EASO Country of Origin Information Report Afghanistan

European Asylum Support Office EASO Country of Origin Information Report Afghanistan Key socio-economic indicators, state protection, and mobility in Kabul City, Mazar-e Sharif, and Herat City August 2017 SUPPORT IS OUR MISSION European Asylum Support Office EASO EASO Country of Origin Information Report Afghanistan Key socio-economic indicators, state protection, and mobility in Kabul City, Mazar-e Sharif, and Herat City August 2017 SUPPORT IS OUR MISSION Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union. Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) Certain mobile telephone operators do not allow access to 00 800 numbers or these calls may be billed. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2017 More information on the European Union is available on the Internet (http://europa.eu). Print ISBN 978-92-9494-610-2 doi:10.2847/106463 BZ-02-17-757-EN-C PDF ISBN 978-92-9494-611-9 doi:10.2847/270432 BZ-02-17-757-EN-N © European Asylum Support Office, 2017 Cover photo: © ILO (Flickr) Day Labourers in Afghanistan. A group of young Afghan men are looking for work in Kabul. Neither EASO nor any person acting on its behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained herein. EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Afghanistan – Key socio-economic indicators, state protection, and mobility in Kabul City, Mazar-e Sharif, and Herat City — 3 Acknowledgments EASO would like to acknowledge the Polish Office for Foreigners, Department for Refugees Procedures (Country of Origin Information Unit) as the co-author of this report. The following departments reviewed this report: Belgium, Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons, Cedoca (Centre for Documentation and Research) Finnish Immigration Service – Legal Service and Country Information Unit Netherlands, Immigration and Naturalization Service – Office of Country Information and Language Analysis Swedish Migration Agency, Lifos – Centre for Country of Origin Information and Analysis United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), RSD Section Furthermore, the content of this report was reviewed by: Antonio Giustozzi - independent researcher, visiting professor at King’s College London and author of several articles, papers and books on Afghanistan. Samuel Hall Consulting - an independent think tank providing research and strategic services, expert analysis, tailored counsel and access to local knowledge for a diverse array of actors operating in the world’s most challenging environments. Asylum Research Consultancy – a consulting group that that provides country specific and thematic COI research for UNHCR, publishes commentaries on COI reports, and undertakes research consultancy, project management and training to the asylum, immigration and human rights sector both in the UK and internationally. It must be noted that the review carried out by the mentioned departments, experts or organisations contributes to the overall quality of the report, but does not necessarily imply their formal endorsement of the final report, which is the full responsibility of EASO. EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Afghanistan – Key socio-economic indicators, state protection, and mobility in Kabul City, Mazar-e Sharif, and Herat City — 5 Contents Acknowledgments �� 3 Disclaimer �� 9 Glossary and Abbreviations �� 11 Introduction �� 15 Map of Afghanistan �� 16 1. Background information on Kabul City, Herat City and Mazar-e Sharif ��17 1.1. Kabul City �� 17 1.2. Herat City �� 17 1.3. Mazar-e Sharif ��18 2. Key socio-economic indicators �� 19 2.1. Economic growth ��19 2.1.1. Development aid ��20 2.1.2. Business climate ��20 2.2. Employment ��21 2.2.1. Unemployment ��21 2.2.2. Employment in certain sectors ��22 2.2.3. IDPs and returnees ��24 2.2.4. Urban employment for women ��25 2.2.5. Kabul ��28 2.2.6. Herat................................................................................................................................................28 2.2.7. Mazar-e Sharif ��30 2.3. Poverty �� 31 2.3.1. General trends �� 31 2.3.2. Urban poverty ��32 2.3.3. Reasons for the rise in poverty ��33 2.3.4. Women headed households ��34 2.3.5. The consequences of displacement ��38 2.3.6. Kabul ��40 2.3.7. Herat................................................................................................................................................ 41 2.3.8. Mazar-e Sharif ��42 2.4. Food security ��42 2.4.1. IDPs & returnees ��43 2.4.2. Kabul ��43 2.4.3. Herat ��44 2.4.4. Mazar-e Sharif ��44 2.5. Education ��44 2.5.1. IDPs & returnees ��46 2.5.2. Kabul ��46 2.5.3. Mazar-e Sharif ��47 2.5.4. Herat................................................................................................................................................48 6 — EASO Country

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