Welcome to the APT Debate Program, a vibrant platform that brings together university students across Afghanistan to engage in meaningful dialogue, sharpen public speaking skills, and build leadership through debate.
Our debate clubs are active in universities across:
Balkh Province
Samangan Province
Kabul Province
Balkh Province
Samangan Province
Kabul Province
Balkh Province
Samangan Province
Kabul Province
Each club is led by a dedicated Debate Leadership Team—student volunteers who coordinate trainings, organize events, and foster collaboration among members.
Formal debate has rules that govern the process and interactions. The mentioned rules and process cannot simply be learned without a series of training and practice sessions. As for any skill to be mustered by an individual- mainly debate- , it often needs to be practiced intensively. Therefore, APT strives to provide weekly and monthly debate training before the provincial and national tournaments.
APT provides practice sessions on weekly basis, mostly twice per week to enhance the capacity of the debaters. The trainings are supervised by the management team in the main office and carried by the experienced coaches in the universities. In the provinces, however, the regional coordinators have the responsibility of organizing the sessions, albeit supervised by the line manager in the main office.
The trainings are highly constructive and efficient. The primary sessions serve as introduction to different debating formats, structures, constructive speeches, role/positions, and responsibilities of each debater in a team. The advanced sessions are practice debates which are mainly focused on the debaters’ clarity, role fulfillment, time management, team consistency, fallacies, and emotions, counter argument understanding, respect and presumptions. Eventually, the debate and practice session ends with constructive feedback by the judge which points out.
We welcome students, educators, and supporters to join our growing network.
Want to be part of the movement? Email us at
info@aptyouth.org
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Interested in serving as a judge, moderator, or trainer? Fill out this application form to get started.
Are you passionate about youth empowerment, critical thinking, and promoting public speaking skills in young men and women in Afghanistan?
Join us as a Volunteer Judge or Moderator for our upcoming Exhibition Debates!
Program Overview
We are hosting interactive online debates in Farsi/Dari and English. The sessions will bring together university students from across Afghanistan to engage in thoughtful dialogue, challenge the status quo, and critically examine the current situation through persuasive arguments, ultimately proposing solutions for positive change in the country.
As a Judge/Adjudicator, you will:
The sessions will be conducted online, allowing volunteers from diverse locations to participate.