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The a to Z Guide the a to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance Assistance The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance Fourth Edition August 2005 i The A to Z of Afghanistan Assistance IMPORTANT NOTE Contacts and information change daily; users of this guide are encouraged to contact AREU with any additions, corrections and suggestions at [email protected], and to check updated contact details at: www.areu.org.af/resources.asp. © Copyright Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit 2005 Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit Charahi Ansari (opposite Insaf Hotel and Popolano’s) Shahr-e Naw (PO Box 3169, Interior Ministry Road) Kabul, Afghanistan phone: +93 (0)79 218 807 email: [email protected] website: www.areu.org.af Compiled and written by Elizabeth Goodfriend Contacts compiled by Lua Anderson Edited and designed by Meredith Lewis Cover photograph © Floortje Klijn (Takhar–Badakhshan Road) Special thanks to Brandy Bauer, Lucy Jones, Mir Ahmad Joyenda, Jawed Faraidoon Shariq and Anahita Farzi Printed by The Army Press The financial assistance of the governments of Sweden and Switzerland and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in publication of The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance , Fourth Edition, is gratefully acknowledged. ii The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance ConteContentsntsntsnts About the Afghanistan ResResearchearch and Evaluation Unit ............................................................................ ................................ ............ vvv The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance ................................................................................... ................................ ......................................................1........ 111 The GoGovernmentvernment of Afghanistan ................................................................................... ................................ ........................................................................................ ......................63636363 Background................................................................................................................64 Structure ....................................................................................................................64 Pay and grading .........................................................................................................67 The Executive.............................................................................................................68 The Legislature ..........................................................................................................69 The Juduciary .............................................................................................................69 A time of transition for the government ...................................................................71 Relations with neighbouring countries.....................................................................72 Government ministries, July 2005............................................................................73 Evolution of government ministries..........................................................................74 Other government officials, July 2005 .....................................................................75 The central government of Afghanistan ...................................................................76 National ElectionsElections................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................. ...77777777 Background................................................................................................................79 Afghanistan’s democratic system.............................................................................80 Candidate preparations.............................................................................................84 Election logistics and operations..............................................................................87 Key actors ..................................................................................................................91 After the elections......................................................................................................94 DocumentsDocuments................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................... ........................97979797 The Constitution of Afghanistan (Unofficial Translation).........................................99 National Development Framework........................................................................ 131 The Bonn Agreement.............................................................................................. 140 Code of Conduct for NGOs in Afghanistan ............................................................ 149 MapsMaps................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................... .................. 155 Afghanistan: physical.............................................................................................. 155 Afghanistan: administrative divisions.................................................................... 156 Afghanistan: population density (2002)................................................................ 157 Kabul City: location of organisations and diplomatic missions ........................... 158 Kabul City: location of government ministries and departments ........................ 159 Herat City................................................................................................................. 160 iii The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance Jalalabad City.......................................................................................................... 161 Kandahar City ......................................................................................................... 162 Kunduz City ............................................................................................................. 163 Mazar-i-Sharif City................................................................................................... 164 ContactsContacts................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................... ............. 165 Kabul Province........................................................................................................ 167 Other Provinces....................................................................................................... 204 Pakistan .................................................................................................................. 239 IndexIndexeseseses and ResourcesResources................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................... 2424243 24 333 Index........................................................................................................................ 243 Thematic index........................................................................................................ 251 Web resources ........................................................................................................ 253 iv About the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit About the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is an independent research institution that conducts and facilitates research and analysis to inform policy, improve practice and increase the impact of humanitarian and development programmes in Afghanistan. It was established by the assistance community working in Afghanistan and has a management board with representation from donors, UN agencies and NGOs. Fundamental to AREU’s work is the belief that it should make a difference to the lives of Afghans. AREU is the only development-focused research centre head- quartered in Afghanistan, and this unique vantage point allows the organisation to produce valuable research and ensure that its findings become integrated into the process of change taking place on the ground. In the past year, AREU has published research findings on rural livelihoods, land tenure and conflict, the presidential elections, subnational administration, regional population movements, gender and local-level decision-making, and urban governance and management. AREU also has several ongoing research programmes on cross-border and internal migration; opium, irrigation and live- stock; land; urban livelihoods and vulnerability; political economy and markets; local governance; education; and rural livelihoods. AREU maintains a website (www.areu.org.af) and publishes a research newsletter
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