BIC releases two reports on MDB engagement in Afghanistan

5 May 2004

These reports: "Nomadic Pastoralists in Afghanistan" and "Rush to Reengagement in Afghanistan" are part of BIC's effort to monitor IFI reengagement in Afghanistan post-9/11.

Through a grant from the Ford Foundation BIC is examining IFI reengagement in Afghanistan, project implementation, community participation in these projects, and IFI adherence to their social and environmental policies as well as their development objectives. BIC is also working with NGOs and civil society to increase knowledge of IFI-funded activities and to promote their participation in the development process. BIC is also examining linkages between IFI operations and U.S. strategic interests in the post-9/11 period. The following are BIC's first reports for this initiative:

• Nomadic Pastoralists in Afghanistan: Reconstruction of the Pastoral Economy, by Dr. Thomas Barfield, BIC consultant, April 2004 (Acrobat pdf 1.2 MB) Also available: Dari
  

• Rush to Reengagement in Afghanistan: The IFIs' Post-Conflict Agenda (with a special Focus on the National Solidarity Program), by Anne Carlin, Bank Information Center, December 2003 (Acrobat pdf 502 KB) with Introductory letter. Also available: Dari (Acrobat pdf 570 KB)