The A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan iiiThe A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan Table of Contents: About the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit................................................................. iv About the A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan....................................................................iv AREU Publications 2014...................................................................................................................v A to Z Contents: ..................................................................................................................................1 Government Initiatives and Programmes....................................................................................... 4 Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society....................................................................29 Afghan-International Initiatives and Programmes.......................................................................55 Libraries..........................................................................................................................................65 The Government of Afghanistan.....................................................................................................74 Background..................................................................................................................................... 74 The Executive..................................................................................................................................75 The Legislative................................................................................................................................76 The Judiciary...................................................................................................................................78 The Public Sector............................................................................................................................81 Pay and Grading.............................................................................................................................83 Elections..........................................................................................................................................84 Provincial Profiles........................................................................................................................... 86 Central Afghanistan.............................................................................................................................. 88 Northeast Afghanistan...................................................................................................................92 East Afghanistan............................................................................................................................94 North Afghanistan..........................................................................................................................96 South Afghanistan..........................................................................................................................99 Southwest Afghanistan............................................................................................................... 102 Southeast Afghanistan............................................................................................................... 104 Contacts........................................................................................................................................ 108 Documents and Maps....................................................................................................................193 Laws in Afghanistan.................................................................................................................... 195 The Constitution.......................................................................................................................... 196 Access to Information Law.......................................................................................................... 228 NGO Legislation and Code of Conduct.......................................................................................237 Code of Conduct for NGOs engaged in Humanitarian Action, Reconstruction, and Development in Afghanistan (2005)........................................................................................ 238 Maps............................................................................................................................................. 246 Index................................................................................................................................................250
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit ivAREU About the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is an independent research institute based in Kabul. AREU’s mission is to inform and influence policy and practice through conducting high- quality, policy-relevant research and actively disseminating the results, and to promote a culture of research and learning. To achieve this, AREU engages with policymakers, civil society, researchers, and students to promote their use of AREU’s research and its library, to strengthen their research capacity, and to create opportunities for analysis, reflection, and debate. AREU conducts research on a wide variety of topics and produces dozens of research publications each year, ranging from policy-focused briefing papers to comprehensive issues and synthesis reports. Many are translated into Dari and Pashto. AREU was established in 2002 by the assistance community working in Afghanistan and has a board of directors with representation from donors, the United Nations and other multilateral agencies, and non-governmental organisations. About the A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan Updated each year, the A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan aims to enhance general understanding of the array of actors, structures, and government processes related to aid and reconstruction efforts in the country. The Guide provides: a wide-ranging glossary of assistance terms and actors, an overview of Afghanistan’s system of government, political provincial briefs, key primary documents, and an extensive contacts directory that includes government agencies, NGOs, donors, and international actors. Where not otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are US$. The Guide is also published in Dari and Pashto. When the first edition of the A to Z Guide was published in 2002, the goal then—as it is now— was “to provide a guide to the terms, structures, mechanisms and coordinating bodies critical to the Afghanistan relief and reconstruction effort to help ensure a shared vocabulary and common understanding.” Over the years the Guide has increased in scope and size but has always followed the same successful model.
The A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan vThe A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan AREU Publications 2014 These and all other AREU publications are available for download from www.areu.org.af, and most are available in hard copy from the AREU office in Kabul (# indicates that a publication or a summary is available in Dari, and * in Pashto). •Public Lecture and Open Discussion:“The Afghan National Army: Sustainability Challenges beyond Financial Aspects,” by Antonio Giustozzi •The social life of the onion: the informal regulation of the onion market in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, by Giulia Minoia, Adam Pain and Wamiqullah Mumtaz •The Dilemma of Women and Leadership in Afghanistan: Lessons and Recommendations, by Aarya Nijat #* •Why do children undertake the unaccompanied journey?, by Chona Echavez, Jennefer Lyn Bagaporo, Leah Wilfreda RE Pilongo, Shukria Azadmanesh #* •Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium Afghanistan Research Programme, by Chona Echavez •Gender, youth, and urban labour market participation: evidence from the tailoring sector in Kabul, Afghanistan, by Adam Pain and Richard Mallett •An Overview of Citizen’s Fundamental Rights: Opportunities and Challenges, by Dr Rangin Dadfar Spanta #* •Despair or Hope: Rural Livelihoods and Opium Poppy Dynamics in Afghanistan, by Paul Fishstein #* •The state of electoral dispute mechanisms in Afghanistan, by Aruni Jayakody #* •Unpacking the complexities of water conflicts resolution processes in Afghanistan, by Vincent Thomas #* •Despair or Hope? Opium Poppy Cultivation in post-2014 Afghanistan, by Paul Fishstein and David Mansfield #* •Afghanistan’s Constitution Ten Years On: What Are the Issues?, by Mohammad Hashim Kamali #* •Politics and Governance in Afghanistan: the Case of Nangarhar Province, by Ashley Jackson #* •Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium Annual Seminar, AREU •Roundtable Discussion on “Afghanistan’s Electoral Experiences,” AREU •From Bad They Made it Worse. The concentration of opium poppy in areas of conflict in the provinces of Helmand and Nangarhar, by David Mansfield #* •Afghanistan: Developing a Method for Village Characterisation, by Adam Pain •The 2014 A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan, by AREU #* •How do social protection and labour programmes contribute to social inclusion?, by Babken Babajanian, Jessica Hagen-Zanker and Rebecca Holmes #* •The contribution of BRAC’s life skills education and livelihoods trainings to social inclusion in Afghanistan, by Chona Echavez, Babken Babajanian and Jessica Hagen-Zanker #* •How do labour programmes contribute to social inclusion in Afghanistan?, by Chona Echavez, Jennefer Lyn Bagaporo, Jessica Hagen-Zanker and Shaheen Akter #* •Evolving Terrain: Opium Poppy Cultivation in Balkh and Badakhshan Provinces in 2013, by Paul Fishstein #* •Adjudicating Election Complaints: Afghanistan and the Perils of Unconstitutionalism, by Ghizzal Haress #* •The Afghan National Army: Sustainability Challenges beyond Financial Aspects, by Antonio Giustozzi and Peter Quentin #* •Governance in Afghanistan: An Introduction, by Aarya Nijat #* •Small and Medium Enterprises: Development and Regional Trade, by Mujib Mashal #
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