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Afghanistan Country Fact Sheet 2018
Country Fact Sheet Afghanistan 2018 Credit: IOM/Matthew Graydon 2014 Disclaimer IOM has carried out the gathering of information with great care. IOM provides information at its best knowledge and in all conscience. Nevertheless, IOM cannot assume to be held accountable for the correctness of the information provided. Furthermore, IOM shall not be liable for any conclusions made or any results, which are drawn from the information provided by IOM. I. CHECKLIST FOR VOLUNTARY RETURN 1. Before the return 2. After the return II. HEALTH CARE 1. General information 2. Medical treatment and medication III. LABOUR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT 1. General information 2. Ways/assistance to find employment 3. Unemployment assistance 4. Further education and trainings IV. HOUSING 1. General Information 2. Ways/assistance to find accommodation 3. Social grants for housing V. SOCIAL WELFARE 1. General Information 2. Pension system 3. Vulnerable groups VI. EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 1. General Information 2. Cost, loans and stipends 3. Approval and verification of foreign diplomas VII. CONCRETE SUPPORT FOR RETURNEES 1. Reintegration assistance programs 2. Financial and administrative support 3. Support to start income generating activities VIII. CONTACT INFORMATION AND USEFUL LINKS 1. International, Non-Governmental, Humanitarian Organizations 2. Relevant local authorities 3. Services assisting with the search for jobs, housing, etc. 4. Medical Facilities 5. Other Contacts For further information please visit the information portal on voluntary return and reintegration ReturningfromGermany: 2 https://www.returningfromgermany.de/en/countries/afghanistan I. Checklist for Voluntary Return Insert Photo here Credit: IOM/ 2003 Before the Return After the Return The returnee should The returnee should ✔request documents: e.g. -
Governance and Representation in the Afghan Urban Transition
Afghanistan’s Constitution Ten Years On: What Are the Issues? Mohammad Hashim Kamali August 2014 Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit Issues Paper Afghanistan’s Constitution Ten Years On: What Are the Issues? Mohammad Hashim Kamali August 2014 Funding for this research was provided by the United States Institute of Peace and the Embassy of Finland. 2014 Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit Cover photo: (From top to bottom): A view of the 2004 constitutional Loya Jirga Sessions; people’s representatives gesture during 2004 constitutional Loya Jirga; people’s representatives listening to a speech during 2004 constitutional Loya Jirga; Loya Jirga members during the 2004 Constitutional Loya Jirga, Kabul (by National Archives of Afghanistan). AREU wishes to thank the National Archives of Afghanistan for generously granting access to its photo collection from the 2004 Constitutional Loya Jirga. Layout: Ahmad Sear Alamyar AREU Publication Code: 1416E © 2014 Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of AREU. Some rights are reserved. This publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted only for non- commercial purposes and with written credit to AREU and the author. Where this publication is reproduced, stored or transmitted electronically, a link to AREU’s website (www.areu.org.af) should be provided. Any use of this publication falling outside of these permissions requires prior written permission of the publisher, the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit. Permission can be sought by emailing [email protected] or by calling +93 (0) 799 608 548. -
Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2018-19 Executive Summary
Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2018-19 Executive Summary It is a matter of great pleasure for National Statistics and Information Authority as the only official statistical body in the country to have been able to publish the statistical yearbook 2018-19 according to its publication calendar by timely data collection. This statistical yearbook depicts the socio-economic condition of the country and also provides an easy access to a rich source of statistical information and data which helps the ministries, government organizations, NGOs and the private sector as well as international community to formulate policies, programs and make evidence based decisions. The data and statistical information in the statistical yearbook have been collected from ministries, government organizations and private sector providing data on economic and social sectors like population, agriculture, education, health, national accounts, consumer price index, energy, construction, mines and energy, services, foreign trade, finance statistics and foreign aids which can be used by the planners and data users for better and evidence based planning. The country population is estimated to be 31.6 million including 1.5 million Kochi population for 2018-19 based on the socio-demographic statistics department of NSIA. Men and women make up 16.1 million and 15.5 million of the total population respectively. Based on the estimated population figures the urban population is 7.5 million while the rural population is 22.6 million. The rural and urban population is estimated without considering Kuchi population. The age-dependent population is 15.9 million while 15.1 million population of the country is under 15 years of age. -
The a to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan
The A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan 2015 Thirteenth Edition 13 2015 Thirteenth Edition Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit 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 makes a sincere effort to provide the most accurate and current information possible with each edition produced, details evolve and change continuously. Users of this guide are encouraged to submit updates, additions, corrections and suggestions to [email protected]. © 2015 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. Funding for this publication is provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Provincial Profiles (maps and data):World Bank; Central Statistics Organization Maps: Afghan Geodesy and Cartography Head Office; United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Photos: AREU Cover photograph: Afghan soldiers march beneath the newly erected large Afghan flag on Wazir Akbar Khan hilltop in Kabul. Tab photographs - A to Z: An elderly Afghan man sits in his shop selling watermelons in central Kabul. Government: People’s representatives gather during the 2013 Loya Jirga in Kabul to discuss long term relationships between Afghanistan and the United States, including the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA). -
Journal of Afghan Legal Studies
Journal of Afghan Legal Studies Volume 2 (2017 / 1396) Chief Editor: Ass. Prof. Lutforahman Saeed Editors: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hashim Kamali Dr. Tilmann J. Röder Ass. Prof. Lutforahman Saeed Vazhah Publication Journal of Afghan Legal Studies (Majallah-ʾi muṭāliʿāt-i ḥuqūqī Afghānistān) Volume 2 (2017 / 1396) Chief Editor Ass. Prof. Lutforahman Saeed Editors Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Dr. Tilmann J. Röder and Ass. Prof. Lutforahman Saeed Editorial Team Dr. Wahidullah Amiri, LL.M. (Seattle), University of Nagarhar Dr. Wali M. Naseh, LL.M. (Seattle), University of Kabul Dr. Shamshad Pasarlay, LL.M. (Seattle), University of Herat H.E. Abdel-Ellah Sediqi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Paris Ass. Prof. M. Ayub Yousufzai, University of Mazar-e Sharif Bahishta Zahir Hillali, LL.M. (Toulouse), J. W. Goethe University Frankfurt Editorial Assistants Ahmad Shah Ahmadyar Aisha Mahmood Publisher Foundation of Vazhah Publication Second edition: Kabul, 2018 Circulation: 500 ISSN: 2522-3070 Distribution and Sales Centers Kabul Pul-e- Sorkhk Square, Milli Market, Shop No.17, Phone No: 0780747367 Pol-e-Sokhta, Shahid Mazari Square, Mohammadi Market, Shop No.35, Phone No: 0744029570, email: [email protected] Copyright All rights reserved. No parts of this publication maybe reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopy, recording or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission. Journal of Afghan Legal Studies Volume 2 (2017 / 1396) Academic Advisory Board H.E. Sarwar Danesh, Second Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan The Chancellor of the University of Kabul, Prof. Dr. Hamidullah Farooqi Ass. -
The a to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan
The A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan 2015 Thirteenth Edition 13 2015 Thirteenth Edition Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit 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 makes a sincere effort to provide the most accurate and current information possible with each edition produced, details evolve and change continuously. Users of this guide are encouraged to submit updates, additions, corrections and suggestions to [email protected]. © 2015 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. Funding for this publication is provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Provincial Profiles (maps and data):World Bank; Central Statistics Organization Maps: Afghan Geodesy and Cartography Head Office; United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Photos: AREU Cover photograph: Afghan soldiers march beneath the newly erected large Afghan flag on Wazir Akbar Khan hilltop in Kabul. Tab photographs - A to Z: An elderly Afghan man sits in his shop selling watermelons in central Kabul. Government: People’s representatives gather during the 2013 Loya Jirga in Kabul to discuss long term relationships between Afghanistan and the United States, including the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA). -
German Immigrant Abolitionists Exhibition
German Immigrant Abolitionists Exhibition German Immigrant Abolitionists: Fighting for a Free Missouri February 12, 2016 - May 15, 2016 Center for Global Citizenship, Suite 124 Public Viewing by Appointment: Call 314-977-9326 or email: [email protected] Opening reception with curator's talk by Dr. Sydney Norton, 4-6 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2016. Lecture: "From the Wacheputsch to the Missouri Putsch: German Radicals Invite Themselves to the American Civil War" Dr. Steven Rowan, University of Missouri - St. Louis 5 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2016 Reception to follow. Missouri is well-known for its German-American heritage, but the story of 19th-century German immigrant abolitionists is often neglected in discussions of the state's history. German Immigrant Abolitionists: Fighting for a Free Missouri tells the story of what happened when idealistic German immigrants, many highly educated and devoted to the ideals of freedom and democracy, came to a pre-Civil War slave state. Fleeing political persecution during the 1830s and 1840s, German immigrants such as Friedrich Münch, Henry Boernstein, and Franz Sigel arrived in Missouri in hopes of finding a land more congenial to their democratic ideals. When they encountered slavery, many became abolitionists and supported the Union in the emerging Civil War. German Immigrant Abolitionists: Fighting for a Free Missouri focuses on the political activism and writings of German immigrants in Missouri before and during the Civil War. Previous research on these intriguing figures has largely been confined to specialists. This exhibition contributes a compelling visual component not only for scholars but also for a wider general audience. -
Annual Progress Monitoring Report
Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) Higher Education Development Program (HEDP) Operations and Monitoring Support Team (OMST) Annual Progress Monitoring Report Reporting Period: January-December 2018 Reporting Date: 16 January 2019 Submitted By: Operation and Monitoring Support Team HEDP Annual Progress Monitoring Report (January-December 2018) Page i Contents Acronyms ..................................................................................................................................................... iii A. Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 1 B) Component One Activities: ...................................................................................................................... 3 Theme1.1: Increasing Access to Priority Degree Program for Economic Development ...................... 3 Theme1.2: Modernizing and Enhancing the Quality of Teaching and Learning .................................. 4 Theme 1.2.2: Information and Communications Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning ........ 7 Theme1.3: Improving the Qualification and Skills of Academic and Technical Staff Members ......... 8 Theme 1.4: Strengthening Governance, Quality Assurance and Accreditation .................................... 9 Theme 1.5: Stimulating Development Oriented Research (DLI) ....................................................... 13 C) Component Two: Program Operations and Technical Support ............................................................ -
Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2020
Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2020 Issue No: 42 | April 2021 Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2020 Issues No: 42 | First Version April 2021 Executive Summary It is a matter of great pleasure for National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) as the only official statistical body in the country to have been able to publish the statistical yearbook of 2020, according to its publication calendar by timely data collection. This statistical yearbook depicts the socio-economic condition of the country and also provides an easy access to a rich source of statistical information and data which helps the ministries, government organizations, NGOs and the private sector as well as international community to formulate policies, programs and make evidence based decision. The data and statistical information in the statistical yearbook have been collected from ministries, government organizations and private sector providing data on economic and social sectors like population, agriculture, education, health, national accounts, consumer price index, energy, construction, mines and energy, services, foreign trade, finance, statistics and foreign aids which can be used by the planners and data users for better and evidence based planning. The Afghanistan’s population is estimated to be 32.9 million for 2020-2021 based on the population statistics department of NSIA. The men and women make up 16.8 million and 16.1million of the total population respectively. Based on the estimated population Graphs the urban population is 8.0 million while the rural population is 23.4 million and the remain 1.5 million is Kochi (Nomadic). The age dependent population is 12.0 million while 11.1 million population of the country is under 15 years of age and 0.9 million is above 64 years old. -
Beyond Jihad and Traditionalism Afghanistan’S New Generation of Islamic Activists
Borhan Osman Beyond Jihad and Traditionalism Afghanistan’s new generation of Islamic activists EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Not all Afghan youth who are politically active and communities, they also all strongly lean on who want to change the status quo fit into the educational institutions. Hizb ut-Tahrir has been a often simplified categories of being either predominantly campus-born group effective at progressive and educated, or uneducated and spreading its message among students (and subversive. There is an often-overlooked segment teachers and lecturers). Eslah organises large, of Afghanistan’s youth that is educated and dedicated programmes, such as free seasonal engages in modern political debates and activities, courses for school children and religious while at the same time aiming to replace the competitions with attractive awards for the current democratic order with a sharia-based winners. Eslah also runs its own high schools, government and to reverse many of the freedoms universities and teacher-training institutes. Hezbi that emerged after 2001. This paper explores their youth have their own university branches in major ideologies and activities. universities. Modern media, from TV stations to YouTube channels and from highly circulated The research has focused on four radical Islamist brochures to slick magazines, are utilised by all trends in Afghanistan that appear to have four groups to propagate their message, again in significant appeal and a growing following among different ways. Among the four groups, Eslah has educated youth. These are Hizb ut-Tahrir, which built the largest media network, with FM radio seeks a caliphate that encompasses the whole airing in several provinces and a TV channel in Muslim world and uses anti-nation state, Herat. -
Girls CAN Code: Building a Network of Resilient Changemakers in Afghanistan
Girls CAN Code: Building a network of resilient changemakers in Afghanistan Evaluation and Strategy 0 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................ 2 GCC AFGHANISTAN: IN RETROSPECT AND BEYOND ........................ 6 EVALUATION OF GCC FROM 2016 TO 2019 ................................... 8 CONTEXT AND MARKET ANALYSES ............................................. 15 2020-2025 ROADMAP ....................................................................... 21 MISSION ................................................................................................................................. 22 STRATEGY ............................................................................................................................... 22 GCC PROGRAMME ................................................................................................................. 27 PARTNERSHIP ......................................................................................................................... 33 M&E AND LEARNING .............................................................................................................. 41 ROADMAP TO 2025 ................................................................................................................ 43 1 Executive Summary زا ﺖFﺤﻣ ﺎﻫرﺎﺧ ﻞN L دﻮﺷ N ﻞL ﺎﻫرﺎﺧ ﺖFﺤﻣ زا Djalâl ad-Dîn Rûmî1 The Womanity Foundation are looking to transform what at first seem incongruous – Afghan girls coding - into an everyday reality, with Afghan -
Aleena Shah Youth Leader President, YGA Kohat
Beyond Boundaries III Pak-Afghan Youth Leaders Summit Kabul January 24-26, 2020 “Connecting Youth Beyond Boundaries for a Better Tomorrow” Profiles of Pakistani Youth Leaders SR # Name Field Organization City 1 Wardah Iftikhar INGO UNICEF Islamabad 2 Madeeha Raza Film Maker Arts Islamabad 3 Danyal Hayat Private Sector ORIC CECOS University Peshawar 4 Shahaan Ahmed Shah Independent Arts Quetta Filmmaker 5 Mariam Saleem Farooqui Art Historian Arts Islamabad 6 Ubaid Ullah Khan Student/Musician Music Islamabad 7 Haroon Afridi Government Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar Assembly 8 Muhammad Akbar Law Nishtar and Zafar Law Peshawar Khan Firm 9 M & E Coordinator, Federal SDGs Habib Hassan Support Unit Planning Commission Islamabad 10 Human Rights Fatima Iqbal Khan Activist HEWAD (NGO) Quetta 11 Saddam Khan Murad Painter Arts Swat 12 Asghar Khan Youth Activist Local Government Mohmand 13 International Islamic Sundas Khan Yusafzai Youth Activist University Islamabad Islamabad 14 Aleena Shah Youth Leader President, YGA Kohat Pakistani Youth Leaders Wardah Iftikhar Wardah Iftikhar is currently working as a consultant in Social Policy Section at UNICEF Pakistan, where she is working with Sustainable Development Goals Secretariat at National Assembly of Pakistan to fulfil Pakistan commitment towards SDG 2030. Since 2007, she has undertaken various campaigns, initiatives and projects that encouraged active women participation and equal opportunities for all. To further the belief, she has worked on program ‘Women Can Do’ that works with 12 public sector women universities and 6 female seminaries across Pakistan to assist young Pakistani female students develop their entrepreneurial skills. She also worked on project ‘Training for Economic and Entrepreneurial Capacity Enhancement and Linkages Development’ that works with 6 universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA.