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Land rights in Afghanistan are governed by overlapping and conflicting legal systems, including informal systems, civil law, traditional (Sharia) law, and state laws. This has resulted in a poor land management system that has hindered private-sector investment, stunted economic growth, and fed instability. The Land Reform in Afghanistan (LARA) project seeks to develop a robust, Afghan-owned and managed land market framework that encourages investment and productivity growth, supports the resolution/mitigation of land-based conflict, and builds confidence in the legitimacy of the Afghan Government. LARA will provide technical assistance and support to government institutions that address land issues, particularly the Afghanistan Land Authority (Arazi), the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Urban Development Affairs (MUDA). The project will develop Afghan capacity to successfully design, manage, and implement land tenure reform for land market development. LARA will support improved land tenure security by helping develop a process for upgrading informal settlements and formalizing land occupants’ rights in Jalalabad.
LARA Fact Sheet - Dec 2012 - FINAL
11 April 2013 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Land is the most important economic asset in Afghanistan. In rural areas, access to land is key to avoiding poverty. When a woman relinquishes her...
6 January 2013 | Nangarhar, Afghanistan
USAID's LARA Community members discuss street widening plans. Welcome to Araban, an informal settlement in the city of Jalalabad, where the streets...
31 May 2012 | Kabul, Afghanistan
‘We are here to support women in protecting their rights, and to raise aware-ness with all of the Afghan people to support their rights to inherit land’ Hussan Bano Ghazanfar, minister for women’s affairs
13 February 2012 | Nangarhar, Afghanistan
As is common throughout Afghanistan, the city of Jalalabad does not have an updated urban plan, and until USAID/AESP/Tetra Tech Local...
In The News
15 December 2012 | Kabul, Afghanistan
USAID's LARA The unveiled billboards of the Women's Inheritance and Land Right PIA campaign At today’s ceremony in Kabul, the Ministry of...
5 July 2012 | Nangarhar, Afghanistan
USAID/LARA Second Regional Conference on Women Inheritance and Land Rights in Jalalabad Afghan women face many struggles with inheriting land and exercising...
8 May 2012 | Kabul, Afghanistan
USAID/LARA Minister of Women’s Affairs Dr. Husn Bano Banu Ghazanfar speaks at the First National Conference on Women’s Inheritance and Land Rights. ...
11 December 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Members of the Women’s Land Rights Task Force held its inaugural session this morning. Chartered to identify customary, religious, legal, and regulatory constraints affecting land...
27 November 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan
USAID/Jeremy Maurer Acting Minister of Urban Development Sultan Husein Hesari listens as USAID Deputy Mission Director Jed Barton delivers remarks at the land reform...
25 October 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghans are one step closer to enjoying officially recognized, legally enforceable property rights that will Jeremy Maurer/USAID USAID Deputy Mission Director Jed...
8 June 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Today, U.S. Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry announced a new USAID project which will aid in the reform and build upon the improvements of Afghanistan’s land...
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