- An assessment of winter wheat planting was conducted by FEWS NET between October 29 and November 7, 2008. The main objective of the assessment was to forecast the outcome of the 2009 winter wheat harvest on the basis of agricultural input use, land preparation, and are planted in 2008.
- Winter wheat planting is expected to be normal this year in all visited provinces, with the exception of Bamyan and Wardak, where winter wheat planting decreased by 20 to 40 percent.
- High prices of i more...
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Sharifa Seddiqi is a most unusual woman. Not only is she the sole female surgeon in Afghanistan's war-ravaged southern province of Kandahar, she also runs Mirwais hospital in Kandahar, the main hospital in the region.
This is not a job for the faint-hearted. Kandahar's Mirwais hospital serves a population of 3 million in what remains one of the most insecure and violent areas of the country. It is also where women continue to suffer particular repression in a resolutely traditional society.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has signed nine execution orders that have been carried out at Afghan prisons during the past week. UN human rights officials say they are concerned about the executions because of the shortcomings of the judicial system.
But a growing number of Afghans -- weary of lawlessness and increased violent crime in their country -- are demanding the execution of convicted murderers, rapists, or kidnappers. In fact, many tell RFE/RL they want the government to execute cr more...
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This Data Report provides a summary of the six aggregate governance indicators, together with all of the publicly-available disaggregated data on which the aggregate indicators are based. The underlying data as well as methodological issues are described more fully in 'Governance Matters VII: Governance Indicators for 1996-2007' (June 2008).
The Report displays the country's performance for all available years between 1996 and 2007 in six governance dimensions: i) Voice & Accountability, ii) more...
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Afghanistan National Development Strategy, which reflects the commitment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to poverty reduction and private sector-led economic growth for a prosperous and stable Afghanistan. The ANDS Oversight Committee (OSC) was mandated by the Government to produce a Millennium Development Goals-based national strategy that is Afghan-owned and meets the requirements for a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.
These documents describe the country's macroeconomic, structural more...
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Building an effective state that can provide security and services to the people is at the heart of the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. This report looks at the implications for public administration reform over the next 5-10 years, and proposes a priority agenda for action by the Government of Afghanistan and the donor community. It focuses on three main areas: building an effective civil service, improving governance and service delivery at the local level, and making government accounta more...
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When the Taliban fell in 2001, Afghanistan had some of the worst health indicators in the world. Today, despite continuing instability, health outcomes are vastly improved with household surveys indicating a 26% decline in under-five mortality. This translates into more than 80,000 lives being saved every year.
These results have been achieved through a rapid expansion of primary health care services which are delivered primarily by NGOs contracted by the Afghan Government
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