Publications
Publications are crucial to the mission of Porsesh Policy Research Institute (PR). Our publications are fact-based, unbiased, and work to inform constructive interventions and policy change. Here you can view PR articles, reports, policy briefs, and more, all free of charge as part of our commitment to accessibility of knowledge to everyone!
- Does Exposure to Corruption Increase Sympathy for Armed Opposition Groups in Afghanistan? Afghanistan’s National Unity Government (NUG) leaders declared their intention to curb corruption during their presidential campaigns, and since the election, have emphasized that combating with corruption is one of their top priorities. Read More…
- Ignored Identities: Status of Hindus and Sikhs In Afghanistan’s Legal System. Since the second half of the 20th century, human rights have gained critical significance, at least their ethical aspect, at both the national and international levels. It is arguably the dominant discourse of our time. Today, any political regime that is not committed to human rights values is considered illegitimate because human rights constitute the parameter of evaluating state legitimacy both domestically and internationally. As a result, most countries have included human rights provisions in their Constitution and are committed to support and respect them. Read more…
- Thirty Stories of Agony: Poignant Accounts from a Community Forced to Migrate – 2022. PRSO in collaboration with Open Society Foundations brings out & documents personal narratives and life stories of 30 Hindu and Sikh citizens of Afghanistan compiled in a book form in English, Persian/Dari and Pashto languages. The book serves as an oral history of this ethnic and religious minority in Afghanistan who have gone through years of persecution, discrimination and humiliation. These thirty narrations are gathered through face-to-face interviews with members of Hindu and Sikh communities in 10 provinces including Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Ghazni, Kunduz, Helmand, Paktia, Parwan, Khost and Laghman. Interviews have also been conducted with diaspora Afghan Hindus and Sikhs in India, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia where they have migrated.
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We Will Make Pakistan their Graveyard: The Systematic Attacks against Shia Hazaras of Quetta, Pakistan (1999—2022)
This research study draws on over 80 interviews as well as archival and secondary research to present a comprehensive account of systematic attacks against Hazaras in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and a comprehensive chronology of attacks against the Hazara community between 1999 and 2022 in Quetta. The report also contextualizes the history of Hazara migration to Pakistan as well as the history of sectarian militancy in the country. Moreover, this study engages in critical discussion on the framing of these attacks and details their consequences on individual, family, and community levels before covering state response and community-led measures to the sustained violence against the Hazaras. Read more…
- The Tragedy Overload: The history of the exodus of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs is inextricably linked to the 1980s Soviet occupation and the rise of jihad resistance movements against their puppet Communist governments in Afghanistan. Since then, daily suppression, persecution, mass displacement, and the exodus of minorities have persisted from the country. According to Inderjeet Singh, the exodus of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs, is not without precedent. Read more…
- Survey of the Afghan Hindus & Sikhs. Afghanistan is considered a diverse country, home to multiple ethnic groups, languages, and beliefs. Major ethnic groups are Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks. Read more… | Persian Version | Pashto Version
- Shrinking Environment for Civil-Society Organizations in Afghanistan: Afghan Civil Society Organizations have been a crucial agent of economic development, political stability, and promoting culture of diversity. Since 2001, inflow of foreign aid has increased the number of CSOs in Afghanistan. During two decades the Afghan CSOs have been at the forefront of development and pursuit of basic liberal values. Read more…
- Exploring Afghanistan’s Forgotten & Vulnerable Local Dances: Afghanistan was a regional, cultural corridor in the past, and was also home to a rich history of art, music, and dance, which have now altered due to increased suicide bombings, internal instability, migration and displacement. Read more…
- Kabul Voters Perception Survey: Afghanistan’s long-awaited parliamentary election was held on Saturday October 20, 2018 and at
some polling centers on Sunday. This was the third parliamentary elections, originally scheduled for 2014, since the country’s new constitution in 2004. Read more…- Lieshmaniasis Outbreak in Kabul – 2017: Shahrak-e-Itefaq – a densely populated area in district 13 of Kabul, has been affected by Leishmaniasis since 2014. No serious intervention has been undertaken by any national or international organizations to address this issue. Read more…
- Leishmaniasis Outbreak in Kabul – 2016: Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that commonly affects humans. The disease is transmitted from animals to humans via sand flies, which generally results in skin sores. Shahrak-e-Itefaq of the 13th municipal district of Kabul city has witnessed an outbreak of the disease from three years ago. Read more…
- One Year On Plight of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs Continues: Sikh and Hindu communities have lived in Afghanistan for centuries, but presently they constitute only a tiny fraction of the country’s population. As of the time of writing, approximately 300 Sikhs and Hindus remain in Afghanistan, with most concentrated in Kabul and Jalalabad. Read more…
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