[{"bbox": [84, 146, 1141, 1635], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td><strong>Political Stability and Inclusion</strong><br>Deterioration in the political situation and increasingly fractious political dynamics, contributing to further instability and threats to peace.<br>Further constraints imposed on democratic and civic engagement, and increased repression of civil society actors.</td><td>place in Afghanistan.<ul><li>Potential for bilateral disputes, including with neighbouring countries.</li><li>Authoritarian, non- representative, unaccountable, and extremist de facto authorities.</li><li>Replacement of former government personnel with unqualified Taliban affiliates.</li><li>Shrinking civic space and threats against civil society activists, journalists, etc.</li><li>Increased restrictions on women's participation in the public domain and in civil society.</li><li>Additional constraints imposed on implementing partners in the delivery of basic human needs assistance.</li></ul></td><td>H</td><td>H</td><td><ul><li>Maintain a strong partnership and coordination with key donors and international organisations engaged in Afghanistan on advocacy for inclusive, representative and broad-based governance by the Taliban de facto authorities.</li><li>Maintain close dialogue with implementing partners and civil society.</li><li>Monitor the principled delivery of aid by implementing partners.</li><li>Strengthen community-based and civil society organisations and institutions, bearing in mind the need for additional protection measures as appropriate.</li><li>Advocate for the removal of restrictions on NGOs, CSOs and international organisations, and the respect of women's and girls' human rights.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Political commitment</strong><br>Taliban de facto authorities do not show any commitment or progress on the EU benchmarks set out in the Council Conclusions on Afghanistan of 21 September 2021.</td><td><ul><li>Status quo or deterioration in EU relations with the Taliban de facto authorities, which could lead to security threats towards EU staff and EU partners.</li></ul></td><td>H</td><td>M</td><td><ul><li>Engagement with Taliban de facto authorities continues at political level to press on the EU benchmarks set out in the Council Conclusions on Afghanistan of 21 September 2021 and March 2023.</li><li>Engagement at technical level by the implementing partners with the Taliban de facto authorities for them to allow aid implementation.</li><li>Humanitarian/basic needs assistance is delivered in a way that strictly avoids any accrual of benefits to persons/entities included in the sanctions lists.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Human resources</strong><br>The brain drain following August</td><td><ul><li>Institutional capacity weakens further.</li></ul></td><td>M</td><td>H</td><td><ul><li>Decentralisation of recruitment to provide more autonomy to implementing partners</li></ul></td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 38"}]