Conservative Party Conference 2021 - Fringe Events Tuesday, 5 October, 2021 What a great success Conservative Party Conference 2021 has been, working in partnership with Coalition Global Prosperity, to host Afghan-led fringe events for the first time - a huge milestone! Thanks to everyone who supported us & made it possible for host these events at #CPC21 . If you’ve watched what we do, and would like to talk about sponsoring our event or similar (either at a party... Reports
Surge in civilian casualties following Afghanistan Peace Negotiations start - UN report 23rd February 2021 KA BUL – There was a rise in civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan following the start of peace negotiations in September, although overall numbers for... Reports
The UK and Afghanistan: House of Lord’s International Relations and Defence Committee 15th January 2021 CFA joined the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee's inquiry into the UK and Afghanistan to discuss key political and economic... Westminster News
Happy New Year 21st December 2020 Thank you joining us in 2020! We look forward to continue to deliver our mission to catalyse, convene & curate new conversations needed for Afghanistan &... Local News
Negotiation Team and Afghanistan Peace Process 17th December 2020 The Conservative Friends of Afghanistan (CFA) held an online discussion to assess this critical moment in the peace process and the goals for the negotiations... Reports
A Conversation with Ambassador Said T. Jawad 30th November 2020 To commemorate HE Said Tayeb Jawad's time in the UK as the Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the... Reports
Summary Report: NATO and Afghanistan Peace Process Webinar 25th November 2020 The Conservative Friends of Afghanistan (CFA) organized a virtual panel discussion on NATO and Afghanistan Peace Process on 10th November 2020. The event was... Reports
Women and Afghanistan Peace Process 3rd September 2020 Many women fear that freedoms gained in the 20 years since the fall of the Taliban will be sacrificed in the talks. There are currently just five women are... Reports
Chevening Scholarships about to open 5th August 2020 Get your papers ready! Applications for the UK Government’s global scholarship programme will open soon, on 3 September. Chevening Scholarships are awarded to... Articles
Almost 3.500 civilian casualties in Afghanistan during first half of the year 5th August 2020 During the first six months of 2020, 1.282 Afghan civilians have been killed and 2.176 have been injured, leaving a total of 3.458 civilian casualties... Articles
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
