Though it may seem counterintuitive, the most principled response to the Taliban’s discriminatory policies, which deprive women and girls of many basic rights, is to work with the regime – at least to some extent and with considerable caution – as the government remains the most efficient, most durable means of delivering services to the largest number of Afghans. [...] The EU and its member states should generously contribute to the 2024 UN appeal for emergency aid and, in the long term, shift to different funding mechanisms to wean the country off humanitarian aid, which by definition is not a solution to the country’s crisis. [...] To preserve the peace process’s gains and support development in the Bangsamoro, the EU and its member states should: • Engage in visible, persistent diplomacy with all parties to press for fol- low-through on the 2014 accord’s provisions, with public visits to the Bang- samoro’s de facto capital, EU project sites and MILF camps to underscore the bloc’s deep interest in seeing the peace plan to fr. [...] The Legacy of Internal Conflict The war between the government and the MILF formally ended in 2014 when the parties signed the historic Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro. [...] The Team’s job is to review and assess progress in carrying out the peace agreement’s provisions and to update the public on the developments.
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