'The A To Z Guide To Afghanistan Assistance 2009', Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), 12 February 2009
EXCERPT: "Updated each year, The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance aims to enhance general understanding of the array of actors, structures and government processes related to aid and reconstruction efforts in the country. The guide provides: an extensive glossary of assistance terms, an overview of Afghanistan's system of government, a series of country and city maps, key primary documents, and an extensive contact directory that includes government agencies, NGOs, donors and international actors. The guide is also published in Dari and Pashto. When the first edition of the A to Z Guide was published in 2002, the goal then — as it is now — was 'to provide a guide to the terms, structures, mechanisms and coordinating bodies critical to the Afghanistan relief and reconstruction effort to help ensure a shared vocabulary and common understanding.' Subsequent editions also saw an expanded Government section, acknowledging that working with Afghan government institutions is crucial to assistance and noting the importance of comprehending how the government is structured."
To continue reading the report, click here [pdf].
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