The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) have released this report on Afghanistan political and election reform developments based on a mission they conducted in Kabul last month. Recently, the National Unity Government passed a new election law and appointed new election commissions. Now the government is considering when and how to conduct overdue parliamentary elections.
Manpreet Singh Anand
Manpreet Singh Anand is the Regional Director for Asia-Pacific programs. Manpreet brings senior leadership experience working in the public and private sectors in the areas of diplomacy, international development, foreign policy, strategic partnerships, energy, and national security. Most recently he served as an Adjunct Professor at the National Defense University and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security while leading the South Asia practice as Senior Vice President at the Albright Stonebridge Group.
With support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the National Democratic Institute conducted an international mission to Afghanistan to observe the 2014 presidential and provincial council elections. The mission provided an impartial assessment of the 2014 elections and demonstrated the international community’s continued support for advancing the democratic process in Afghanistan.
RAISSA TATAD-HAZELL
Raissa Tatad-Hazell is the deputy regional director for Asia programs at the National Democratic Institute (NDI). Since 2001, she has supported NDI’s democratic development programs in Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste. From 2010 to 2014, she served as NDI’s Washington-DC based Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs.