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At the NATO 2010 Summit in Lisbon, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Afghan President Karzai signed a Declaration on an Enduring Partnership – an agreement intended to provide long-term political and practical support to Afghanistan as it rebuilds its security institutions and assumes full responsibility for its own security through the Transition process.
In the context of this agreement, NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division invited a group of Afghan opinion-leaders to visit NATO Headquarters and the Allied Command Operations in Belgium on 27 and 28 October. The group included representatives of the diplomatic corps, the tribal community, the National Assembly as well as think-tanks and research centres.
Commitment beyond transition
During the visit, the group discussed the different aspects of NATO's long term commitment to support the consolidation of lasting security in Afghanistan as outlined in the Declaration, as well as the process of a conditions-based transition to Afghan lead. The visitors welcomed the opening of this new chapter in Afghanistan’s history and acknowledged the tangible progress made in the past years. At the same time, they also underscored the many challenges that still lie ahead.
In this respect the Afghan opinion-leaders re-stressed the importance of ensuring that the process of transition remains conditions-based and that it is sustainable. “In the last ten years, despite the many challenges that we have been facing, our achievements in the aspects of human rights, women’s rights, democracy, and development have been significant, but we have to secure and make these achievements sustainable,” said Ms. Naheed Fareed, Member of the Lower House of the Afghan National Assembly.
Ambassador Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Assistant Secretary General for NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division told the Afghan delegates, "The end of 2014 will signal the completion of the transition process. It will not entail the end of NATO commitment in Afghanistan. That will last well beyond the completion of the transition process," she said.
The Afghan opinion-makers and NATO officials agreed that enhanced Afghan ownership and sustained partnership between Afghanistan and the International Community will continue to be indispensable drivers towards lasting security in Afghanistan.
While in Brussels, the group also spoke with international media and took part in a round-table discussion on "The Future of Afghanistan", organised by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Participants included representatives from the European Union, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and various NGOs, research-centres, and think-tanks based in Brussels.