Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Enhanced Integrated Framework ...

vincial-based planning will identify furtherroles line ministries and other organizations.NDCS Chapter 3 also specifies, by the eightpillars, the ministries and organizations thatare expected to be involved in the evaluationand implementation of CN plans. The Governmentwill mitigate weaknesses in the ministries,agencies and provinces charged with implementingthe CN plans by drawing on theresources of international donors and contractingexpert staff. The other key institutionalcapacity that needs to be addressed by the internationalcommunity is the lack of sufficientCN expertise. The international communitywill be asked to provide sustained CN specifictechnical assistance to Afghan counterparts.The new NDCS implementation plan has toinclude a commitment by the internationalcommunity to fund and support efforts to:• Integrate CN into operations ofISAF/NATO (this is suggested but will requiredto be dealt with in a combined aswell as bilateral manner in considerationwith the the individual partners capacityand sensitivity);• Adequate financing of CNTF and adjustalternative development programs to thepriorities of PDPs, subject to reform andimproved functioning;• Increase funding of the Good PerformanceInitiative;• Prevent the import of precursors into Afghanistan;• Create markets for Afghan productsthrough trade preferences and investmentin infrastructure for export;• Arrest and prosecute international drugdealers/traffickers;• Procure supplies and services for internationalmilitary forces and organization inAfghanistan from Afghan sources, as envisagedin the “Afghan First” policy;• Improve intelligence sharing on counternarcoticsactivities;• Provide large scale assistance to follow uperadication and reduction in cultivation;• Production and market development programsfor cash crops in certain areas; and,• Reduce global demand for illicit drugs.ANTI-CORRUPTIONBackground and contextCorruption, the misuse of public office for privategain, undermines the authority and accountabilityof the Government, lessening publictrust and reducing the legitimacy of stateinstitutions. Corruption is a significant andgrowing problem in Afghanistan. According toone of the most widely-used international indexes,‘Worldwide Governance Indicators,1996-2006 published by the World Bank Institute(2007), Afghanistan is close to the bottomamong the 212 countries in terms of its abilityto control corruption – ranking in lowest percentilealongside Bangladesh, Somalia andZimbabwe.The Government is fully committed to controllingcorruption, promoting transparency andaccountability through establishing new andeffective preventative mechanisms and implementingthe Afghanistan Compact Anti-Corruption Benchmarks. The chronic povertyconditions in Afghanistan are seen as naturalbreeding grounds for systemic corruption dueto social and income inequalities and perverseeconomic incentives. A key ANDS strategicobjective is to establish a state administrationthat operates with integrity and accountabilityto provide an enabling environment for economicand social development, based upon therule of law, impartiality in political decisionmaking,the proper management of public resources,the provision of efficient administrativesystems and the active engagement of civilsociety.The National Anti-Corruption Strategy andRoadmap developed as part of the ANDS willbe implemented in support of the followingstrategic aims: (i) enhancing Government anticorruptioncommitment and leadership; (ii)raising awareness of corruption and evaluatingthe effectiveness of anti-corruption measures;(iii) mainstreaming anti corruption into Governmentreforms and national development;(iv) strengthening the enforcement of anticorruptionaimed to strengthen the legalframework for anti-corruption and build a coherentand fully capacitated system of enforcementinstitutions required to support theeffective implementation of the UNCAC; (v)reinforcing counter-narcotics integrity; (vi) re-Cross-Cutting Issues 147