field-research · 2019

A Local Research Presence in Kabul

Rise to Peace established a local presence in Kabul to strengthen field research and engagement. Organizational records describe more than 60 interviews with Afghan officials, political figures, civil-society representatives, local leaders and other stakeholders, alongside relationships with universities, media organizations and roughly 18 civil-society organizations.

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youth · 2019

Seeing Radicalization Through the Eyes of Children

During a Kabul visit, Shah describes meeting more than fifty-five young detainees at a rehabilitation center, including children and teenagers associated with Taliban and Islamic State cases. The experience sharpened Rise to Peace’s focus on indoctrination, recruitment, identity, grievance and the need to intervene before violence becomes purpose.

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Fawzia Koofi with Taliban delegates during the Doha peace conference, July 7, 2019. · Rise to Peace

research · 2019–2020

Listening Beyond the Negotiating Table

Field interviews, consultations and public events connected formal peace-process questions to civil society, universities, media, community leaders and people affected by the conflict. Rise to Peace also maintained contacts connected to the Doha negotiations and used those conversations to inform analysis and public education.

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