A group of political figures and officials from the previous government of Afghanistan have formed the Federalist Assembly.

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The assembly, which announced its formation on Saturday, February 4, 2024, considers a federal political system as the only solution to Afghanistan’s problems.

Mohammad Sarwar Danish, former Vice President of Afghanistan and one of the founders of the assembly, said that the creation of the assembly is an effort to unite all federalist advocates in Afghanistan and that the assembly calls for a fundamental change in the distribution of power in the country.

Danish said:

"Federalism in Afghanistan does not harm any ethnic group or region and benefits everyone by ensuring justice."
Abdul Latif Pedram, leader of the National Congress Party of Afghanistan and a member of the assembly’s leadership, said:

"A federal system is the best system for Afghanistan."
"The process of trying to create a nation-state in Afghanistan has failed."
"A federal system, in addition to resolving the political conflict, will also put an end to ethnic hegemony in Afghanistan."
The Federalist Assembly of Afghanistan defines the implementation of justice and fair distribution of power as its first goal.

The charter of the assembly states that:

"Political power should be based on the rule of law and the principle of separation of powers, and that different branches of government should have control and oversight over each other to prevent tyranny and the concentration of power in a person or institution."
The assembly defines its desired government as consisting of eleven federal member states with the following capitals:

Kabul as the capital of the federal government of Afghanistan
Nangarhar
Herat
Balkh
Bamyan
Kunduz
Paktia
Parwan
Kandahar
Nimroz
Nuristan
Ensuring social justice, balanced development, and creating equal opportunities for all member states of the federation are among the main goals of the federal system.

The assembly emphasizes that:

A federal system does not mean the disintegration of Afghanistan.
It wants a united Afghanistan.
The philosophy of federalism is fundamentally at odds with the ideology of chauvinism and political, ethnic, and linguistic monopolism.
The assembly states that it prefers political, intellectual, cultural, and civil struggle to achieve its goals and emphasizes dialogue and a political solution to overcome the crisis.