Posts tagged Jalalabad
ADSP: Durable Solutions Analysis in Herat
ADSP: Durable Solutions Analysis in Herat

July 2025

The Asia Displacement Solutions Platform (ADSP) is a joint initiative of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), the International Rescue Committee (IRC), and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) which works to contribute to the development of comprehensive solutions for displaced populations in Asia. Established in 2018, ADSP focuses on research initiatives to build an evidence base for its members and other humanitarian actors to facilitate joint advocacy and common understanding around durable solutions.

Since 2022, Samuel Hall, a research organisation founded and based in Kabul, has been working with ADSP to build on existing data to create a space for research and advocacy on durable solutions. In August 2024, Samuel Hall and ADSP published the brief Durable Solutions Analysis in Jalalabad/Nangarhar which mapped and analysed durable solutions in Jalalabad.

Developed between February and June 2025, this research brief follows the same methodology used in the Jalalabad brief, while focusing on the specific context of Herat in urban and peri-urban areas, which is home to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees, especially from Iran. Understanding city-level data provides ways forward to fill in data gaps in support of durable solutions programming.

The aim of this research brief is to go beyond data mapping on durable solutions to incorporate data sources from ADSP members, Samuel Hall, UNHCR, UN Women, REACH, and UN-Habitat data, within a durable solutions analysis framework developed by the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) in the East and Horn of Africa.

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Samuel Hallherat, Afghanistan, durable solutions, ADSP, DRC, Jalalabad, Nangarhar
Planning for Inclusive Urban Solutions in Afghanistan - From the Protracted Displacement in an Urban World Consortium
Planning for Inclusive Urban Solutions in Afghanistan - From the Protracted Displacement in an Urban World Consortium

May 2024

Afghanistan hosts over 3.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and over 17 million returnees, with half a million Afghan nationals repatriated from Pakistan in late 2023 alone. This reality calls for new investments in inclusive urban solutions.

Our research in Afghanistan through the Protracted Displacement in an Urban World (PDUW) project led by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)  from 2020 to 2023 focuses on long-term displacement experiences in urban areas and settlements - with the aim to build a robust evidence base to engage in a conversation with local actors and advocate for inclusive urban solutions through participatory forum planning processes.

This two-pager outlines the specifics of the research conducted in Afghanistan spanning from 2020 to 2024. The project comprised 889 initial surveys that informed 5 participatory forums engaging diverse stakeholders. The findings, based on three interrelated themes; wellbeing, livelihoods (with a particular focus on women), and urban city planning, provide invaluable insights into the overlooked dynamics of protracted displacement.

For a deeper understanding of the project's outcomes, please refer to the 2-pager and the attached outputs.

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Samuel HallIIED, Afghanistan, Livelihoods, Women, Urban Planning, Kabul, Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Barikab, Youth, displaced persons, internally displaced, Participatory Forum, City planning, PDUW
DRC/PIN - Urban Poverty and Food Insecurity in Afghanistan
DRC/PIN - Urban Poverty and Food Insecurity in Afghanistan

November 2014

People in Need (PIN) and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) commissioned Samuel Hall to conduct a large urban poverty study in Kabul, Herat, Jalalabad, Mazar-e- Sharif and Kandahar. The study is based on a 5,400-household survey and will be presented to key stakeholders during a series of consultation in September 2014.

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Resilience, Data Standards & Analytics, South & Central AsiaSamuel HallAfghanistan, displacement, urbanisation, insecurity, Herat, Kabul, Jalalabad, Mazar-e-sharif, food insecurity, food crises, People in Need, DRC, Danish Refugee Council, report, urban poverty