This project would not be possible without the continuous contributions of the following individuals, most of whom took time to give in-depth interviews or continue to provided detailed information. Thank you.
- Dr. Rohullah Abed, Executive Director, Anti Corruption Justice Center
- Maria Rita Acetoso, UNESCO
- LCDR Benjamin Addison, U.S. Navy, Advisor, Ministry of Defense
- Faisal Ahady, Monitoring and Evaluation General Manager for Projects and Programs, Directorate General of Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Interior Affairs
- Farid Ahmad, Head of Communications, Independent Administrative Reform & Civil Service Commission
- Khadija Ahmadi, Mayor of Nili, Dam Kundi province
- Ajmal Ahmady, Advisor to the President for Banking and Finance
- Aziz Amin Ahmadzai, Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
- Abdullah Ahmadzai, Country Representative, Asia Foundation
- Salma Alokozai, Director of National Priority Program Coordination, Policy Department, Ministry of Finance
- Shaharzad Akbar, Senior Advisor to President for High Councils (former)
- Hameed Akbar, Director General of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled
- Mohammad Ajmal Amirzad, Systems Development Specialist, ICT Directorate, Ministry of Finance
- Tamim Asey, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Defense (former)
- Zia Asey, Director General for Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Interior Affairs
- Mujtaba Ayan, Chief of Staff to the Chairman, Independent Administrative Reform & Civil Service Commission
- Shamshad Ayobi, IT Specialist, Ministry of Finance
- Kaveh Ayreek, Head of Herat Theatre Project
- Major General Masood Azizi, Deputy Minister of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Interior Affairs
- Wasima Badghisy, Deputy for Operations, Independent Election Commission
- Wais Barmak, Minister of Interior Affairs
- Yasaman Bashir, intern
- Matin Bek, Director, Independent Directorate of Local Governance
- Kelly D. Capener, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Defense, Strategy & Policy, Resolute Support
- Haroon Chakhansuri, Strategic Communications Director, Office of the President
- Sabawoon Chakhansuri, Head of MIS/Acting Director of Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock
- Shubham Chaudhuri, Country Director Afghanistan, The World Bank Group
- Song Chunnoonsong-e, UNESCO
- From Citizen’s Charter National Priority Program (CCNPP):
- Abdulbari Ahmadzai, CCNPP
- Brigitta Bode, Advisor, CCNPP
- Abdul Rahman Hamid, CCNPP
- Abdul Baqi Popal, General Director of Municipal Affairs, Independent Directorate of Local Governance
- Ghulam Rasoul Rasouli, Director General, Citizen’s Charter NPP, Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development
- Ghulam Qader Sarwary, CCNPP
- Janmejay Singh, Lead Social Development Specialist, South Asia Regional Social Development Unit, The World Bank Group
- Jovitta Thomas, Senior Operations Advisor, CCNPP
- Saleh Mohammad Samit, Head, Vulnerable Groups Division, CCNPP
- Members of the Community Development Council in Karokh district, Herat province
- Moein Daqiq, Director, Coordination and Implementation of National Priority Programs, Policy Department, Ministry of Finance
- Christoph Duenwald, Mission Director for Afghanistan, International Monetary Fund
- Hannah Duncan, Policy Adviser, Policy Department, Ministry of Finance
- Naheed Esar, Deputy Director, Administrative Office of the President
- Humayoun Faiz, Director of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
- Khyber Farahi, Senior Advisor to the President on Migration and Social Development, Office of the President
- Shah Zaman Farahi, Economist, Office of the Deputy Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance
- Major General Robin Fontes, Resolute Support, Head of SYSTC-A
- Mahdi Frogh, Policy Economist, Policy Analysis and Program Implementation, Policy department, Ministry of Finance
- Zarifa Ghafari, Mayor of Maidan Shahr city, Wardak province
- Hashmatuallah Ghafoori, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock
- Captain Thomas Gresbeck, US Navy, Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, Ministry of Defense
- Scott Guggenheim
- Ghazaal Habibyar, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Mines and Petroleum
- Zahid Hamdard, Director General of Budget, Ministry of Finance
- Farid Hamidi, Attorney General
- Ghizaal Haress, Commissioner, Constitutional Oversight Commission
- Ahmad Suhail Hedayat, Adviser to the Attorney General
- Alham Omar Hotaki, CEO and Director General, National Procurement Authority
- Mohammed Sohail Kaakar, Director of Strategic Communication, National Procurement Authority
- Kawun Kakar, Founder and Managing Partner, Kakar Advocates
- Wagma Mohmand Karokahil, Senior Country Officer Afghanistan, The World Bank Group
- Moneer Koshani, Communications Expert, Policy Department, Ministry of Finance
- Toby Lanzer, UN Deputy Special Representative, UNAMA
- Colonel Uwe Larsen, Senior Advisor to Deputy Minister of Defense for Strategy & Policy
- Omer Ludin, Women’s Economic Empowerment Program, Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled
- Bhavana Mahajan, Advisor to the Minister (former), Ministry of Mines and Petroleum
- Hamdullah Mohib, National Security Advisor
- Tara Moayed, Advisor to the Deputy Minister for Policy, Ministry of Finance
- Abdul Qadeer Mutfi, Spokesperson and Director of Information & Public Relations, Ministry of Mines and Petroleum
- Sadat Mansoor Naderi, Former Minister of Urban Development
- Ahmad Nader Nadery, Chairman, Independent Administrative Reforms and Civil Service Commission
- Enayat Najafizada, Strategic Analysis Unit, Independent Directorate of Local Governance
- Nargis Nehan, Minister of Mines and Petroleum
- Orzala Ashraf Nemat, Director, Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
- Naveed Ahmad Niaz, Director of National Budget Planning and Reform, General Directorate of Budget, Ministry of Finance
- Sara Noshadi, UNESCO
- Khalid Payenda, Deputy Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance
- Jawed Peikar, Chief Executive Officer, Afghanistan Independent Land Authority
- Reshad Popal, Director General of Customs, Ministry of Finance
- Mohammed Humayoun Qayoumi, Acting Minister of Finance and Senior Advisor to the President
- Daud Rahimi, Advisor to Minister of Interior Affairs
- Lt. Commander Roger J Reinert, CSTC-A HQ PAO
- Adela Raz, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Abdul Wasy Saadat, Technical Advisor of Policy and Planning, Directorate Ministers of Urban Development and Housing
- Sayed Hameed Sadat, Chief of Staff to the Minister, Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled
- Beheshta Sadaat, HRBD Coordinator, Ministry of Women’s Affairs
- Nadima Sahar, Head, Technical and Vocational Training and Education Authority
- Roya Saqib, Program Director, Women’s Economic Empowerment National Priority Program
- Naheed Sarabi, Deputy Minister of Finance for Policy, Ministry of Finance
- Ahmad Shah, ICT director, Ministry of Finance
- Ilaha Shaheen, Director of Export Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industries
- Timor Sharan, Deputy Director, Independent Directorate of Local Governance
- Shakib Sharifi, Director of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock
- Khan Mohammad Takal, Civil and Water Resources Engineer, Chief Advisor to the President’s Office
- Sajed Taqwa, Director General of Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting, Policy department, Ministry of Finance
- Yama Torabi, Head, Secretariat for the High Council on Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption, Administrative Office of the President
- Waseem Usman, General Directorate of Budget, Ministry of Finance
- Manizha Wafeq, Afghan Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Roshan Wolasmal, Minister of Urban Development and Housing
- Yama Yari, Minister of Public Works
- Muqaddesa Yourish, Commissioner, Civil Service Commission
- Hamid Yousafi, Head Of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Communications and Media, Office of the President
- Habib Zadran, Director General, Afghanistan Revenue Department