This report evaluates the outcomes of World Bank Group support to Afghanistan from 2002-11. Despite extremely difficult … highly relevant to Afghanistan’s situation, beginning in 2006 the strategies could have gone further in adapting ongoing … effectively by analytic and advisory activities and donor coordination through the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund …

governance. This conceptual framework is applied to the case of Afghanistan. The paper closes by drawing some conclusions about …

embodying the national honor as well. Gender has thus been one of the most politicized issues in Afghanistan over the past 100 … regime in 2001, Afghanistan embarked upon a new beginning, recognizing anew the contribution of the female half of its … enhance growth, poverty reduction and human well-being. The extent of gender discrimination in Afghanistan is pervasive, and …

extent, Afghanistan has successfully managed the immediate challenges resulting from the transition. It has maintained …

This Note examines the potential of the mining sector to be a source of growth for the Afghanistan economy. In order to … is the potential in Afghanistan for large and small scale minerals development? Second, given the potential, what are the …

This is the first Economic Report on Afghanistan by the World Bank in a quarter-century. It is intended to contribute … implementation. State-building, discussed in Chapter 4, lies at the core of Afghanistan's reconstruction as well as progress on … engine of growth and poverty reduction in Afghanistan. Agriculture, covered in Chapter 6, comprises half of the economy and …

Security and development remain inextricably linked in Afghanistan, with the poor security environment continuing to … to have a positive impact on Afghanistan's economic development, including Afghanistan's accession to the World Trade …