ADSP: Research and Learning Partnership for Trends Analyses Related to Afghan Displacement (2022 - 2023)
April 2023
Despite the reduction in conflict after August 2021, many drivers of displacement in Afghanistan persist or have been exacerbated, leading to Afghans moving in search of protection or remaining in protracted displacement. At the same time, discussions led by the De facto Authorities (DfA) on durable solutions continue to centre on returns.
ADSP in partnership with the Danish Refugee Council and with the support of Samuel Hall have produced a brief that seeks to highlight prospects for local integration in Kandahar, one of the urban areas in Afghanistan that remains a hope for protection for many displaced.
Samuel Hall in partnership with ADSP have also produced an Expert Commentary Series that seeks to analyse under-explored elements of protracted displacement on the Afghanistan displacement axis.
Local integration has long been championed as one of three possible durable solutions to displacement. However, despite a concerted push for increased recognition of, and support for local integration, it is frequently overlooked by governments and policy makers, who favour return as the preferred solution.
Download Full Brief: Local Integration for IDPs in Kandahar? Insights from the field
Download Expert Commentary #2: Rethinking Durable Solutions in Peri-Urban Areas in Pakistan