South Asia Democratic Forum

BRUSSELS, November 1, 2011 - Excluding the voice of women and girls from the forthcoming Bonn conference on the future of Afghanistan will embolden the Taliban and create untold problems for the country's future, Dr Massouda Jalal, founder and head of the Jalal Foundation, said today as she concluded a two-week advocacy tour of key European cities.

BRUSSELS, October 17, 2011 - South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) thinks it is imperative that the interests of Afghan women are kept in mind while deciding on the future of Afghanistan.

BRUSSELS, October 11, 2011 - Nepalese paint bleak picture of economic and political conditions in their country -- high hopes placed in the benefits of stronger regional cooperation The countries of South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) are of great strategic interest to Europe, both from a security perspective as well as from an economic point of view.