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Further, the Government and the donor community affirmed their commitment to realizing
identified national priorities through the National Priority Programmes (NPP). These commitments
were reaffirmed at the Bonn Conference in November 2011 where pledges were made to support
Afghanistan beyond 2014. The Afghanistan MICS for 2010-2011 contributes greatly towards our
efforts to monitor the progress of the Afghan MDGs for 2020, as well as other national priorities
defined in the ANDS and NPPs.
The present report highlights the status of children and women in Afghanistan, and will prove to
be of great value to planners, administrators, policy makers, researchers, and to all of our
development partners. The data here will serve to develop and prescribe appropriate programmes
and to develop responsive policies for the development and welfare of children and women in
Afghanistan, which is ultimately aimed at helping us achieve important national goals.
I am grateful to all the team members who provided various forms of technical assistance that
allowed for the publication of this report. And last but not least, I would like to extend my sincere
thanks to UNICEF for extending their financial and technical support towards the realization of the
report.
Abdul Rahman Ghafoori
President General
Central Statistics Organization
Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Kabul
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