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28 February 2017
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:
31 October 2012
Title:
Afghanistan: Vulnerable People on the Move in 2016
Source:
United States. Department of State. Humanitarian Information Unit.
Date of Document:
16 November 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
25 December 2015
Accessed Date:
15 February 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; country overview; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; government corruption; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; organized crime; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; statistics; torture; tribes/clans
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:
19 April 2016
Accessed Date:
26 April 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Operational Guidance Note: Afghanistan
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; country overview; crime; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; international guidance note; legal system; marriage; military service; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Afghanistan: Security and humanitarian situation. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
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:
12 January 2017
Accessed Date:
27 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: Humanitarian Operational Capacity (3W) - October to December 2016
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
24 January 2017
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
ACAPS Country Profile: Afghanistan
Source:
Assessment Capacities Project
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Country Information and Policy 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 2016.
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
The Situation in Afghanistan and its Implications for International Peace and Security. Report of the Secretary-General.
Code:
A/71/616–S/2016/768
Source:
United Nations. General Assembly; Security Council.
Date of Document:
7 September 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: Kabul Informal Settlements (KIS) (As of 04 January 2016)
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
14 January 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Afghanistan: Fear of anti-government elements (AGEs). 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:
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
12 January 2017
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Afghanistan: Persons Supporting or Perceived to Support the Government and/or International Forces.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
26 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; femicide; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; map; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Afghanistan. Security Situation.
Source:
European Asylum Support Office
Date of Document:
November 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Afghanistan: Prison Conditions. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2015
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
children; gender equality; international guidance note; legal system; penal system; torture
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Afghanistan: Hindus and Sikhs. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
27 February 2017
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, ethnic groups (detailed)
Source:
Gulf/2000 Project
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Protection Community Assessment in Nangarhar
Source:
Protection Cluster Afghanistan
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
22 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan 2017 Humanitarian Needs Overview
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
31 December 2016
Accessed Date:
22 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 April 2016
Accessed Date:
18 April 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; corruption; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; labour; legal system; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political prisoners; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture; warrants
Title:
Afghanistan. Amnesty International Annual Report 2016/17: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
27 February 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
4 April 2014
Accessed Date:
5 June 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; drug trafficking; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Country of Origin Information (COI) Report: Afghanistan
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
8 May 2013
Accessed Date:
11 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; military service; minorities; nationality; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Afghanistan. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
27 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan and on the achievements of technical assistance in the field of human rights in 2016
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
11 January 2017
Accessed Date:
22 February 2017
Title:
Afghan People's Dialogue on Peace: Building the Foundations for an Inclusive Peace Process. Local Road Maps for Peace.
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission; Afghan Civil Society Networks
Date of Document:
June 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; judicial corruption; map; police corruption; police/security forces; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan: Human Rights and Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. Special Report on Kunduz Province.
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Date of Document:
December 2015
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
The situation of human rights in Afghanistan In 1393
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
11 August 2015
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; marriage; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; transport infrastructure
Title:
Afghanistan: mise à jour. Les conditions de sécurité actuelles.
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
30 September 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Report on Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan In 1394
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
16 July 2016
Accessed Date:
22 February 2017
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 Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Issuance of birth certificates and marriage certificates; types of documents required by the applicant in Afghanistan or in embassies to obtain official documents
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 December 2007
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
The issuance of tazkira certificates; whether individuals can obtain tazkiras while abroad
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 December 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
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:
The words contained in the seal that overlaps the passport bearer's photograph on page 3 of the Afghan passport; whether these words vary from one passport to the next; places commonly listed under Place of Issue for passports issued in Kabul
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 July 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Afghanistan. Birth Registration - Phase Two. A Comparative Report Prepared for UNICEF.
Date of Document:
May 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Passports issued by the Central Passport Department in Kabul in June 2014, including issuance procedures, description, and validity period; whether both handwritten and machine-readable passports were issued by this office in June 2014; whether a minor...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 December 2015
Accessed Date:
18 February 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
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 2015
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
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:
The Troubled History of the E-tazkera (Part 1): Political upheaval
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
25 January 2016
Author:
Martine van Bijlert; Jelena Bjelica
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
The Troubled History of the E-tazkera (Part 2): Technical stumbling blocks
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
26 January 2016
Author:
Jelena Bjelica; Martine van Bijlert
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
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:
9 February 2016
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: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
12 January 2015
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; children; corruption; country overview; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; religion; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan's Political Transition. Asia Report N°260.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
16 October 2014
Accessed Date:
12 November 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; legislation; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan's Insurgency after the Transition. Asia Report N°256.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
12 May 2014
Accessed Date:
10 June 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; country overview; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; international guidance note; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; religion; sexual violence; social services; torture; tribes/clans
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 - the World's Most Dangerous Place for Aid Workers
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
18 April 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; political opposition; statistics
Title:
Civil Service Reform in Afghanistan: Roles and Functions of the Civil Service Sector
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
August 2016
Author:
Sayed Hashmatullah Hashimi; Gerhard Lauth
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 — Afghanistan Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
25 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; statistics; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
Security and Political Developments in Afghanistan in 2014 and After: Endgame or New Game. Afghanistan - 2014 and Beyond.
Source:
Austria. Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Editor:
Vanda Felbab-Brown
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; institutional efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Seeing like the networked state: Subnational governance in Afghanistan
Source:
Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
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
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
A Way to Go: An Update on Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Date of Document:
December 2013
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; crime; domestic violence; election; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; nationality; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
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:
12 February 2014
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:
Concluding observations on the combined initial and second periodic reports of Afghanistan. Addendum. Information provided by Afghanistan in follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CEDAW/C/AFG/CO/1-2/Add.1
Date of Document:
1 June 2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
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:
Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
9 December 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; religion; sexual violence; social services; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Women's Access to Justice in Afghanistan: Individual Versus Community Barriers to Justice
Source:
United States Institutes of Peace
Date of Document:
22 July 2014
Author:
Tim Luccaro; Erica Gaston
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; legal system; map; marriage; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Elimination of violence against women 1394
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
30 September 2015
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Women and Conflict in Afghanistan. Asia Report N°. 252.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
14 October 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
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. 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: How Abusive Men Escape Justice
Source:
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Date of Document:
14 November 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Report Summary. Causes and Consequences of Bacha Bazi in Afghanistan.
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; corruption; domestic violence; judicial corruption; legislation; police corruption; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Afghanistan. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
28 November 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; disappeared persons; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Women in Afghanistan. Afghanistan - 2014 and Beyond
Source:
Austria. Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Editor:
Wolfgang Taucher; Mathias Vogl; Peter Webinger
Accessed Date:
2 June 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics
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:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
12 May 2015
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
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:
Justice through the Eyes of Afghan Women: Cases of Violence against Women Addressed through Mediation and Court Adjudication
Source:
United Nations. United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
April 2015
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Listening To Women and Girls Displaced To Urban Afghanistan
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; The Liaison Office
Date of Document:
January 2015
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; marriage; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
The Other Side of Gender Inequality: Men and Masculinities in Afghanistan
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
January 2016
Author:
Chona R. Echavez et al.
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan briefing: Ongoing Recruitment and Use of Children
Source:
Child Soldiers International
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: Their Lives On The Line: Women Human Rights Defenders Under Attack In Afghanistan
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
7 April 2015
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; femicide; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan: End ‘Moral Crimes' Charges, ‘Virginity' Tests
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
25 May 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
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:
Afghanistan. State-Sponsored Homophobia. A World Survey of Sexual Orientation Laws: Criminalisation, Protection and Recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
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 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. 2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. Country Reports on Terrorism 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Afghanistan. Recruitment by armed groups.
Source:
European Asylum Support Office
Date of Document:
September 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
“Today We Shall All Die”: Afghanistan's Strongmen and the Legacy of Impunity
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
3 March 2015
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
corruption; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Afghanistan. Situations Under Phase 3 (Admissibility). Report on Preliminary Examination Activities (2016).
Source:
International Criminal Court. The Office of the Prosecutor.
Date of Document:
14 November 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
National Integrity System Assessment Afghanistan 2015
Source:
Integrity Watch Afghanistan; Transparency International
Date of Document:
16 February 2016
Author:
Abdul Qayum Mohmand et al.
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
CORI 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:
Special Report 379. Understanding and Countering Violent Extremism in Afghanistan.
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
September 2015
Author:
Reza Fazli; Casey Johnson; Peyton Cooke
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; political activities; political organizations; religion
Title:
Seventh 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, stability and security of Afghanistan
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
5 October 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Source:
Mapping Militant Organizations, Stanford University
Date of Document:
13 July 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan : l'« armée musulmane » de l'Emirat islamique (talibans, 1994-2001)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
26 August 2015
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
The Rise and Stall of the Islamic State in Afghanistan
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
3 November 2016
Author:
Casey Garret Johnson
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
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:
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:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; crime; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; statistics; torture
Title:
Update on the Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghan Custody: Accountability and Implementation of Presidential Decree 129
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
Left in the Dark: Failure of Accountability for Civilian Casualties Caused by International Military Operations in Afghanistan
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
11 August 2014
Accessed Date:
2 October 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
Afghanistan. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016.
Source:
World Justice Project
Accessed Date:
27 February 2017
Title:
Transitional Justice: Views from the Ground on How Afghanistan Fares
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
October 2016
Author:
Chona R Echavez et al.
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Independent Assessment of the Afghan National Security Forces
Source:
CNA Analysis and Solutions
Date of Document:
January 2014
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; corruption; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; government corruption; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; state surveillance; witness protection
Title:
Whether Taliban members target the family members of high-ranking government officials; whether there are security systems in place to protect the relatives of high-ranking government officials, including state protection and private security operations
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 October 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations
Title:
The Future of the Afghan Local Police. Asia Report No 268.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
4 June 2015
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; state surveillance
Title:
Women and the Afghan Police: Why a Law Enforcement Agency that Respects and Protects Females Is Crucial for Progress
Source:
Oxfam International
Date of Document:
10 September 2013
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; social services; statistics
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:
I. Afghan Population in Pakistan: The Politics of Registration. “What Are You Doing Here?” Police Abuses Against Afghans in Pakistan.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
18 November 2015
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; state surveillance
Title:
Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces: Mission, Challenges and Sustainability
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
20 May 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
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:
21 February 2017
Title:
Torture and Ill-treatments in Detention Centers in Afghanistan 1394
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
8 May 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Freedom of Speech and Circulation of Information in the State-run Media of Afghanistan
Source:
Afghan Journalists Safety Committee
Date of Document:
March 2015
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; corruption; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; Internet; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; state surveillance
Title:
Six-Months Report: July - December 2016
Source:
Afghan Journalists Safety Committee
Date of Document:
18 January 2017
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
“Stop Reporting or We'll Kill Your Family”: Threats to Media Freedom in Afghanistan
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 January 2015
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; country overview; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; Internet; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; torture
Title:
The Reporting Heroes – A Study on the Condition of Afghan Female Journalists
Source:
Afghan Journalists Safety Committee
Date of Document:
31 March 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: 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
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Afghanistan's Growing Ethnic and Linguistic Divides: Time to Address Them
Source:
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs; OSCE Academy
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Situation and treatment of the Hazara people (June 2010-June 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 July 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; labour; minorities; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; race; religion; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2015: Events of 2014.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
2 July 2015
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; labour; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; religion
Title:
Afghanistan. Peoples and Ethnic Groups – Ethnic Groups: Interactive Map.
Source:
University of West Florida
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; map; religion; statistics
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:
Hazaras in the Crosshairs? A scrutiny of recent incidents
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
24 April 2015
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; labour; minorities; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
Hazaras and Afghan insurgent groups
Source:
Norway. Landinfo: Country of Origin Information Centre.
Date of Document:
3 October 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. Human Rights and Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. Special Report. Attack on a Peaceful Demonstration in Kabul, 23 July 2016.
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
21 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
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:
Afghanistan: New and long-term IDPs risk becoming neglected as conflict intensifies
Source:
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
16 July 2015
Author:
Anne-Kathrin Glatz
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
children; conflict; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; social services
Title:
Still at Risk. Security of Tenure and the Forced Eviction of IDPs and Refugee Returnees in Urban Afghanistan.
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
February 2014
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; corruption; election; extralegal executions/killings; gender equality; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; social services; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan: Conflict-induced Internal Displacement 2015: The Year In Review
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Voluntary Repatriation to Afghanistan - 2015. Key Findings of UNHCR Return Monitoring, 01 January – 31 December 2015
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
The Returnees (An Overview of the Situation of Returnees in Afghanistan) 1394
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
22 June 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
The Forced Return of Afghan Refugees and Implications for Stability
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
13 January 2016
Author:
Belquis Ahmadi; Sadaf Lakhani
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
End of Mission Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Mr. Chaloka Beyani, on his visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - 11 to 20 October 2016
Source:
United Nations. Officer of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
20 October 2016
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
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 29 April 2016:
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Afghanistan: Security and Humanitarian Situation.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2015
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/455129/CIG_AFG_security_situation_August_2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; disappeared persons; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; international guidance note; map; military service; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
Afghanistan. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
25 February 2016
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
Accessed Date:
15 February 2016
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Afghanistan: Operational Humanitarian Capacity (3W), July to September 2015
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
29 September 2015
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/560a40714.html
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Title:
Afghanistan - Midyear Report 2015, Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
August 2015
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/55c1bdc4d.html
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender equality; legal system; map; minorities; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
The Situation in Afghanistan and Its Implications for International Peace and Security. Report of the Secretary-General.
Code:
A/70/359–S/2015/684
Source:
United Nations. General Assembly; Security Council.
Date of Document:
1 September 2015
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/55f677871e.html
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender equality; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan: Kabul Informal Settlements (KIS) (As of 5 November 2014)
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
5 November 2014
URL:
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Kabul_city_KIS_3W_2014Nov05_A3y..pdf
Accessed Date:
23 December 2014
Keywords:
humanitarian situation; map; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan. Documents associés.
Source:
Larousse. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
URL:
http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/pays/Afghanistan/104172
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; ethnic and national groups; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; race; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
22 December 2015
URL:
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30588.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 February 2016
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; country overview; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; judicial corruption; map; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; religion; social services; statistics; transport infrastructure
Title:
EASO. Country of Origin Information Report. Afghanistan: Security Situation.
Source:
European Asylum Support Office
Date of Document:
January 2016
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/584ec81e4.html
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender equality; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; map; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; transport infrastructure
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Afghanistan: Hindus and Sikhs. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2016
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/495865/CIG_-_Afghanistan_-_Sikhs_and_Hindus_v2_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 February 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; conflict; country overview; crime; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; international guidance note; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; political activities; religion; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan. Amnesty International Annual Report 2015/16: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/afghanistan/report-afghanistan/
Accessed Date:
25 February 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
Afghanistan. World Report 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2016/country-chapters/afghanistan
Accessed Date:
22 February 2016
Keywords:
children; corruption; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; torture
Title:
Afghanistan. Freedom in the World 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/afghanistan
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; minorities; organized crime; penal system; political activities; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; trafficking in persons
Title:
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan and on the Achievements of Technical Assistance in the Field of Human Rights in 2013
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
10 January 2014
URL:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session25/Pages/ListReports.aspx
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
Afghanistan: mise à jour. Les conditions de sécurité actuelles.
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
13 September 2015
URL:
https://www.osar.ch/assets/herkunftslaender/mittlerer-osten-zentralasien/afghanistan/150913-afg-update-f.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; domestic violence; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; marriage; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics; torture
Title:
Afghanistan Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/AF.html
Accessed Date:
15 February 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Afghanistan. State-Sponsored Homophobia. A World Survey of Laws: Criminalisation, Protection and Recognition of Same-Sex Love.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2015
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Paoli Itaborahy
URL:
http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
Title:
Afghanistan (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
July 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2015/243379.htm
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; drug trafficking; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons; witness protection
Title:
Afghanistan. 2015 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2015/vol1/238940.htm
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; children; drug trafficking; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces
Title:
Afghanistan. Country Reports on Terrorism 2014.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2014/239408.htm
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; children; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender equality; legislation; police/security forces; religion
Title:
Afghanistan. Situations Under Phase 3 (Admissibility). Report on Preliminary Examination Activities (2015).
Source:
International Criminal Court. The Office of the Prosecutor.
Date of Document:
12 November 2015
URL:
https://www.icc-cpi.int/iccdocs/otp/OTP-PE-rep-2015-Eng.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; human rights activists; legal system; military service; penal system; police/security forces; religion; statistics; torture; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans
Title:
Letter dated 18 August 2015 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) addressed to the President of the Security Council
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
26 August 2015
URL:
http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2015/648
Accessed Date:
15 February 2016
Keywords:
conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; political activities; political organizations; religion
Title:
Afghanistan. WJP Rule of Law Index 2015.
Source:
World Justice Project
URL:
http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/#/groups/AFG
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
corruption; crime; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; police corruption; police efficacy; religion; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan. Freedom of the Press 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2015/afghanistan
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
corruption; crime; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legislation; police/security forces; religion; warrants
Title:
Six-Month Report: 1 January – 30 June 2015
Source:
Afghan Journalists Safety Committee
Date of Document:
27 August 2015
URL:
http://ajsc.af/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AJSC-Six-month-Report-English.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; corruption; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; Internet; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; state surveillance
Title:
Afghanistan. International Religious Freedom Report for 2014.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2014&dlid=238488
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; gender equality; legal system; legislation; minorities; religion; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan. USCIRF Annual Report 2015.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
30 April 2015
URL:
http://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/Afghanistan%202015.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion
Title:
Afghanistan. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
June 2011
URL:
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/afghanis.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 February 2014
Title:
Afghanistan: Internal displacement as of June 2015
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
16 July 2015
URL:
http://www.internal-displacement.org/south-and-south-east-asia/afghanistan/2015/afghanistan-internal-displacement-as-of-june-2015
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Title:
Afghanistan: Country of Origin Information for Use in the Asylum Determination Process. Report from Danish Immigration Service's Fact Finding Mission to Kabul, Afghanistan – 25 February to 4 March 2012.
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
May 2012
URL:
http://www.nyidanmark.dk/NR/rdonlyres/3FD55632-770B-48B6-935C-827E83C18AD8/0/FFMrapportenAFGHANISTAN2012Final.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; document fraud; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of movement; gangs; gender equality; honour crimes; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; map; marriage; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations; social services; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Afghanistan. Insurgent Strategies - Intimidation and Targeted Violence Against Afghans.
Source:
European Asylum Support Office
Date of Document:
December 2012
URL:
http://easo.europa.eu/wp-content/uploads/192143_2012_5967_EASO_Afghanistan_II.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; document fraud; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; human rights activists; internal displacement; international guidance note; legal system; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; statistics; torture; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans
Title:
What Next for Afghanistan? Beyond 2014: Afghan Voices and Vision.
Source:
International Rescue Committee
Date of Document:
April 2014
URL:
http://www.rescue-uk.org/sites/default/files/afghan%20report%20for%20web.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; children; conflict; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; map; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Afghanistan. Annual Report 2015: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.
Source:
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
February 2016
URL:
https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/poc_annual_report_2015_final_14_feb_2016.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Whether the Embassy of the United States (US) in Pakistan issues non-immigrant visas to Afghan citizens residing in Afghanistan (2008-July 2010)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 July 2010
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453060
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents
Title:
Afghanistan: Tazkira
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
12 March 2013
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/524fd7564.html
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
document fraud; election; gender equality; identity documents; political activities
Title:
The Death of Mullah Omar and The Rise of ISIS In Afghanistan
Source:
Institute for the Study of War
Date of Document:
17 August 2015
URL:
http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Mullah%20Omar%20Backgrounder.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 February 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Forced Marriage in Afghanistan. The Researcher.
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
October 2014
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/544a6db84.html
Accessed Date:
13 November 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; honour crimes; legislation; marriage; political activities; religion; sexual violence
Title:
Afghanistan: Ending Child Marriage and Domestic Violence
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 September 2013
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/related_material/Afghanistan_brochure_0913_09032013.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; political activities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Violence Against Women in Afghanistan (The First Six Months of the Year- 1392)
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Author:
Mohammad Hussain Saramad; Latifa Sultani
URL:
http://www.aihrc.org.af/media/files/Research%20Reports/Voilence%20Against%20Women-%20first%20half-%20year%201392-%20English.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan. Child, Early and Forced Marriage: A Multi-Country Study. A Submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCR).
Source:
Women Living Under Muslim Laws
Date of Document:
15 December 2013
URL:
http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Women/WRGS/ForcedMarriage/NGO/WLUML2.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; legal system; legislation; marriage
Title:
Rising Violence Against Women in Central Afghanistan
Source:
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Date of Document:
31 October 2014
URL:
https://iwpr.net/global-voices/rising-violence-against-women-central-afghanistan
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
corruption; gender equality; gender-based violence; judicial corruption; marriage; police corruption; police/security forces; religion
Title:
Taleban Abductions on Afghanistan's South Road
Source:
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Date of Document:
2 October 2013
Author:
Hijratullah Ekhtyar
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/524ff58a4.html
Accessed Date:
12 February 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; human rights activists; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; transport infrastructure
Title:
Afghanistan : sécurité à Kaboul. Renseignement.
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
22 July 2014
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/54ca1ecf4.html
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; organized crime; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Afghanistan. Taliban Strategies – Recruitment.
Source:
European Asylum Support Office
Date of Document:
July 2012
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/4ffc30a82.html
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender equality; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; map; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; social services; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
Forced Recruitment by the Taliban in Afghanistan: UNHCR's Perspective
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
July 2012
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/4ffc31a32.html
Accessed Date:
21 February 2013
Keywords:
children; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; internal displacement; military service; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan. Attacks on the Press in 2013.
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
URL:
http://cpj.org/2014/02/attacks-on-the-press-in-2013-afghanistan.php
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; Internet
Title:
Afghanistan. Information on Hazara.
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
22 January 2014
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/52fe0ba04.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; labour; minorities; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan: Conflict-Induced Internal Displacement Monthly Update
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
July 2015
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/55efe7294.html
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; internal displacement; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan. Global Overview 2014: People Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence.
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
May 2014
URL:
http://www.internal-displacement.org/assets/publications/2014/201405-global-overview-2014-en.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 February 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; ethnic and national groups; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; statistics
Title:
Afghanistan: Voluntary Repatriation and Border Monitoring Monthly Update
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
31 October 2015
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/56459f4a4.html
Accessed Date:
10 February 2016
Keywords:
abduction; conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; internal displacement; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Afghanistan: Country Kit
Source:
Doctors Without Borders
Date of Document:
12 January 2016
URL:
http://reliefweb.int/map/afghanistan/afghanistan-country-kit-12-january-2016
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: Vulnerable People on the Move in 2016
Source:
United States. Department of State. Humanitarian Information Unit.
Date of Document:
16 November 2016
URL:
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Afghanistan_PeopleOnTheMove_2016Nov16_HIU_U1482.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
ACAPS Country Profile: Afghanistan
Source:
Assessment Capacities Project
Date of Document:
April 2016
URL:
https://www.acaps.org/country/afghanistan/country-profile
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Country Information and Policy Note. Afghanistan: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2017
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/584025/Afghanistan_-_SOGI_-_CPIN_-__January_2017_.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
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
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/573345/CPIN_-_Afghanistan_-_Women_fearing_GBV.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan, ethnic groups (detailed)
Source:
Gulf/2000 Project
URL:
http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/images/maps/Afghanistan_Ethnic_lg.png
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Protection Community Assessment in Nangarhar
Source:
Protection Cluster Afghanistan
Date of Document:
December 2016
URL:
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/20170112_final_report_protection_assessment_nangarhar.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan 2017 Humanitarian Needs Overview
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
31 December 2016
URL:
https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/afghanistan/document/afghanistan-2017-humanitarian-needs-overview
Accessed Date:
22 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: Human Rights and Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. Special Report on Kunduz Province.
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Date of Document:
December 2015
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/566fd0e64.html
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Report on Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan In 1394
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
16 July 2016
URL:
http://www.aihrc.org.af/home/research_report/5740
Accessed Date:
22 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. Birth Registration - Phase Two. A Comparative Report Prepared for UNICEF.
Date of Document:
May 2016
URL:
http://www.dlapiperprobono.com/export/sites/pro-bono/downloads/pdfs/UNICEF-Birth-Registration-Phase-2-Report-May-2016....pdf
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Access to Tazkera and other Civil Documentation in Afghanistan
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
8 November 2015
URL:
https://www.nrc.no/resources/reports/access-to-tazkera-and-other-civil-documentation-in-afghanistan/
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
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
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456927
Accessed Date:
24 February 2017
Title:
The Troubled History of the E-tazkera (Part 1): Political upheaval
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
25 January 2016
Author:
Martine van Bijlert; Jelena Bjelica
URL:
https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/the-troubled-history-of-the-e-tazkera-part-1-political-upheaval/
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
The Troubled History of the E-tazkera (Part 2): Technical stumbling blocks
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
26 January 2016
Author:
Jelena Bjelica; Martine van Bijlert
URL:
https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/the-troubled-history-of-the-e-tazkera-part-2-technical-stumbling-blocks/
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Civil Service Reform in Afghanistan: Roles and Functions of the Civil Service Sector
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
August 2016
Author:
Sayed Hashmatullah Hashimi; Gerhard Lauth
URL:
http://areu.org.af/?publication=civil-service-reform-in-afghanistan-roles-and-functions-of-the-civil-service-sector-2
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Seeing like the networked state: Subnational governance in Afghanistan
Source:
Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium
Date of Document:
July 2016
URL:
http://www.securelivelihoods.org/publications_details.aspx?resourceid=413
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
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
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1604_afg_sazman-e_nasr_et_sepah-e_pasdaran.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
The Bride Price: The Afghan tradition of paying for wives
Source:
Afghanistan Analysts Network
Date of Document:
25 October 2016
URL:
https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/the-bride-price-the-afghan-tradition-of-paying-for-wives/
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined initial and second periodic reports of Afghanistan. Addendum. Information provided by Afghanistan in follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CEDAW/C/AFG/CO/1-2/Add.1
Date of Document:
1 June 2016
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CEDAW%2fC%2fAFG%2fCO%2f1-2%2fAdd.1&Lang=en
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Elimination of violence against women 1394
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
30 September 2015
URL:
http://www.aihrc.org.af/home/research_report/5170
Accessed Date:
20 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. 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
URL:
http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/our-work/report-breaking-barriers
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: How Abusive Men Escape Justice
Source:
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Date of Document:
14 November 2016
URL:
https://iwpr.net/global-voices/afghanistan-how-abusive-men-escape-justice
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
The Other Side of Gender Inequality: Men and Masculinities in Afghanistan
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
January 2016
Author:
Chona R. Echavez et al.
URL:
http://www.acbar.org/upload/1471266987751.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan briefing: Ongoing Recruitment and Use of Children
Source:
Child Soldiers International
Date of Document:
March 2016
URL:
https://www.child-soldiers.org/shop/afghanistan-briefing-ongoing-recruitment-and-use-of-children-by-parties-to-the-armed-conflict-in-af
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: End ‘Moral Crimes' Charges, ‘Virginity' Tests
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
25 May 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/05/25/afghanistan-end-moral-crimes-charges-virginity-tests
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Forced Gynecological Exams As Sexual Harassment and Human Rights Violation
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
5 September 2015
URL:
http://www.aihrc.org.af/home/research-reports/5184
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Afghanistan. Recruitment by armed groups.
Source:
European Asylum Support Office
Date of Document:
September 2016
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/Afghanistan_recruitment.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
National Integrity System Assessment Afghanistan 2015
Source:
Integrity Watch Afghanistan; Transparency International
Date of Document:
16 February 2016
Author:
Abdul Qayum Mohmand et al.
URL:
http://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/afghanistan_2015_national_integrity_system_assessment
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Source:
Mapping Militant Organizations, Stanford University
Date of Document:
13 July 2016
URL:
http://web.stanford.edu/group/mappingmilitants/cgi-bin/groups/view/367
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan : l'« armée musulmane » de l'Emirat islamique (talibans, 1994-2001)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
26 August 2015
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/150826_afg_armee_musulmane_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
The Rise and Stall of the Islamic State in Afghanistan
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
3 November 2016
Author:
Casey Garret Johnson
URL:
http://www.usip.org/publications/2016/11/03/the-rise-and-stall-of-the-islamic-state-in-afghanistan
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
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
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1602_afg_desertion_armee.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Transitional Justice: Views from the Ground on How Afghanistan Fares
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
October 2016
Author:
Chona R Echavez et al.
URL:
http://areu.org.af/?publication=transitional-justice-views-from-the-ground-on-how-afghanistan-fares
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces: Mission, Challenges and Sustainability
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
20 May 2016
URL:
http://www.usip.org/publications/2016/05/20/afghanistan-national-defense-and-security-forces
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
The Afghan National Army After ISAF
Source:
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Date of Document:
March 2016
Author:
Antonio Giustozzi; Ali Mohammad Ali
URL:
http://www.areu.org.af/Uploads/EditionPdfs/1603E%20The%20Afghan%20National%20Army%20after%20ISAF.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Torture and Ill-treatments in Detention Centers in Afghanistan 1394
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
8 May 2016
URL:
http://www.aihrc.org.af/home/research_report/5518
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
The Reporting Heroes – A Study on the Condition of Afghan Female Journalists
Source:
Afghan Journalists Safety Committee
Date of Document:
31 March 2016
URL:
http://ajsc.af/the-reporting-heroes-a-study-on-the-condition-of-afghan-female-journalists/
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
URL:
http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456472
Accessed Date:
24 February 2017
Title:
Hazaras and Afghan insurgent groups
Source:
Norway. Landinfo: Country of Origin Information Centre.
Date of Document:
3 October 2016
URL:
http://www.landinfo.no/asset/3483/1/3483_1.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan. Human Rights and Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. Special Report. Attack on a Peaceful Demonstration in Kabul, 23 July 2016.
Source:
United Nations. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Date of Document:
October 2016
URL:
https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/23_july_suicide_attack_against_peaceful_demonstration_-_18_oct_2016.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: COI relating to Pashtuns
Source:
Country of Origin Research and Information
Date of Document:
20 January 2015
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/54f9c87e4.html
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Afghanistan: Conflict-induced Internal Displacement 2015: The Year In Review
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
April 2016
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5722fbf74.html
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
Voluntary Repatriation to Afghanistan - 2015. Key Findings of UNHCR Return Monitoring, 01 January – 31 December 2015
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
April 2016
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5722fb954.html
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
The Returnees (An Overview of the Situation of Returnees in Afghanistan) 1394
Source:
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
22 June 2016
URL:
http://www.aihrc.org.af/home/research_report/5650
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
The Forced Return of Afghan Refugees and Implications for Stability
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
13 January 2016
Author:
Belquis Ahmadi; Sadaf Lakhani
URL:
http://www.usip.org/publications/2016/01/13/the-forced-return-of-afghan-refugees-and-implications-stability
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
Title:
End of Mission Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Mr. Chaloka Beyani, on his visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - 11 to 20 October 2016
Source:
United Nations. Officer of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
20 October 2016
URL:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20712&LangID=E
Accessed Date:
21 February 2017
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