The People of Afghanistan's Roadmap to Peace
In September 2024, at the Cambridge Afghanistan Series III (CAS-III-2024), held at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, during a dialogue on the roadmaps of the six major political and civic groups of Afghanistan, it was noted that nearly 90% of the content across the roadmaps produced overlapped, and beyond the six roadmaps under discussion this was true of other proposals and roadmaps as well. Despite years of fragmentation, there was striking convergence on core principles for Afghanistan’s future: the principle sovereignty belonging to people, constitutional legitimacy, equality, inclusive governance, human rights, and stability. The Comprehensive Composite Roadmap (CCR) builds on this shared foundations.
Convened by Mosaic Global Foundation, the CCR Working Group, made of representatives by these political, civic groups, experts and journalists brought together over 20 political, civic, and resistance groups from across Afghanistan, including a few from within the country, to consolidate a “common vision” into a single, evolving framework: The People of Afghanistan’s Roadmap to Peace. Rather than imposing an external model, the CCR draws from policies, proposals, and roadmaps authored by people of Afghanistan — identifying areas of consensus, clarifying points of divergence, and doing so transparently and systematically. The CCR was launched during CAS-IV-2025 at Jesus College, University of Cambridge.
The CCR Working Group, which has 18 members, is chaired by the MEHR Coexistence and Liberation Assembly. In addition to presenting a sophisticated and comprehensive roadmap, MEHR’s core mission is to facilitate coordination among the democratic opposition of Afghanistan. MEHR also serves as the penholder of the Comprehensive Composite Roadmap (CCR) for the purpose of discipline and coherence. Together with the Mosaic, MEHR undertakes the Secretariat of the CCR Working Group.
The CCR is not a static document. It is a living framework, designed to evolve as more voices engage, refine, and contribute. Its purpose is to move beyond parallel declarations and competing visions, offering a coherent, people-centred pathway to inform dialogue, diplomacy, and future constitutional processes.
As the initiative grows, the CCR aspires to serve as a credible reference point — for the people of Afghanistan, regional actors, and the international community — in pursuit of a grounded, plural, and legitimate vision for the country’s future.
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Read the CCR Analytical Report by Prof Sayed Hussain Eshraq and Zalmai Nishat:
Introduction
"It has been more than four years since the collapse of the Republic in Afghanistan in 2021; an event that was not merely a change of political regime, but signified a structural rupture in the logic of power, political legitimacy, and the social order of the country. During this period, Afghanistan has become an arena for the reconfiguration of social, political, and civil forces—characterised both domestically and within the sphere of exile and the diaspora communities, indicating the persistence of political agency under conditions of structural obstructions. Within this context, a diverse array of political currents, resistance fronts, protest movements, women’s movements, and critical civil society groups has emerged."
Introduction
"The non-Taliban political and civil society opposition in Afghanistan is fragmented and has failed to find the right mechanisms to assure international actors that there is a credible alternative to the current tyranny. Agreeing on a unified path to return to constitutional government has become urgent..."