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PILLAR : ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTSECTOR : PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND TRADEObjectives or Outcomes Policy Action or Activities Category Timeframe Responsible AgencyRegulations, taxes and licensesare streamlined andbetter enforcedCivil society groups are ableto operate effectively to aidExtend the duration of leases for government land and ensure that they areeither wholly or partly transferable.Develop a strategy for industrial parks, including the creation of an industrialpark development department as an independent authority.Consolidate the registration of private sector entities and the issuance of taxidentification numbers into a single platform, extending the service to smallerbusinesses.Remove licensing requirements except for reasons of health, safety, environmentalprotection, land use and access to natural resources.Make necessary business licenses more effective by re-engineering andstreamlining themAdopt the principles of regulatory best practice (RBP) to ensure that new regulationsare appropriate and minimize compliance costMinimize compliance costs for SMEs by introducing appropriate administrativeand reporting exemptions for SMEsOther Measures Mid-1387 Ministry of JusticeOther Measures End-1387 Ministry of Commerce andIndustry, AISAInstitution Building End-1387 Ministry of Commerce andIndustryOther Measures Mid-1387 Ministry of Commerce andIndustryInstitution Building 12 months Ministry of Commerce andIndustryLegislation 18 months Ministry of Commerce andIndustry, Ministry of JusticeOther Measures 12 months Ministry of FinancePublish comprehensive information on licensing requirements and procedures Other Measures 12 months Ministry of Commerce andIndustryEducate private sector stakeholders’ (investors, employers, employees andconsumers) to increase awareness and understanding of their legal and regulatoryrights and responsibilities.Establish and enforce “one-stop collection points” for tax payment and othergovernment revenue collection in every district centre.Continue to eliminate nuisance taxes and reform the tax system to make itsimpler, fairer, more competitive and easier to comply withReform and revitalize the High Commission on Investment (HCI). Ensure thatAISA is an effective secretariat; ensure that it meets regularly (starting in thenext 14 days); focus it on policy issues; introduce increased private sectorrepresentation; improve member selection process to focus on competence andexperience; extend access to SMEs throughout the country. Report results ofHCI reform to the private sector.Apply customs regulations consistently across the country and commit toachieving an average time for importing and exporting goods in line with bestpractice in the region (reduced by at least half of current levels).Other Measures 12 months Ministry of Commerce andIndustryInstitution Building Mid-1387 Ministry of FinanceInstitution Building 12 months Ministry of FinanceInstitution Building End-1386 High Commission on Investment;AISAInstitution Building End-1387 Ministry of FinanceExamine the merits of outsourcing custom services Other Measures Mid-1388 Ministry of FinanceRevise, clarify and update the legal framework governing civil society organizations,including the NGO Law and Social Organizations Law, to cover civilLegislation End-1387 Ministry of Economy, Ministryof Justice with Civil Society208Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)
PILLAR : ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTSECTOR : PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND TRADEObjectives or Outcomes Policy Action or Activities Category Timeframe Responsible Agencyin the development process.Economic activity increasesin response to increasedhuman capacity and skill setsand business servicessociety more comprehensively, easing the establishment / registration of CSOsand ensuring adequate (not burdensome) oversight.Develop self-regulatory mechanisms with clearly defined quality standards ora “code of conduct” to ensure that civil society organizations are well managed,accountable and their activities are well conceived, effective and attunedto the needs of Afghans, with governance models drawn from internationalbest practice.Establish independent certification bodies for civil society organizations thatare recognized by Government, the private sector, donor agencies and civilsociety while introducing the associated capacity building services required toachieve certification.Facilitate private sector involvement to offer short-cycle certificate-level educationfor school leavers to rapidly develop the skills of young people andadults that are crucial to economic development.Establish the modality for public-private partnerships in the provision of educationfrom basic education through to tertiary levels, including provision ofprofessional and vocational education.Computerize all HRM and project activities in MoCI to strengthen HumanResource and Program ManagementEstablish a coherent national policy framework to guide professional and vocationaleducation, linked to the overall higher education strategy that willensure coordination, assign clear accountability and set world-class standards(including the process for licensing, certification and accreditation).Border Management Initiative to focus on the establishment of effective andefficient Border Crossing Points/Facilities at each Border Control Zone ofAfghanistan.Consider quickly piloting specific market-based vocational and professionaltraining initiatives through coalition of Government, industry groups and traininginstitutions with special consideration to women.Create incentives for private sector to invest in education specific to skillstraining, mentoring and on-the-job training.Conceptualization of Private Sector Employment Strategy for Women that willyield to pro-women employment strategies in the private sectorInvest urgently in vocational and professional education to meet current needs,while simultaneously making parallel investments in reform of basic andstakeholdersLegislation Mid-1387 Civil Society with the endorsementof the Ministry ofEconomyInstitution Building End 1387 Civil Society with the endorsementof the Ministry ofEconomyOther Measures End-1386 Civil Society with BusinessOther Measures Mid-1387 Ministry of EducationInstitution Building/ ACCross Cutting IssuesMoCIOther Measures End-1387 MoEC, MoE, MoHE, MoLSA,Business Community, CivilSocietyOther Measures/ RCCross Cutting IssuesOngoingMoCIInstitution Building Mid-1387 MoEC, MoE, MoHE, MoLSA,MoWA, Business Community,Civil SocietyOther Measures End-1387 Ministry of Economy, Ministryof FinanceOther Measures/ GenderCross Cutting IssuesMoCI, MoWAOther Measures Mid-1387 Ministry of Labor and SocialAffairs, Ministry of Education,Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) 209
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In the name of Allah, the most Merc
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Executive SummaryI. INTRODUCTIONAfg
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Executive Summarydeveloping capacit
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2. The Afghan National Police (ANP)
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Afghanistan National Development St
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Afghanistan National Development St
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Executive SummaryWater Resources Ma
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Executive Summarystrengthen the ref
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Executive Summaryfor Capacity Devel
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Executive SummaryOver the past five
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Executive SummaryA key priority of
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Executive SummarySustaining the nas
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Islamic Republic of AfghanistanAfgh
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Map of AfghanistaniiiAfghanistan Na
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Map of Afghanistan ................
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Current situation: assessment of ai
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ACACBARADBADCAfCERTAFMISAGOAIHRCAIS
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Glossary of Afghan TermsAmu DaryaBa
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percent of the seats in the Nationa
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capacity limitations throughout the
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dress the security, governance, and
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PART IPROCESS, GOALSAND POLICYDIREC
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of the country’s 34 provinces are
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pertise, ability to manage risk and
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A Transport Sector Inter-Ministeria
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sion of service coverage and monito
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The regional cooperation initiative
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CHAPTER 2THE PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
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Figure 2.2. ANDS timeline 1385 - 13
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tation of projects. The PDPs develo
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Figure 2.3. Proportional representa
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• In the North East and Central H
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season being covered. To overcome t
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Consumption DisparityConsumption in
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correlated with higher involvement
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• Improving donor coordination an
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sickness or loss of a working famil
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CHAPTER 4MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORKHig
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age points - from 42 percent of the
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Figure 4.4. Size of foreign assista
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ooooIncrease interdiction efforts a
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Consistent with the growth strategy
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policy, it will remain vigilant aga
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In the short term, the Government w
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groups and neutralizing armed eleme
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threats are deterred, contained or
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Significant steps have been taken s
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Table 5.1. Integration of the Cross
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Current Situation in the SectorAfgh
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Justice system between government a
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Table 6.2. Key Objectives of the Na
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Current Situation in the SectorAchi
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CHAPTER 7ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELO
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commitments to increase the goods a
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investment opportunities cannot be
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Despite progress and efforts to dat
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tor regulator, which will adopt a t
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percent of households in Kabul and
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icy priorities and decisions pertai
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at the same time rehabilitating and
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Further, the unstable security situ
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ilitation that will provide all wea
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• Increased Agricultural Producti
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the poverty reduction goals. Carefu
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separate policies - one for basic t
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tions designed to promote Governmen
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• Urban Development: By the end o
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financing or co-production with use
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• Strengthened municipal capacity
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This Sector Strategy incorporates f
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high baseline level of 165 infant d
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temporary or permanent disabilities
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• the proposals that are consider
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In Higher Education, universities h
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the primary level. In rural areas,
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carry out construction of buildings
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prosperous and productive future in
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covery, and peaceful development of
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• By end-2012/13 the Government w
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to re-forest Afghanistan (i.e., “
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policy making. However, lack of the
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countries through policy negotiatio
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Provide housing, facilities and soc
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Table 13.0.1. Cross Cutting Issues
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SectorAnti-CorruptionGendering fina
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SectorAnti-CorruptionGenderCounter-
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SectorSocialProtectionAnti‐Corrup
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CHAPTER 8CROSS-CUTTING ISSUESThe AN
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COUNTER NARCOTICSBackground and con
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inforcing the integrity of public a
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activities on gender. The Governmen
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Resources and Environment. The orga
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PART IIIAID EFFECTIVENESSANDCOORDIN
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