Afghanistan
With great pleasure and expectations, we would like to invite our learned and esteemed partners to actively participate in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya regional e-discussion on Sustainable Mountain Development (SMD), scheduled from 4th till 24th April 2011. The e-discussion is a preliminary brainstorming session for preparing the Hindu Kush-Himalayan status report on challenges and opportunities...
This research paper captures the current reflections and concerns in Afghanistan about the strategy and expectations for the reintegration and reconciliation processes in the country. The paper also covers the challenges facing these processes.
The author believes that the current Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme (APRP) is based on flawed assumptions. Indeed, a...
Following the Soviet invasion in 1979, the Mujahideen defenders of Afghanistan developed and reinforced many natural cave systems to use as supply bases and defensive positions. The Taliban and Al Qaeda further strengthened these positions in the 1990s. Following the events of September 11, 2001, these cave systems have once more come to prominence and sites such as Tora Bora...
While there have been improvements in humanitarian access and food distribution in many areas, security is deteriorating insome places key to the relief effort. Donors, the United Nations, and the new Afghan interim government all need to focus on security, protection, financing and coordination.
La mitad de los niños de Afganistán siguen sin acudir a la escuela, a pesar de haberse dado un incremento del 500 por ciento en el número de niños matriculados en los últimos seis años. Con la llegada de la democracia, el mayor símbolo de regeneración nacional era la ambición de que todos los niños – tanto niñas...
La moitié des enfants en Afghanistan ne sont toujours pas scolarisés malgré l’augmentation de 500 pour cent des taux de fréquentation scolaire au cours des six dernières années. Avec l’instauration de la démocratie, le principal symbole de la régénération nationale repose sur le rêve de l’enseignement...
Half of the children in Afghanistan still do not go to school despite a 500 per cent increase in enrolments in the last six years. With the establishment of democracy, the main symbol of national regeneration lay in the dream of educating every child - boy and girl. However, there remain many obstacles to achieving this dream.
Household contributions to education are steep and...
Las últimas tres décadas de guerra y desorden han tenido un impacto devastador en el pueblo afgano. Millones de personas han sido asesinadas, millones más se han visto forzadas a abandonar sus hogares, y los bosques e infraestructuras del país han quedado prácticamente destruidos. El tejido social afgano está fracturado y las instituciones estatales...
Les trente dernières années de guerre ont dévasté le peuple afghan. Des millions de personnes ont été tuées. Plusieurs millions encore ont été contraintes de fuir leurs foyers. Les infrastructures et les forêts du pays ont été tout simplement détruites. Le tissu social du pays est disloqué et les...
The past three decades of war and disorder have had a devastating impact on the Afghan people. Millions have been killed, millions more have been forced to flee their homes and the country’s infrastructure and forests have all but been destroyed. The social fabric of the country is fractured and state institutions are fragile and weak.
Much has been written about the wars...
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