Elections and politics The full audit of Presidential run-off votes continued in August, albeit with numerous delays and disruptions. On the 1st, the UN announced that the audit would resume after 3...
by Muhammed Hussain Raufi On World Humanitarian Day, Muhammed Hussain Raufi, Humanitarian Coordinator at Islamic Relief Afghanistan, discusses ongoing humanitarian needs following flash floods and...
Elections On the 7th, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced the preliminary results of the runoff. It showed that 8.1 million ballots were cast, 56% of which had gone to Ashraf Ghani...
Elections On the 14th, the Presidential Elections run-off was held between Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani. Election authorities put the turnout at 7 million - higher than the first round. A heavy...
BAAGs latest report reveals imbalanced media coverage of Afghanistan – could this threaten development efforts? Public opinion of Britain’s role in the Afghanistan campaign is far from positive. In a...
BAAG's monthly report on the key developments and news from Afghanistan. Afghanistan in May 2014 Elections On the 15th, final results of Presidential elections were announced. Abdullah Abdullah and...
Catastrophic landslides engulfed the 3 villages of Abb Bareek in Badakhshan on 2nd May 2014, burying what is feared to be hundreds of people and destroying homes and livelihoods. On the day of the...
Elections – vote of confidence Despite the life threats, sporadic attacks by the Taliban, rainy weather and high fraud concerns, Afghan men and women flocked to the polls in high numbers on the April...
BAAG's briefing paper was drafted ahead of our Getting it Right Gender Conference, held in London on March 26th & 27th. It summarises key points raised during BAAG's earlier gender programme...
Our monthly 2-page summary of the main developments and news from Afghanistan. March saw the Afghan journalist community boycotting Taliban news following the murder of 2 of their own, drop-outs from...