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The Afghanistan Pakistan People's Friendship Association is a group which operates in Afghanistan and Pakistan. These two South Asian nations neighbour each other and have had a sometimes turbulent relationship. The aims of the association are to promote various issues such as refugees, free trade zones, education, landmines, and poverty, as well as challenging government policies. The organisation organises various conferences, including collaborative efforts with the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.

In June 2003 the association, along with the human rights commission of Pakistan, organised a conference in the city of Karachi to discuss the situation of Afghan refugees. The conference criticised various government policies including military action in the Mohmand Agency which borders Afghanistan. The conference claimed that such actions were an impediment to the normalisation of relations between the two countries. The association has also urged both countries to release each other's citizens in jail for petty offences as well as urging Pakistan to relax visa restrictions for Afghans.