Acknowledgments

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