The Stolen Lands of Afghanistan and its People: The State Land Distribution System : Part 2 in a 3 Part Series
Patricia Wildermuth & Anthony Thomson
Over the past decade, land grabbing has become endemic in Afghanistan. Over the past few years, the Afghanistan media has focused on land grabbing and emphasized the extent of this problem. Alleged illegal distribution of townships, that is, the distribution to one person of multiple plots that constitute a townn, recently has been highlighted by parliamentarians (PMs) who demanded an investigation into distribution of townships, allegedly by the Kabul mayor and approved by the executive, to prominent senior officials. Reports of illegal distribution of valuable urban commercial state land are beginning to surface as more and more people become aware of the problem and its impact on the economic development of the country. Despite these media reports and allegations, a systematic review of the land distribution framework and its implementation has not been conducted. This second paper in a series of three produced by the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA), entitled, The Stolen Lands of Afghanistan and Its People; The State Land Distribution Systemm, examines and compares the legal framework for state land distribution and the actual practices in place, with the goal of identifying shortfalls and challenges in the framework and its implementation.
Event: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2015
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