Overview

The Liaison Office (TLO) founded in 2003 as an Afghan non-governmental organization (NGO) that emerged from a Swisspeace pilot project (supported by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung) with the aim of improving local governance, stability, and security through systematic and institutionalized engagement with customary structures, local communities, civil society groups, and government institutions. TLO is based in Kabul, with regional offices in Paktya, Paktika, Khost, Herat, Farah, Ghazni, Samangan, Baghlan, and Daikundi and additional field offices across Afghanistan. TLO works to achieve its objectives through key program activities: research and analysis, dialogue facilitation and mediation for peacebuilding, access to justice and governance, advocacy through awareness and trainings, humanitarian assistance, third party monitoring and evaluation, Livelihoods, quality education, and environment & natural resources management.