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The Guide 2010 The A to Z Guide 2010 to Afghanistan Assistance Eighth Edition AFGHANISTAN RESEARCH AND EVALUATION UNIT Research for a Better Afghanistan IMPORTANT NOTE: The information presented in this guide relies on the voluntary contributions of ministries and agencies of the Afghan government, embassies, development agencies and other organisations representing donor countries, national and international NGOs, and other institutions. While AREU undertakes with each edition of this guide to provide the most accurate and current information possible, details evolve and change continuously. Users of this guide are encouraged to submit updates, additions, corrections and suggestions to [email protected]. © 2010 Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, recording or otherwise without prior written permission of the publisher, the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit. Permission can be obtained by emailing [email protected] or by calling +93 (0) 799 608 548. Editor: Jay Lamey Research and writing: Laura Kim Government: Anna Larson and Jay Lamey Maps: Mohammad Karim and the map-making team at the Afghan Geodesy and Cartography Head Office (AGCHO) Contacts: Sheela Rabani with Laura Kim Special thanks: Mohammad Yasin Safar, Antonio Giustozzi, Richard Will, Royce Wiles, and Sayed Mohammad Shah Cover photograph: Boys looking out onto Band-i-Amir, Bamiyan Province/Gulbudin Elham (AINA) Cover design: Wakil Wasim Tab photographs: (A to Z) Spring in Darayim District, Badakhshan Province/Gulbudin Elham (AINA); (Government) Life Hardship/Oil and Acrylic on Canvas by Khadija Hashemi, 2007 (courtesy of the Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan); (Documents) Afghanistan’s first juice concentrate factory/Fardin Waezi (UNAMA); (Maps) Reconstruction/Gulbudin Elham (AINA); (Contacts) Preparing for Eid-Al-Adha/Fardin Waezi (UNAMA); (Index) Peace Day celebrations/Jawad Jalali (UNAMA). AREU gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of the governments of Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom in publishing the eighth edition of the A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance. AFGHANISTAN RESEARCH AND EVALUATION UNIT Flower Street (corner of Street 2) Shahr-i-Naw Kabul, Afghanistan phone: +93 (0) 799 608 548 email: [email protected] website: www.areu.org.af The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance Table of Contacts About the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit .......................................................................ii About the A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance........................................................................ii The AREU Library ............................................................................................................................iii AREU Publications 2009 ................................................................................................................iv A to Z: Contents .................................................................................................................................... 1 Government: Contents .......................................................................................................................73 Background ................................................................................................................................... 74 Government in Afghanistan ......................................................................................................... 74 The Public Sector .........................................................................................................................80 Organogram: Central Government of Afghanistan .....................................................................84 Elections in Afghanistan ..............................................................................................................85 Elections 2009-2010 ...................................................................................................................89 Documents: Contents ........................................................................................................................95 The Constitution of Afghanistan (2004) .....................................................................................96 The Afghanistan Compact (2006) .............................................................................................125 Code of Conduct for NGOs engaged in Humanitarian Action, Reconstruction, and Development in Afghanistan (2005) .................................................................................141 Maps .................................................................................................................................................153 Contacts: Contents ...........................................................................................................................155 Kabul ...........................................................................................................................................157 Other Provinces ..........................................................................................................................210 Pakistan ......................................................................................................................................259 Index..................................................................................................................................................263 The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance 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 its mission 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 also publishes the annual A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance and the quarterly Afghanistan Research Newsletter, and maintains a website (www.areu.org.af). AREU also regularly organises workshops and conferences to facilitate research use and enable and encourage debate among policymakers and other stakeholders. 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 nongovernmental organisations. AREU currently receives core funds from the governments of Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Specific projects have been funded by the Foundation of the Open Society Institute Afghanistan (FOSIA), The Asia Foundation (TAF), the European Commission (EC), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), and the World Bank. About the A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance Updated each year, the A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance 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, an overview of Afghanistan’s system of government, a series of country and city maps, key primary documents, and an extensive contacts directory that includes government agencies, NGOs, donors, and international actors. 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 increased in scope and size, but has always followed the same successful model. This 2010 edition includes an expanded glossary section, a detailed explanation of Afghanistan’s electoral system as well as a review and analysis of the 2009-10 election cycle, and a variety of new maps, provided for the first time by the Afghan Geodesy and Cartography Head Office. ii The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance The information presented in the guide relies on the voluntary contributions of agencies and organisations, and the situation in Afghanistan can change rapidly. Users of the guide are encouraged to contact [email protected] with suggestions for additions, updates, corrections or improvements. The AREU Library Established in 2003, the AREU Library supports the research activities of AREU and provides public access to approximately 11,000 titles held about Afghanistan. The library is open to everyone. Contemporary materials produced inside Afghanistan and materials in Afghan languages are the focus of collecting, with an emphasis on long-term research value. The library also aims to make
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