the establishment of sector-specific working groups in exile, such as working groups for women, minorities, LGBTI and others, as well as within Afghanistan. Each group should collaborate to share updates and findings. accommodation. ◊ INGOs should communicate with local NGOs in transit counties, particularly in Pakistan, to enhance support for Afghanistan’s HRDs. This collaboration should provide Afghanistan’s HRDs with resources and networking opportunities. • ◊ Given the human rights atrocities committed by the Taliban, EU countries should halt deportations to Afghanistan. The decision recently made by countries such as Germany and Austria to resume deportation to Afghanistan will endanger vulnerable groups such as HRDs, journalists, and those from ethnic and minority groups. ◊ Host countries’ governments should resume and expedite issuing humanitarian visas for at-risk individuals, HRDs and journalists in Afghanistan, including through already established resettlement programmes. Additionally, they should allocate adequate financial resources to support this effort. • Enhancing Coordination and Networking Among HRDs to Improve Effectiveness ◊ Donors and INGOs should facilitate and support the development of networks and coordination between HRDs inside Afghanistan and those in exile. This helps HRDs to learn how to work in a coordinated manner, share knowledge and findings given the repressive civic space in Afghanistan. ◊ Exiled HRDs should work to strengthen mutual trust and overcome any trust deficits among themselves. ◊ Donors and support, facilitate, INGOs should and coordinate Advocate for Consistent Diplomatic Pressure ◊ INGOs and donors should work together to influence diplomatic channels to put pressure on the Taliban to uphold Afghanistan’s international human rights obligations. ◊ INGOs, in coordination with UN mechanisms and Afghanistan’s HRDs and CSOs, both in exile and within Afghanistan, should advocate and apply pressure on diplomatic channels to withhold recognition of the Taliban regime until demonstrable progress on human rights is verified. • Protect Family Members of HRDs ◊ INGOs and donors should push diplomatic channels, including host countries, to create protective mechanisms for the families of exiled HRDs still in Afghanistan. They should be offered safe passage and resettlement options to mitigate the risk of reprisals. ◊ Host countries should maintain and fully implement their committed humanitarian programmes, ensuring continued third-country resettlement assistance for at-risk HRDs and vulnerable groups in Afghanistan. Host countries should allocate adequate resources to such initiatives, supporting Afghanistan’s HRDs at risk and their family members in Afghanistan. 29