In the AIMRI newsletter Synergie (October 2009) our member in Afghanistan Rafiq Ullah Kakar gives an amazing account of research in Afghanistan.
Nearly three decades of war and conflict has left post-Taliban Afghanistan with daunting political, administrative, social, and economic challenges. To overcome these challenges, particularly since the Bonn Agreement in December 2001, the utmost demand for credible and high quality research has been at its peak to provide:
(a) Reliable data to inform policy makers;
(b) Public opinion to inform decision makers in reconstructing and developing the country;
(c) Public views on the rehabilitation and improvement of the infrastructure;
(d) Public support for and expectations from the United States, NATO Forces, the International community and the Government of Afghanistan.
In the year 2005 the dream of establishing ORCA was born in the hearts of five Afghans who possessed technical depth along with professional breadth, leadership and research skills.
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