MIGNEX: Migration-relevant policies in Afghanistan
August 2022
Samuel Hall was subcontracted by MIGNEX to deliver this report based on data collected in 2020-21 and provides a snapshot of migration policies before the fall of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GoIRA).On paper, it appears that policy reform was underway in Afghanistan in alignment with the migration context. Yet in practice, linkages with development policy remained uncertain and a donor-driven focus on return and reintegration added further strain on an already fragile context.
This review of migration-related policies in Afghanistan refers to a period before the change in political power in mid-2021. Therefore, the review explores the progress made up until August 2021 on migration and development in Afghanistan, and it is not intended to reflect the current conditions of the country. The purpose of the review is to provide an overview of the key migration policies in Afghanistan and its interaction with development and development policies – a marker of the progress made up until the change of government authorities in August 2021.
