21 Nov New AREU Office Location
Please note that as of November 2012, AREU has relocated.  We are still in Shahr-i-Naw and we look forward to receiving you at our new location...
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Blogs
24 Aug Kapisa Example Highlights Obstacles for Democratic Local Governance
AREU recently released a report on local governance in Afghanistan. A major focus was on the issue of representation and how local people could have...
26 Jul Describing Life to Outsiders (or: The Man Behind the Curtain)
In Afghanistan, the way people describe their lives to outsiders can sometimes be very different to the reality of their lived experiences. Working out what...
26 Jul Letter from the AREU Board, 21/07/11
Dear AREU Partners and Supporters, We would like to provide you with a brief update on developments at AREU and seek your help in identifying a...
20 Jul Jalalabad’s “Grab-Town†a Difficult Case of Illegal Settlement and Land Dispute
In March this year, as we started our study on urban governance in Jalalabad, one of our first tasks was selecting an interesting site. We...
20 Jul Women’s Participation in Parliamentary and Provincial Elections
As the perspectives below suggest, the road to female political participation in Afghanistan is paved with tantalising possibilities and daunting obstacles. A new AREU research...
11 Jul Welcome to the new AREU website!
We’ve worked hard to develop a site that can really expand AREU’s online presence, with the goal of delivering our research as widely as possible...
20 Jun Podcast: Legacies of Conflict in Afghanistan
AREU researcher Emily Winterbotham recently participated in the Oxford Transitional Justice Research group’s seminar series. Her presentation drew on AREU research in three Afghan provinces,...
19 Jun Ancient Canal in Bamiyan set for Assistance
We recently visited Sayed Abad village in Bamyan Province as part of AREU’s research into water management in northern Afghanistan. According to the locals, the...
13 Jun Open Letter from the AREU Board of Directors
The AREU Board has released an open letter regarding the organisation and some difficulties it has recently encountered. It reassures AREU supporters that the immediate...