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Justice & Security Practices, Perceptions, and Problems in Kabul and Nangarhar
Justice & Security Practices, Perceptions, and Problems in Kabul and Nangarhar M AY 2014 Above: Behsud Bridge, Nangarhar Province (Photo by TLO) A TLO M A P P I N G R EPORT Justice and Security Practices, Perceptions, and Problems in Kabul and Nangarhar May 2014 In Cooperation with: © 2014, The Liaison Office. 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 Liaison Office. Permission can be obtained by emailing [email protected] ii Acknowledgements This report was commissioned from The Liaison Office (TLO) by Cordaid’s Security and Justice Business Unit. Research was conducted via cooperation between the Afghan Women’s Resource Centre (AWRC) and TLO, under the supervision and lead of the latter. Cordaid was involved in the development of the research tools and also conducted capacity building by providing trainings to the researchers on the research methodology. While TLO makes all efforts to review and verify field data prior to publication, some factual inaccuracies may still remain. TLO and AWRC are solely responsible for possible inaccuracies in the information presented. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cordaid. The Liaison Office (TL0) The Liaison Office (TLO) is an independent Afghan non-governmental organization established in 2003 seeking to improve local governance, stability and security through systematic and institutionalized engagement with customary structures, local communities, and civil society groups. -
Old Habits, New Consequences Old Habits, New Khalid Homayun Consequences Nadiri Pakistan’S Posture Toward Afghanistan Since 2001
Old Habits, New Consequences Old Habits, New Khalid Homayun Consequences Nadiri Pakistan’s Posture toward Afghanistan since 2001 Since the terrorist at- tacks of September 11, 2001, Pakistan has pursued a seemingly incongruous course of action in Afghanistan. It has participated in the U.S. and interna- tional intervention in Afghanistan both by allying itself with the military cam- paign against the Afghan Taliban and al-Qaida and by serving as the primary transit route for international military forces and matériel into Afghanistan.1 At the same time, the Pakistani security establishment has permitted much of the Afghan Taliban’s political leadership and many of its military command- ers to visit or reside in Pakistani urban centers. Why has Pakistan adopted this posture of Afghan Taliban accommodation despite its nominal participa- tion in the Afghanistan intervention and its public commitment to peace and stability in Afghanistan?2 This incongruence is all the more puzzling in light of the expansion of insurgent violence directed against Islamabad by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a coalition of militant organizations that are independent of the Afghan Taliban but that nonetheless possess social and po- litical links with Afghan cadres of the Taliban movement. With violence against Pakistan growing increasingly indiscriminate and costly, it remains un- clear why Islamabad has opted to accommodate the Afghan Taliban through- out the post-2001 period. Despite a considerable body of academic and journalistic literature on Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan since 2001, the subject of Pakistani accommodation of the Afghan Taliban remains largely unaddressed. Much of the existing literature identiªes Pakistan’s security competition with India as the exclusive or predominant driver of Pakistani policy vis-à-vis the Afghan Khalid Homayun Nadiri is a Ph.D. -
“Poppy Free” Provinces: a Measure Or a Target?
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit Case Study Series WATER MANAGEMENT, LIVESTOCK AND THE OPIUM ECONOMY “Poppy Free” Provinces: A Measure or a Target? This report is one of seven multi-site case studies undertaken during the second stage of AREU’s three-year study “Applied Thematic Research into Water Management, Livestock and the Opium Economy” (WOL). David Mansfield Funding for this research was provided by the European Commission. May 2009 Editor: Emily Winterbotham Layout: AREU Publications Team © 2009 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. “Poppy Free” Provinces: A Measure or a Target? About the Author David Mansfield is a specialist on development in drugs-producing environments. He has spent 17 years working in coca- and opium-producing countries, with over ten years experience conducting research into the role of opium in rural livelihood strategies in Afghanistan. About the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is an independent research organisation based in Kabul. AREU’s mission is to conduct high-quality research that informs and influences policy and practice. AREU also actively promotes a culture of research and learning by strengthening analytical capacity in Afghanistan and facilitating reflection and debate. Fundamental to AREU’s vision is that its work should improve Afghan lives. -
International Medical Corps UK Allocation Type
Requesting Organization : International Medical Corps UK Allocation Type : 2015 2nd CHF Standard Allocation / Call for Proposals Primary Cluster Sub Cluster Percentage HEALTH 100.00 100 Project Title : Lifesaving primary and emergency health care services to conflicted affected people in three districts of Nuristan province Allocation Type Category : OPS Details Project Code : Fund Project Code : AFG-15/3481/SA2/H/INGO/387 Cluster : Project Budget in US$ : 347,550.17 Planned project duration : 12 months Priority: Planned Start Date : 01/12/2015 Planned End Date : 30/11/2016 Actual Start Date: 01/12/2015 Actual End Date: 30/11/2016 Project Summary : International Medical Corps proposes to provide life-saving primary health care and trauma care services in areas of active fighting with a high number of civilian casualties. This area is inaccessible to quality primary health care services and no other provider, except International Medical Corps, is delivering these critical services. This program will increase the access of the conflict-affected population to quality primary health care and emergency trauma care services in three districts of Nuristan (i.e., Kamdish, Waygal and Doab). International Medical Corps proposes to provide the following services: • Establish one Health Sub Center in white area of Upper Kamdish: In order to improve access to quality health care services in the white areas of Nuristan province, International Medical Corps will establish one Health Sub Center in the upper part of the Kamdish district of Nuristan, where a large population is living in an area controlled by the governmental security forces, but does not have access to the Kamdish District Hospital (DH,) which is under the control of militants. -
Nuristan Province
AFGHANISTAN Nuristan Province District Atlas April 2014 Disclaimers: The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. http://afg.humanitarianresponse.info [email protected] AFGHANISTAN: Nuristan Province Reference Map 70°0'0"E 70°30'0"E 71°0'0"E 71°30'0"E Legend ^! Capital !! Provincial Center ! District Center Administrative Boundaries Koran wa Monjan International Takhar ! Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Province p Warsaj 36°0'0"N 36°0'0"N PAKISTAN Distirict District Transportation Koran Wa Primary Road Chitral Monjan District Secondary Road Khost Wa Fereng Badakhshan o Airport District Province Barg-e-Matal p Airfield District River/Stream River/Lake Barg-e- Matal ! Paryan Paryan District ! Panjsher Province Date Printed: 30 March 2014 08:41 AM 35°30'0"N 35°30'0"N Kamdesh District Data Source(s): AGCHO, CSO, AIMS, MISTI Schools - Ministry of Education Mandol Poruns ° Kamdesh Health Facilities - Ministry of Health District !! ! Poruns Projection/Datum: Geographic/WGS-84 District 0 20 40Kms Nuristan Chitral Disclaimers: ! Mandol Province The designations employed and the presentation of material Dara / on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion Ab Shar whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Ghaziabad District Waygal Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, District Nari ! District Nari city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation Duab Waygal District of its frontiers or boundaries. -
Executive Summary
global witness “We are at risk of the curse of plenty, [the] curse of resources.” Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan1 “The mine belongs to the whole nation. It is for all of us.” ‘Haji Anwar’, a miner from Badakhshan2 “This mine is itself a general (…) It will make people fight.” ‘Haji Bashir’, an elder from the district of Kuran wa Munjan3 WAR IN THE TREASURY OF THE PEOPLE | JUNE 2016 3 70°30'0"E 71°0'0"E Kokcha River Faizabad District Arghanjkhwa R Faizabad District RAryan Baharak RArgo Shuhada Argo District Baharak District N N " " 0 0 ' District R ' 0 M 0 ° Khash ° 7 7 3 R 3 Deodarra n a l h Ì M Pul e Ali Mughul g Darayem a Teshkan R Khash B R Darayem Jurm & District Keb z R ( u District d n u Keshem K R a i v l Warduj u Pul e Such M b Teshkan a Keshem Firgamiru Jurm District K District ( District Ob e Roghak M District Teer Garan Khostak valley R Ob e Khestak M Ob e Djokham M Yamgan N N " M R " 0 0 ' ' 0 0 3 Tagab 3 ° ° 6 Mir Kan Kokcha River 6 3 R District Yamgan 3 District B a d a k h s h a n Zebak B a d a k h s h a n District Farkhar P r o v ii n c e District Robat e Bolo ( Jangalak block Sar e Sang Junduk and Petawuk M Ì block T a k h a r P r o v ii n c e ( Lajwardshoh Ì Chelemuk block Warsaj PAKISTAN Kuran wa Munjan Chitral District District Skazer( N R N " " 0 0 ' ' 0 0 ° ° 6 6 3 3 ( Anjuman Kuran wa Munjan Anjuman Pass District N u r ii s tt a n P a n jj s h ii r P r o v ii n c e Barg e Matal r e P r o v ii n c e h s District j n a P a i Paryan District v l Mandol District u b a K 70°30'0"E 71°0'0"E Legend 0 10 20 30 40 50 Km M Checkpoints/incidents (2014) Primary road network ° Projection/Datum: Geographic/WGS84 Ì Mining sites Major rivers/water R District Center Rivers/streams Date Created: 27 April 2015 Data Source(s): ( Town/village mentioned in text Provincial boundaries UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), Lajwardeen contract concession blocks District boundaries AGCHO, CSO, AIMS, MISTI. -
Politics and Governance in Afghanistan: the Case of Nangarhar
Uzbekistan Tajikistan n Researching livelihoods and China Turkmenistan Tu Nangarhar Kabul Afghanistan Iran Pakistan Politics and Governance in Arabian Sea Afghanistan: the Case of Nangarhar Province Working Paper 16 Ashley Jackson June 2014 Funded by the EC About us Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) aims to generate a stronger evidence base on how people in conflict-affected situations (CAS) make a living, access basic services like health care, education and water, and perceive and engage with governance at local and national levels. Providing better access to basic services, social protection and support to livelihoods matters for the human welfare of people affected by conflict, the achievement of development targets such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and international efforts at peace- and state-building. At the centre of SLRC’s research are three core themes, developed over the course of an intensive one-year inception phase: § State legitimacy: experiences, perceptions and expectations of the state and local governance in conflict-affected situations § State capacity: building effective states that deliver services and social protection in conflict- affected situations § Livelihood trajectories and economic activity in conflict-affected situations The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) is the lead organisation. SLRC partners include the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) in Sri Lanka, Feinstein International Center (FIC, Tufts University), Focus1000 -
End of Year Report (2018) About Mujahideen Progress and Territory Control
End of year report (2018) about Mujahideen progress and territory control: The Year of Collapse of Trump’s Strategy 2018 was a year that began with intense bombardments, military operations and propaganda by the American invaders but all praise belongs to Allah, it ended with the neutralization of another enemy strategy. The Mujahideen defended valiantly, used their chests as shields against enemy onslaughts and in the end due to divine assistance, the invaders were forced to review their war strategy. This report is based on precise data collected from concerned areas and verified by primary sources, leaving no room for suspicious or inaccurate information. In the year 2018, a total of 10638 attacks were carried out by Mujahideen against invaders and their hirelings from which 31 were martyr operations which resulted in the death of 249 US and other invading troops and injuries to 153 along with death toll of 22594 inflicted on Kabul administration troops, intelligence operatives, commandos, police and Arbakis with a further 14063 sustaining injuries. Among the fatalities 514 were enemy commanders killed and eliminated in various attacks across the country. During 2018 a total of 3613 vehicles including APCs, pickup trucks and other variants were destroyed along with 26 aircrafts including 8 UAVs, 17 helicopters of foreign and internal forces and 1 cargo plane shot down. Moreover, a total of 29 district administration centers were liberated by the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate over the course of last year, among which some were retained -
Energy Sector Strategy
Energy Sector Strategy Approved by Sector Responsible Authorities Ministry/Agency Name of Minister/Director Signature Ministry of Energy and Water HE M. Ismail Khan Ministry of Mines HE Dip. Eng. M. Ibrahim Adel Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development HE Mohammad Ehsan Zia Date of Submission February – 2008 ﺑﺴﻢ اﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate Vision for Afghanistan By the solar year 1400 (2020), Afghanistan will be: A stable Islamic constitutional democracy at peace with itself and its neighbors, standing with full dignity in the international family. A tolerant, united, and pluralist nation that honors its Islamic heritage and deep aspirations toward participation, justice, and equal rights for all. A society of hope and prosperity based on a strong, private sector-led market economy, social equity, and environmental sustainability. ANDS Goals for 1387-1391 (2008-2013) The Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) is a Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)-based plan that serves as Afghanistan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). It is underpinned by the principles, pillars and benchmarks of the Afghanistan Compact. The pillars and goals of the ANDS are: 1. Security: Achieve nationwide stabilization, strengthen law enforcement, and improve personal security for every Afghan. 2. Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights: Strengthen democratic practice and institutions, human rights, the rule of law, delivery of public services and government accountability. 3. Economic and Social Development: Reduce poverty, ensure sustainable development through a private sector-led market economy, improve human development indicators, and make significant progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. -
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CIVIL - MILITARY FUSION CEN TRE Afghanistan Review Week 10 09 March 2011 Comprehensive Information on Complex Crises INSIDE THIS ISSUE This document provides a weekly overview of developments in Afghanistan from 02 March—08 March 2011, with hyper-links to source material highlighted in blue and underlined in the text. For Economic Development more information on the topics below or other issues pertaining to events in Afghanistan, feel free to con- Governance & Participation tact the members of the Afghanistan Team, or visit our website at www.cimicweb.org. Humanitarian Affairs Infrastructure Rule of Law Security Economic Development Steven A. Zyck ► [email protected] Socio-Cultural Development fghan government agencies and de- construction team (PRT) and agriculture offi- velopment agencies such as the Inter- cials in the province began the distribution of ABOUT THE CFC national Labour Organisation (ILO) 45,000 apple tree seedlings. Nine districts in A estimate that between 30% and 50% of Af- the province will receive 5,000 seedlings each, The Civil-Military Fusion Centre ghans are unemployed, according to Outlook with individual farmers receiving approxi- (CFC) is an Information and Afghanistan. Experts attribute the recent per- mately 30 seedlings in most areas. While Knowledge Management sistence of unemployment to conflict, a lack of USAID hopes that the seedlings will promote organisation focused on market-relevant educational and vocational commercial apple production, Afghan agricul- improving civil-military interaction, training opportunities and the Afghan govern- ture officials noted that farmers in the area facilitating information sharing and ment‟s hesitancy to establish state-owned en- will need significant training on how to grow enhancing situational awareness terprises. -
AIHRC-UNAMA Joint Monitoring of Political Rights Presidential and Provincial Council Elections Third Report 1 August – 21 October 2009
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission AIHRC AIHRC-UNAMA Joint Monitoring of Political Rights Presidential and Provincial Council Elections Third Report 1 August – 21 October 2009 United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan UNAMA Table of Contents Summary of Findings i Introduction 1 I. Insecurity and Intimidation 1 Intensified violence and intimidation in the lead up to elections 1 Insecurity on polling day 2 II. Right to Vote 2 Insecurity and voting 3 Relocation or merging of polling centres and polling stations 4 Women’s participation 4 III. Fraud and Irregularities 5 Ballot box stuffing 6 Campaigning at polling stations and instructing voters 8 Multiple voter registration cards 8 Proxy voting 9 Underage voting 9 Deficiencies 9 IV. Freedom of Expression 9 V. Conclusion 10 Endnotes 11 Annex 1 – ECC Policy on Audit and Recount Evaluations 21 Summary of Findings The elections took place in spite of a challenging environment that was characterised by insecurity and logistical and human resource difficulties. These elections were the first to be fully led and organised by the Afghanistan Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) took the lead in providing security for the elections. It was also the first time that arrangements were made for prisoners and hospitalised citizens, to cast their votes. The steady increase of security-related incidents by Anti-Government Elements (AGEs) was a dominant factor in the preparation and holding of the elections. Despite commendable efforts from the ANSF, insecurity had a bearing on the decision of Afghans to participate in the elections Polling day recorded the highest number of attacks and other forms of intimidation for some 15 years. -
Request for Proposal
Request for Proposal Danish Refugee Council House # 63&64, Lane # 1, Street # 3, PD # 3, Kart‐e‐Chahar Kabul, Afghanistan 20th June, 2017 To: All Interested parties Request for Proposal No: KBL RFP 003 Provision of Transportation and Rental Vehicle Services Dear Sir/Madam: Dear interested bidder(s), DRC and DDG requests you to submit price bid(s) Provision of transportation and rental vehicle services, descripted on the attached DRC and DDG Bid Form (Annex A, Lot 1 to 6) titled RFP No: KBL RFP 003 Provision of Transportation and Rental Vehicle Services. Therefore, the DRC requests you to submit price bid(s) for abovementioned services listed on the attached DRC Bid Form Annex A. 1. Tender Details The Tender details are as follows: Services: Provision of Transportation and Rental Vehicle Services RFP Release Date: 20th June, 2017 RFP Closure Date: 6th July, 2017 Time: 4:00pm Afghanistan Local time. RFP Pre‐Bid Submission: 22nd June, 2017 Time: 10:00am Afghanistan Local time. RFP Opening Date: 9th July, 2017 Time: 10:00am Afghanistan Local Time. Required Minimum validity period: 60 Official Working Days PLEASE NOTE: NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE ABOVE CLOSING TIME AND DATE 2. Contract Award Criteria The criteria for awarding contracts resulting from this Tender is based on the ‘best value for money’ principle. For the purpose of this Tender DRC defines ‘best value for money’ as: Best value for money should not be equated with the lowest initial bid option. It requires an integrated assessment of technical, organizational and pricing factors in light of their relative importance (i.e.