[3] Founded in July 2019 by the government of Afghanistan, it advocated peace negotiations and future political stability in the country.

SMP ministry was tasked with various drivers such as monitoring Afghanistan conflict and carrying negotiations with those individuals, groups and organisations involving Afghan war and Taliban insurgency in particular.

Taliban was constantly launching incidents to interrupt peace process, including, targeting to assassinate Khushnood Nabizada, Chief of Staff to SMP on 1 February 2021 in Kabul, while he was on his way from home to the office.

[9] Twenty two individuals including political figures, human rights activists, women representatives, civil society members and tribal elders were introduced by both Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and the head of High Council for National Reconciliation Dr. Abdullah Abdullah to represent the government of Afghanistan during the Afghan intra talks with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar.

State Ministry Peace's role was to handle the secretariat and management of the process with the Minister being in the team both as the secretary and also as a member.