02 Dec Voice of America, Dari service (Azadi Radio)
To coincide with the release of AREU’s report on local governance in Afghanistan, project researcher Wamiqullah Mumtaz appeared on Voice of America’s Dari service. He presented key findings and the consequent policy options and recommendations provided in the paper. He then took 40 minutes of calls from listeners, who expressed their views, comments and questions. While a range of issues were raised, particularly relevant to the research were those related to local government policy, the role of governors, decision-making and policy implementation, as well as some of the more negative aspects associated the administration of local government. Â An independent Afghan analyst who spoke on the programme strongly agreed with the study’s findings.