日本アフガンNGOネットワーク
Japan Afghan NGO Network
JANN Afghanistan Briefing Pack
Preface
This guide is aimed primarily at Japanese NGO staff and other aid actors who are new to Afghanistan. Newcomers to Afghanistan are faced with a wealth of information on issues ranging from history and culture, to aid structures and security sector reform. In this guide, we provide an up-to-date, Japanese language synthesis of the key points regarding each of a range of central issues.
Many people have contributed to this guide. In particular, the editor would like to thank: Christian Dennys, Reiko Hirai, Seiji Konno, Yutaka Hayashi, Mamiko Saito, Yuko Shibata, Kumiko Akabori and Hiroshi Taniyama for their contributions. We are also very grateful to the Afghanistan Resesarch and Evaluation Unit (AREU) and to the British Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG) for kindly allowing us to translate relevant sections from their existing publications. Finally, this guide could never have been produced without the generous help of our JANN translators, namely: Yayoi Sugii, Mayu Uchino, Orie Nakayama, Kyoko Miyashita and Shu Uchida. The Japanese translations were proofread by Takatoshi Hasebe.
Since the situation in Afghanistan is changing very rapidly, we intend to update this guide on a regular basis. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding this or future editions of this guide, please contact the editor, Emily Perkin, at jann@jca.apc.org
For further detail, readers are encouraged to explore the reading list at the end of the guide, and also to browse the JANN website, which hosts a database of relevant publications, many of which are translated into Japanese.
About JANN
The Japan Afghan NGO Network was established in 2003 as a means to improve access to relevant information amongst Japanese NGOs that are involved in the reconstruction work in Afghanistan. The JANN Mission is laid out as follows:
1. To improve access within Japan − especially within the Japanese NGO community − to information and analysis on Afghan peace-building.
2. To undertake research on relevant policy issues and to channel research findings into the policy-making arena.
3. Furthermore, to coordinate and encourage a climate of information-sharing and debate regarding issues relating to Afghan peace-building.