Local Governance in Afghanistan: A View from the Ground

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Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit 2011 Wardak Province Geography: Wardak is bordered by Bamiyan to the west and northwest, Parwan and Kabul to the northeast, Logar to the east and Ghazni to the south. Its eight districts are Chak, Dai Mirdad, Hisai-Awali Behsud, Jaghatu, 160 Jalrez, Markaz-i-Behsud, Nerkh and Saydabad. Maidan Shahr is the provincial capital. Population and ethnic composition: The estimated population of Wardak is 549,200. 161 Of these, 37,900 live in Maidan Shahr. The largest ethnic group is the Pashtuns. The second largest ethnic group, the Hazaras, live mainly in Markaz-i-Behsud and Hisa-i-Awali Behsud districts. Tajiks and Qizilbash are present in small numbers. Governance overview: The present provincial governor of Wardak is Mohammad Haleem Fidai. He replaced Abdul Jabbar Naeemi in 2008. Security: Setting aside major population centres, the Pashtun districts of Wardak were effectively under Taliban control. Once the Taliban gained control of a district, the first function they sought to command was the justice system. Justice was initially harshly enforced, and then at periodic intervals by further brutal exemplary measures against those believed to have committed crimes. In these areas, government officials were confined to their district centres, which were frequently fired upon. However, security was good in the two Hazara-dominated Behsud districts. These two districts have been the site of clashes between the Hazara inhabitants and Kuchis, who have rights supported by documentary title to land there. The rights were given in the late 19th century by Abdur Rahman as part of his suppression of Hazara resistance. The exercising of grazing rights and the letting of land by Kuchi to Hazaras has continued since but has been the subject of periodic disagreement and conflict. In 2010, the issue flared up again, with some Pashtuns claiming it was at the instigation of Hazara politicians seeking to make political capital and regain former Hazara lands. Political parties: The main political party in the province is HIA. Hizb-i-Wahadat (Khalili and Mohaqiq factions) has influence in the Hazara-inhabited north. Education: Facility types and number in Wardak Province: Facility Type Primary Secondary High Madrassa Higher Ed. Institutions Total Number 175 95 75 19 6 370 Source: Interviews with Ministry of Education provincial and district line department heads Health: Facility types and number in Wardak Province: Facility Type PH DH CHC BHC SC MOB Other Total Number 1 3 9 25 18 1 2 59 Source: Ministry of Public Health Key: PH – Provincial Hospital; DH – District Hospital; CHC – Comprehensive Health Clinic; BHC – Basic Health Clinic; SC – Sub-Centre; MOB – Mobile Clinics. 160 Jaghatu, previously a district of Ghazni Province, was made a part of Wardak in 2005. 161 Afghanistan CSO Population Data 1389 (2010-11). Local Governance in Afghanistan: A View from the Ground 83
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit 2011 Annex 3: Division of Line Ministry Responsibilities Central Provincial District MoPH MoE MAIL MRRD • Developing strategies and action plans • Appointing service providers • Developing strategies and action plans • Appointing staff from grades 1 to 5 • Revising curriculum • Procuring materials • Developing strategies and action plans • Appointing staff from grades 1 to 5 • Funding of salaries • Developing strategies and action plans • Appointing staff from grades 1 to 5 • Funding of salaries • Developing provincial plan • Disbursing salaries • Coordinating with service providers • Collecting Health Management Information System (HMIS) data from all provincial and district health facilities • Evaluating district health facilities • Developing provincial plans • Appointing staff lower than grade 6 • Disbursing salaries • Inspecting schools • Distributing materials • Developing provincial plans • Appointing staff lower than grade 6 • Disbursing salaries • Managing activities of MAIL departments in province and districts • Managing lease and rent from public and private land • Coordinating with INGOs and NGOs working in agricultural sector • Developing provincial plans • Appointing staff lower than grade 6 • Disbursing salaries • Managing MRRD programmes in province and districts • Conducting trainings through Afghanistan Institute for Rural Development and in association with NGOs Coordinating with NGO FPs • Monitoring and evaluating development projects • Monitoring health delivery • Training of community health workers • Identifying sites for construction of schools • Recruiting teachers and evaluating teacher performance • Inspecting schools • Distributing materials • Liaising with education shuras and leading awareness campaigns • Distributing seeds and fertilisers • Demonstrating farming techniques • Collecting information on annual district produce • Publicising lands available for lease and collecting land tax • Setting up agricultural cooperatives • Assisting NSP FPs in constitution of CDCs • Liaising with CDCs and assisting them in prioritising projects • Identification of community demands for NSP projects • Monitoring and evaluating NSP projects • Mangaging NABDP Local Governance in Afghanistan: A View from the Ground 84
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