[3][2][4] The PPM calls for the military forces of both the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban to implement a ceasefire and advance the Afghan peace process.
[8] The People's Peace Movement was created in Helmand Province after a car bomb suicide attack in Lashkargah killed 17 civilians on 19 March 2018.
On 29 March, the activists stated that they would start a hunger strike until the government and Taliban forces declared a ceasefire of at least two days.
[5] The size of the group grew to 100, arrived in Kabul on 18 June, and presented demands for a peace process to the government and to the Taliban.
They held sit-ins in front of diplomatic offices and embassies in protest at the government's and Taliban's refusal to declare a ceasefire.
[10] Qais Hashemi, a Pashto poet promoted the main narrative along with Sharif Alizai[11][12] who used the influence of media and other civil society networks to grow awareness and garner support for the movement.
Women participated in the marches during the daytime, returning home in the evenings, "due to traditional sensitivities around spending nights on the roads".
[10] During the late March 2018 phase of initial protests, Qais Hashimi of the PPM described both the Afghan government and the Taliban as "puppets of foreigners".