Security
Security is a critical component of rural stability. On this page you will find security categories that pertain to every phase of the village stability methodology (shape phase, hold phase, build phase, and expanding transition phase). The security categories will include such things as gaining trust; raising local security forces; Afghan Local Police; partnership with Afghan National Security … [Read More...]
Economic Development
Economic development is a critical component of rural stability. In fact, many of the sources of instability exploited by the insurgents are related to the economic development of rural, outlying … [Read More...]
Governance
Governance is a critical component of rural stability. In fact, many of the root causes of instability are directly related to the absence of both formal and informal governance and rural areas. This page is dedicated to understanding and addressing … [Read More...]
Gov/Dev Strategic Documents
Below are some documents posted by USAID’s Melissa Sinclair, one of our SMEs at the Institute, to help provide strategic context on governance and development in Afghanistan for 2013 and beyond. The Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework (July 2012) establishes mutually agreed upon commitments between the Afghan Government and International Community to help Afghanistan achieve its [...]
District Center Infra structure
There are many challenges in District Level Governance within Afghanitan. Some of these challenges are related to the District Center Infrastructure. Nader Yama, at the request of IJC and SOF, has submitted a spreadsheet that provides us with a good overview of what types of District Center infrastructure is available throughout the country. To view [...]
