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In 2001, the reconstruction and stabilisation of Afghanistan was formally launched with the signing of the Bonn Agreement. Since then, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and a range of other international and Afghan stakeholders have worked to promote security, development and legitimate governance. Their work has been indelibly affected by the 2001 Bonn Agreement and has been refined in light of the Afghanistan Compact, the Kabul Conference and other key events and documents. In December 2011, a decade after the first Bonn Conference, more than 1,000 delegates from 90 countries re-convened in that same German city to outline the path for Afghanistan's transition. This page will capture key documents concerning and pertinent to the second international Bonn Conference on Afghanistan

The belief that development and reconstruction are central to stability and security is not new. It is, however, also highly contentious, perhaps nowhere more so than in Afghanistan, the longest running experiment in stabilisation. Experiences in Afghanistan have irrevocably shaped how aid agencies regard and relate to military forces during conflict and, arguably, vice-versa. Through the Afghanistan case, this Working Paper seeks to better understand the challenges of civil-military dialogue - dialogue between military forces and independent humanitarian actors - in the context of combined international and national military forces pursuing stabilisation. In particular, it looks at the challenges posed by military forces that actively seek to pursue development and reconstruction - traditionally the domain of aid agencies - as a central component of a military strategy.

On 08 July 2012, a decade after the first Tokyo Conference, governments, international organisations and others will re-convene in that same city to pledge assistance to Afghanistan for the remainder of the transition process and beyond 2014. This page features the latest developments and outcomes pertaining to the Tokyo Conference end research related to the transition in Afghanistan

This Map Library are assembled by The Afghanistan Team at the Civil-Military Fusion Centre and consists of hundreds of maps of Afghanistan and the surrounding region. The maps in the collection cover varying scopes, from regional and national levels to provincial, district and even city levels. The maps reflect information on a wide range of topics, themes and sectors, including humanitarian aid, infrastructure, natural resources and security, among others. The maps have been collected from credible open-sources, including international organisations, research bodies, governmental agencies and others.

The NATO Allied Command Operations (ACO) Civil-Military Fusion Centre (CFC) is pleased to release a compilation of agreements and other documents which emerged from major conferences focused on Afghanistan between 2001 and 2012 Afghanistan Agreements A Collection of Official Texts from 2001 to 2011

Updated each year, the A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance aims to enhance general understanding of the array of actors, structures and government processes related to aid and reconstruction efforts in the country. The guide provides: a wide-ranging glossary of assistance terms, an overview of Afghanistan's system of government, a series of country and city maps, key primary documents, and an extensive contacts directory that includes government agencies, NGOs, donors, and international actors

The Afghanistan Team regularly populates this page with publications produced by institutions such as think tanks, international organisations, NGOs, Afghan government agencies and others. The documents are grouped by sector and are accompanied by summaries based on the abstract or executive summary of each report.

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

The Afghanistan Provincial Indicators (API) should offer to quickly access provincial-level data selected by subject-matter experts from the Civil-Military Fusion Centre (CFC) consolidated the best available data from credible, "open" sources such as the United Nations and the Afghan government's Central Statistics Organisation

Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) was created in October 2005 and established itself as an independent civil society organization in 2006 whose aim is to evolve into a reference actor related to understanding, analyzing and acting for transparency, accountability and anti-corruption issues

Updated each year, the A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance aims to enhance general understanding of the array of actors, structures and government processes related to aid and reconstruction efforts in the country. The guide provides: a wide-ranging glossary of assistance terms, an overview of Afghanistan's system of government, a series of country and city maps, key primary documents, and an extensive contacts directory that includes government agencies, NGOs, donors, and international actors

The Conflict Monitors provide concise and current information on peace and security issues in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Each Monitor is a comprehensive knowledge hub that contains the best available news, research, and data. Not updated after jul 2011

The FEWS NET is a USAID-funded activity that collaborates with international, regional and national partners to provide timely and rigorous early warning and vulnerability information on emerging and evolving food security issues. FEWS NET professionals in the Africa, Central America, Haiti, Afghanistan and the United States monitor and analyze relevant data and information in terms of its impacts on livelihoods and markets to identify potential threats to food security

AAN is a non-profit, independent policy research organisation. It aims to bring together the knowledge, experience and drive of a large number of experts to better inform policy and to increase the understanding of Afghan realities. The institutional structure of AAN includes a core team of analysts and a network of contributors with expertise in the fields of Afghan politics, governance, rule of law, security, and regional affairs

ACBAR was created in August 1988, in response to the demand from the many aid agencies and their international donors for a coordinated approach to humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan and for Afghan refugees in Pakistan

DACAAR is a Danish non-governmental, humanitarian organisation that supports sustainable development in Afghanistan through promoting the ability of local communities to decide upon and manage their own development process. Activities are implemented in co-operation with civil society organisations, the private sector and governmental institut¬ions with a particular emphasis on poverty eradication and assistance towards the return and re-integration of refugees and internally displaced people

Governments often recruit private military and security companies to bolster regular troops and support services, and they were used extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan.