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Bound for the city: a study of rural to urban labour migration in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2005This report analyses internal labour migration in Afghanistan. It aims to uncover the reasons for and patterns of rural to urban labour migration as part of household livelihood strategies and risk management. Almost a thousand people were surveyed in the three cities of Kabul, Herat and Jalalabad.DocumentTransnational networks: recognising a regional reality
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2005This paper highlights the importance of transnational migratory networks in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Current trends in policy making on migration tend to focus on repatriation of Afghans from neighbouring countries.DocumentReturn to Afghanistan?: a study of Afghans living in Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
Reliefweb, 2005What happens to refugees who spend long periods living in host countries? Why, despite policies aimed to encourage repatriation do some choose not to return? Why do transitory migrants continue to return despite unemployment and poor labour conditions?DocumentAfghans in Quetta: settlements, livelihoods, support networks and cross-border linkages
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2006Huge numbers of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have returned to Afghanistan, yet an almost equal number has remained, despite an often hostile government response. Why is this? This paper shows how livelihoods analysis can shed light on push and pull factors in people’s decision making about whether to stay or return.DocumentTo return or to remain: the dilemma of second-generation Afghans in Pakistan
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2007What is known about second-generation Afghans living in Pakistan? What can be understood regarding the push and pull factors that influence their decision to stay where they have spent more than half their lives, or return to the place where their parents were born?DocumentThe struggle after combat: the role of NGOs in DDR processes, synthesis study
Human Security Gateway, 2008Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) has emerged as a pre-eminent tool for states emerging from intra-state conflict.DocumentContinued protection, sustainable reintegration: Afghan refugees and migrants
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2006Why are so many Afghans in Iran as yet unwilling to return? What can be done to facilitate their reintegration, and to protect them while they continue to live in Iran?DocumentAfghan transnational networks: looking beyond repatriation
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2006What is the situation of Afghan migrants in Pakistan and Iran, and of returnees? What are the alternatives to repatriation?DocumentEnabling or disabling? the operating environment for small & medium enterprises in rural Afghanistan
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2007This paper gives an overview of the key challenges faced by small and medium-sized rural enterprises (SMEs) in Afghanistan. It is based on detailed case study of 10 small and medium industries. The evidence is drawn from primary data collected in the provinces of Bamyan, Balkh, and Nangarhar, and secondary data from government and non-government sources.DocumentFinding the money: informal credit practices in rural Afghanistan
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2007It is widely believed that there is a strong demand for credit in Afghanistan and that much of this demand is unmet, justifying a major programme in microcredit provision.Pages