Nasir Ahmad Faiq, the acting head of Afghanistan’s mission to the United Nations, has announced that a special meeting on Afghanistan will be held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.

Faiq said in a message on X on Sunday, September 20 (Sunbula 29), that this meeting will be held under the title “Afghanistan’s Way Forward: Toward a [Citizen]-Led Political Process for Inclusive Governance and Regional Security.”

This meeting is scheduled to be held on September 24, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM New York time, in Conference Room 11 at the UN headquarters.

According to Faiq, a number of Afghan political figures and civil society members, former diplomats, regional affairs experts, and international representatives will attend this meeting.

It is worth mentioning that this meeting is being jointly organized by Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN, the “Andiana” Foundation, the “Independent Diplomat” organization, and Finland’s Permanent Mission to the UN.

According to this message, the meeting will examine ways to achieve a citizen-led political process, inclusive governance, political dialogue, regional cooperation, and its role in ensuring lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan.