(DIAG) Annual Project Report 2010 - UNDP Afghanistan

Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG)
Project ID 00043604
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greater understanding of the use of computer equipments to support the activities of data
entry and record keeping.
Weapons handed over by PSCs to DIAG, October 2010, Kabul
C. Weapons Registration and Licensing (WRL)
DIAG completed the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) database in February 2009
and installed it at the DIAG Weapon Registration and Licensing (WRL) cell that same
month. The database, which is in Dari and English, contains 11 sections about types of
firearms, types of ammunition, firearms manufacturers, gun laws and policies, and several
other categories. Since its activation in early 2009, the cell has acted as an important
resource for oversight over weapons registration and licensing.
In 2010, the DIAG WRL section conducted weekly meetings with MoI DIAG Officers, trained
them in various activities including internet use (browsing, mailing, scanning, composing
etc.), and provided reports as needed.
Besides their usual activities – training regarding equipments, WRL procedures, database
management, processing and printing ID card documents and holograms for weapons –
WRL Cell officials assisted in the procurement process for equipment for MoI DIAG central,
regional, and provincial offices.
Output 4: Vetting of the election candidates free of illegal
commanders and members of IAGs implemented.
Activity 4.1: Election candidates screened and IEC provided with a list of cleared
and challenged candidates.
Vetting ensures that people linked with IAGs are disqualified from holding public office. The
remapping process aims to regularly update information on IAGs throughout the country,
and was initiated through a Vice Presidential decree on 9 September 2009.
Annual Progress Report | 2010