Afghanistan/Pakistan – Collaboration along the border

Region	Asia
Start	2018
Sector	Public Sector
CLI Project Manager	Dominic Stucker, Lulekwa Gqiba, Elisabeth Kuehn

Region

Asia

Start

2018

Sector

Public Sector

CLI Project Manager

Dominic Stucker, Lulekwa Gqiba, Elisabeth Kuehn

Project context

The 2,430km border between Afghanistan and Pakistan is mountainous, porous, and fraught with conflict. It is characterized by the illegal trafficking of goods, drugs, and persons. Dialogue and collaboration – on topics such as customs procedures, counter narcotics operations, and facilitation of trade – are nearly non-existent, with relevant actors unwilling to set foot in their neighbour’s country. Suspicions are high and trust is low.

In this context, the Collective Leadership Institute (CLI) built trust with a workshop series among stakeholders of an UNODC programme to stop illegal trafficking of goods, drugs, and persons.

Project Facts

Project time

2018

Stakeholders

40 public sector participants representing police, customs, military, and Ministries from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Outcome

Trust among cross-border teams was built, concrete stakeholder collaboration initiatives were developed on: sharing of customs data, mitigating smuggling of narcotics, and promoting railway trade and travel.

Afghanistan/Pakistan - Collaboration along the border

Project context