are not a failed nation; we are a resilient nation that has been tested and challenged in a way very few other nations have ever been. We ourselves are not only the victims of global terrorism; we are also fighting it on behalf of all others. Afghans are at the front lines of the battle against our common enemy. The young generation of Afghanistan shares common values and interests with our global partners and friends that allow us to strengthen and deepen our partnership with our friends in the region and with our allies throughout the world. Two thirds of Afghanistan's population is under the age of25. These young people barely remember the time of the Taliban, let alone previous regimes.”

    2018-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8354 (2018) · source

  8. “Mr. Bakhtiar: It is a great honour to speak in the Security Council in my capacity as the Afghan Youth Representative to the United Nations at a time when many Afghans feel forgotten by the international community and overwhelmed by a merciless war. The Council is communicating an important message to our people by giving a young Afghan this platform as well as expressing support for the active participation of youth in decision-making, in line with resolution 2250 (2015) and 2419 (2018). I realize that this is an opportunity for me, as someone living and working in that country as a youth activist, to draw attention to the more complex and nuanced reality of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has suffered so much and for so long. It is our reality.”

    2018-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8354 (2018) · source