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AFGHANISTAN
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Afghanistan: Country Kit
Source:
Doctors Without Borders
Date of Document:
12 January 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan, ethnic groups (detailed)
Source:
Gulf/2000 Project
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
22 June 2018
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
30 August 2018
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Afghanistan: Afghans perceived as “Westernised”. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2018
Accessed Date:
19 February 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Afghanistan: security and humanitarian situation. Version 6.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2019
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance 2015. Thirteenth Edition.
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
March 2015
Page Numbers:
iii-iv, 1-105
Accessed Date:
22 February 2016
Keywords:
country overview; election; legal system; legislation; map; police/security forces; political activities; social services; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
16 October 2019
Accessed Date:
23 October 2019
Title:
Afghanistan. 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
November 2018
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
ACAPS Country Profile: Afghanistan
Source:
Assessment Capacities Project
Date of Document:
2 July 2019
Accessed Date:
22 October 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Afghanistan: Sexual orientation and gender identity. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. Annual Report 2018.
Source:
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
15 October 2019
Title:
The Situation in Afghanistan and its Implications for International Peace and Security
Code:
A/73/777–S/2019/193
Source:
United Nations. General Assembly; Security Council.
Date of Document:
28 February 2019
Accessed Date:
15 October 2019
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: Afghanistan
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
27 June 2019
Accessed Date:
15 October 2019
Title:
Country policy and information note. Afghanistan: Women fearing gender-based violence. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. Documents associés.
Source:
Larousse. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
27 February 2017
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Afghanistan: Individuals targeted by armed actors in the conflict.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
December 2017
Accessed Date:
19 February 2018
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Afghanistan: Networks.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
February 2018
Accessed Date:
19 February 2018
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Afghanistan: Security Situation
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
June 2019
Accessed Date:
15 October 2019
Title:
Afghanistan. The precarious struggle for stability.
Source:
Canada. Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
Date of Document:
May 2019
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Afghanistan: Key socio-economic indicators. Focus on Kabul City, Mazar-e Sharif, and Herat City.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
April 2019
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
Afghanistan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
Accessed Date:
16 March 2020
Title:
Afghanistan. Amnesty International Annual Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
26 February 2018
Title:
Midyear Update on The Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: 1 January to 30 June 2019
Source:
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
Date of Document:
30 July 2019
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
Rule of Law, Governance, and Human Rights in Afghanistan, 2002 to 2016
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
29 August 2017
Author:
Erin Houlihan; William Spencer
Accessed Date:
13 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan. World Report 2019: Events of 2018.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
Afghanistan. Freedom in the World 2019.
Accessed Date:
26 June 2019
Title:
The situation of human rights in Afghanistan and technical assistance achievements in the field of human rights. Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
28 January 2019
Accessed Date:
26 February 2019
Title:
Land for Housing. Afghanistan Housing Profile.
Source:
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date of Document:
May 2017
Accessed Date:
13 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan. The State of Violence and Conflict in Asia.
Source:
The Asia Foundation
Date of Document:
11 October 2017
Accessed Date:
13 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan in 2018: A Survey of the Afghan People
Source:
The Asia Foundation
Author:
Tabasum Akseer et al.
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Afghanistan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/32/AFG/1
Date of Document:
13 November 2018
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Afghanistan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/32/AFG/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
6 November 2018
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
Compilation on Afghanistan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/32/AFG/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
15 November 2018
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Citizenship, including legislation and whether dual citizenship is permitted (2008-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 February 2013
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Passports, including issuance procedures within and outside Afghanistan; types of passports issued (2008-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 February 2013
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; corruption; document fraud; government corruption; identity documents
Title:
Afghanistan. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
Passport Law of 25 October 2015; appearance and security features of passports; specimen of passports (2015-January 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 February 2018
Accessed Date:
21 February 2018
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain tazkira [tazkera], including from abroad; appearance and security features (2017-February 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 February 2019
Accessed Date:
26 February 2019
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain an e-Tazkira; description of the card, including appearance and security features
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 February 2014
Accessed Date:
26 February 2014
Keywords:
election; identity documents
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Afghanistan
Source:
European University Institute. Global Citizenship Observatory.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
13 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan. Birth Registration - Phase Two. A Comparative Report Prepared for UNICEF.
Date of Document:
May 2016
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain, renew, and replace a biometric passport, both within and outside the country; validity period of passport; whether the ‘place of birth' noted in the passport is the same as the one listed on the tazkira, an...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 February 2017
Accessed Date:
24 February 2017
Title:
Description and samples of the Tazkira booklet and the Tazkira certificate; information on security features
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 September 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Law of 2014 on Registration of Population Records
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; legislation; marriage; military service
Title:
Access to Tazkera and other Civil Documentation in Afghanistan
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
8 November 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Procedures and requirements for issuance of passports in Canada to Afghan citizens without documents (2014-January 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 February 2016
Accessed Date:
19 February 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents
Title:
Documents required to travel within Afghanistan, documents required to pass checkpoints (2013-January 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 February 2016
Accessed Date:
19 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; police/security forces; religion; state surveillance
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Reaching Boiling Point: High School Activism in Afghanistan
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
October 2015
Author:
Antonio Giustozzi; Ali Mohmmad Ali
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender equality; minorities; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan : Sazman-e Nasr (l'Organisation de la victoire), Sepah-e pasdaran (l'Armée des gardiens), leur union au sein de Hezb-e Wahdat (Partie de l'unité) et leurs dissensions
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
18 April 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
13 December 2017
Author:
Kenneth Katzman; Clayton Thomas
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Afghanistan.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
Situation of Afghan citizens who work for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or international aid organizations, and whether they are targeted by the Taliban; attacks against schools and incidents of violence against students, teachers...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 February 2016
Accessed Date:
26 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; crime; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; political organizations; statistics; torture
Title:
Afghanistan. EU Country Roadmap for Engagement With Civil Society. 2018 – 2020.
Source:
European Union External Action Service
Date of Document:
26 August 2018
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
The ‘Ankara Coalition': Opposition from within the government
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
25 July 2017
Author:
Ali Yawar Adili; Thomas Ruttig
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan. Election for President of 14 June 2014
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Date of Document:
14 June 2014
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
Afghanistan. Election forWolesi Jirga (Afghani House of People) of 20 October 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Date of Document:
20 October 2018
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Afghanistan: Anti-government elements (AGEs). Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2019
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Afghanistan. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
12 February 2019
Title:
The Bride Price: The Afghan tradition of paying for wives
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
25 October 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Concluding Observations on the Combined Initial and Second Periodic Reports of Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Date of Document:
30 July 2013
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; nationality; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Third periodic report submitted by Afghanistan under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2017
Date of Document:
24 January 2019
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
National Inquiry report on Factors and causes of Rape and Honor Killing in Afghanistan
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
26 August 2015
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; children; crime; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; family law; female genital mutilation; femicide; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Injustice and Impunity: Mediation of Criminal Offences of Violence against Women
Source:
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
May 2018
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
Child Notice Afghanistan. 2018.
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
Violence Against Women in Elections in Afghanistan: An IFES Assessment
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Date of Document:
April 2019
Author:
Zabihullah Barakzai, Et al.
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
Max Planck Manual on Family Law in Afghanistan
Source:
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law.
Date of Document:
July 2012
Author:
Kabeh Rastin-Tehrani; Nadjma Yassari
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence
Title:
Whether seigha (temporary marriage) is practiced in Afghanistan and by which groups
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 October 2012
Accessed Date:
26 February 2014
Keywords:
family law; gender equality; legislation; marriage; religion
Title:
Afghanistan. Breaking Barriers: Challenges to Implementing Laws on Violence Against Women in Afghanistan and Tajikistan with special consideration of displaced women.
Source:
University of California Hastings College of the Law. Center for Gender and Refugee Studies.
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: La pratique du bacha bazi
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
14 November 2016
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Causes and Consequences of Bacha Bazi in Afghanistan
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
18 August 2014
Accessed Date:
19 February 2018
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; corruption; domestic violence; judicial corruption; legislation; police corruption; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Forced Gynecological Exams As Sexual Harassment and Human Rights Violation
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
5 September 2015
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey: Gender. Provinces of Kabul, Bamiyan, Daykundi, Ghor, Kapisa and Parwan.
Source:
United Nations Population Fund; Afghanistan. Central Statistics Organization.
Date of Document:
8 June 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Harassment of Women in Afghanistan: A hidden phenomenon addressed in too many laws
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
2 April 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo. Addendum. Mission to Afghanistan.
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
12 May 2015
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Keywords:
children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; police/security forces; sexual violence; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Afghanistan: Les femmes et l'adultère
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
7 September 2016
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Listening To Women and Girls Displaced To Urban Afghanistan
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; The Liaison Office
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; marriage; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Education in Emergencies, Children in Distress: A Child Protection Risk Analysis for NRC Afghanistan's Education Programme.
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
Afghanistan. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
20 March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
25 October 2019
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
National Corruption Survey 2016
Source:
Integrity Watch Afghanistan
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 June 2019
Accessed Date:
17 October 2019
Title:
Afghanistan. 2019 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
États-Unis. Department of State.
Date of Document:
28 March 2019
Accessed Date:
29 October 2019
Title:
Afghanistan. Country Reports on Terrorism 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Afghanistan: Recruitment by armed groups.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
September 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: Recruitment to Taliban
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
29 June 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Situation in Afghanistan. Summary of the Prosecutor's Request for authorisation of an investigation pursuant to article 15.
Source:
International Criminal Court. The Office of the Prosecutor.
Date of Document:
20 November 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan's Fight Against Corruption. From Strategies to Implementation.
Source:
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
Date of Document:
May 2018
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Thematic Report Afghanistan: Blood Feuds
Source:
Country of Origin Research and Information
Date of Document:
February 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gender-based violence; honour crimes; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
Night letters [Shab Nameha, Shabnamah, Shabnameh], including appearance (2010-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 February 2015
Accessed Date:
24 February 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; document fraud; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Treatment of members and former members of the Afghan military by the Taliban and other anti-government groups, including whether they are personally targeted outside of active conflict zones; whether rank, branch or type of military services poses ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 August 2017
Accessed Date:
6 February 2018
Title:
Ninth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted pursuant to resolution 2255 (2015) concerning the Taliban and other associated individuals and entities constituting a threat to the peace...
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
30 May 2018
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Source:
Stanford University. Mapping Militant Organization.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
29 October 2019
Title:
Afghanistan: Taliban's organization and structure
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
23 August 2017
Author:
Antonio Giustozzi
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan: Taliban's Intelligence and the intimidation campaign
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
23 August 2017
Author:
Antonio Giustozzi
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan's Fight Against Corruption: The Other Battlefield
Source:
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Al Qaeda and Islamic State Affiliates in Afghanistan
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
23 August 2018
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Afghanistan : Peines encourues par un déserteur de l'armée
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
29 January 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Special Report 363. Islamic Law, Customary Law, and Afghan Informal Justice.
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
6 March 2015
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; political activities; religion
Title:
Citizens Access to Justice
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
January 2013
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghanistan: Preventing Torture and Ill-treatment under the Anti-Torture Law.
Source:
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
April 2019
Accessed Date:
1 April 2019
Title:
The Rule of Law in Afghanistan. Key Findings from the 2018 Extended General Population Poll.
Source:
World Justice Project
Author:
Juan Carlos Botero et al.
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Exploring Primary Justice in Afghanistan – Challenges, concerns, and elements that work
Source:
Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance, and Society et al.
Author:
Friederike Stahlmann
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Amnesty and the Peace Process in Afghanistan
Source:
United Sates Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
26 February 2019
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
12 June 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan
Source:
United States. Department of Defense.
Date of Document:
June 2019
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Options for Reintegrating Taliban Fighters in an Afghan Peace Process
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
29 April 2019
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Building on Afghanistan's Fleeting Ceasefire
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
19 July 2018
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Update on the Afghan Local Police: Making sure they are armed, trained, paid and exist
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
5 July 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Human rights abuses committed by the Afghanistan National Army and security forces (1989-2009)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 April 2013
Accessed Date:
26 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; gender-based violence; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners; sexual violence; torture
Title:
The Afghan National Army After ISAF
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
March 2016
Author:
Antonio Giustozzi; Ali Mohammad Ali
Accessed Date:
23 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan. Freedom of the Press 2017.
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
The Law on Mass Media
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Six Month Report 2018
Source:
Afghan Journalists Safety Committee
Date of Document:
17 July 2018
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
Afghanistan. Defending Journalism: How national mechanisms can protect journalists and address the issue of impunity.
Source:
International Media Support
Date of Document:
30 October 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan. International Religious Freedom Report for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
21 June 2019
Accessed Date:
27 June 2019
Title:
Afghanistan. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2019.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2019
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Fatwas, including authorities, legal status, and enforcement (2014-July 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 July 2015
Accessed Date:
18 February 2016
Keywords:
family law; honour crimes; judicial efficacy; legislation; political activities; political opposition; religion
Title:
Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: Attacks Against Places of Worship, Religious Leaders and Worshippers
Source:
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
Date of Document:
7 November 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
How Islamic State-Khurasan is Driving Afghanistan Toward Sectarian Conflict
Source:
Jamestown Foundation
Date of Document:
12 October 2018
Author:
Waliullah Rahmani
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Afghanistan: Sikhs and Hindus. Version 5.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2019
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
AfPak: Principals of the tribal and clan structure
Source:
Austria. Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum.
Date of Document:
5 April 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
DFAT Thematic Report: Hazaras In Afghanistan
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
18 September 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Afghanistan. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2018
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
Title:
Hazaras and Afghan insurgent groups
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
3 October 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Situation of Hazara people living in Kabul City, including treatment by society, security situation, and access to employment; security situation for Hazara traveling to areas surrounding Kabul City to access employment (2014-April 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 April 2016
Accessed Date:
24 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: COI relating to Pashtuns
Source:
Country of Origin Research and Information
Date of Document:
20 January 2015
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Mapping nomad-farmer conflict in Afghanistan
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
July 2017
Author:
Antonio Giustozzi
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
The Uzbek minority, including size, locations, relations with authorities and with other ethnic groups and the ability to live in Kabul; treatment of returning Afghan citizens, including those of Uzbek origin who were born or lived abroad...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 July 2018
Accessed Date:
26 February 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Afghanistan: Hazaras. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2018
Accessed Date:
22 February 2019
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Whether the Taliban has the capacity to pursue individuals after they relocate to another region; their capacity to track individuals over the long term; Taliban capacity to carry out targeted killings (2012-January 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 February 2016
Accessed Date:
26 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; crime; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; police efficacy; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; tribes/clans
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons on his mission to Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
12 April 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Baseline Mobility Assessment: Summary Results. Afghanistan. Round 7. Oct-Dec 2018.
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Forced Back to Danger: Asylum-Seekers Returned from Europe to Afghanistan
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
5 October 2017
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Voluntary and Forced Returns to Afghanistan in 2016/2017: Trends, statistics and experiences
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
19 May 2017
Author:
Jelena Bjelica; Thomas Ruttig
Accessed Date:
15 February 2018
Title:
Returnee and Internally Displaced Persons Monitoring Report
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
May 2018
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees. Enhancing Resilience and Co-Existence through Greater Responsibility-Sharing. 2018-2019.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
October 2018
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Escaping War: Where to next? The Challenges of IDP Protection in Afghanistan.
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
24 January 2018
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
Title:
Kabul Unpacked: A Geographical Guide to a Metropolis In The Making
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
19 March 2019
Accessed Date:
18 October 2019
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 October 2019:
Title:
Afghanistan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 March 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/afghanistan/
Accessed Date:
19 March 2019
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