Abbreviation | AYP |
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Formation | 14 August 2016 [1] |
Headquarters | Kabul, Afghanistan |
Membership | 122 |
Official language | Pashto & Dari Persian |
The Afghan Youth Parliament (AYP) is a youth organisation in Afghanistan, consisting of democratically elected members aged between 16 and 35. [2]
Formed in July 2016, [3] the parliament has around 122 members, who are elected from the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. The membership is 33 percent female, 3 percent nomads, three percent disabled people, and 1 percent each Hindu and Sikh.[ citation needed ] The youth parliament has been established in order to further involve the country's young generation in socio-political affairs.
The 122 members of AYP elected five board members(Mr. Said Kabir Husaini as director, Mr.Mohammad Iqbal Sakhi as 1st Deputy, Ms.Khalida Khalwat as 2end Deputy, Mr. Saif Ul Rahman Shafaq as general Secretary and Ms. Mina Baloch as Deputy Secretary of Afghanistan's Youth Parliament.
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