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Introduction
ofpublicprocurementfunctionbythatoflogistics,analysisundertakeninthe
secondhalfof2010includedpersonnelemployedintheMoIProcurementand
LogisticsDepartmentswithregardtobothheadquartersandtheprovinces.
PermissionwasnotgrantedtoconductresearchamongMoIfinancepersonnel
intheHQ(thoughitwaspossibletoobtainrelevantdatainthefield).Intotal,
200personsworkingintheMoIwereincludedinthestudy:119inKabul,81in
25of34provinces.77ThequestionnaireinDariincludedquestionsoneducation,
experience,andbasicinformationabouttrainingundertaken.
Basedontheanswersreceived,adatabasewasestablishedofMoIpersonnel
engagedinpublicprocurement.ThisbecamethepropertyoftheMoIand
EUPOL(whileacompletereportwasprovidedtothemission).
Informationobtainedduringtheresearchwasverifiedbypersonsdealingwith
publicprocurementamonginternationalactors,whiletheinterviewerswerein
theprovinces,orimmediatelyaftertheirreturntoKabul.Additionally,toverify
researchresults,sixpresentationswereconducted:inEUPOL,intheUSCamp
EggersmilitarybaseataSeniorPoliceBreakfastMeeting,attheShafafiyat
WorkingGroupatNATOHQ,intheMoIProcurementDepartment,intheUS
embassyinKabul,andduringameetingoftheInternationalAnti-Corruption
WorkingGroupcomposedofdonors,representatives.Moreover,theauthor
participatedinnumerousmeetingswiththerepresentativesofNTM-A,78ISAF
,79
andIPCB.80Duringtheseconsultationsnoneofthefindingswerequestioned.
8.Challengesfortheresearcher
ThesevenmainchallengesforconductingresearchonandinAfghanistanare
presentedinthefollowingpages.
8.1.Information
AccesstoinformationonAfghanistanremainsachallengeforany
researcher.Itisdifficulttoobtainreliabledataontheoverallinternational
assistanceprovidedtothisstate,especiallyasregardsresourcesexpendedby
eachinternationalactor.Thereisnocentralisedinformationsystem,andthe
nationalinformationresourcesareoftenfragmented.Nocompletesystemfor
therecordingofallinternationalsupporttoAfghanistanexistsandnonehas
77UseofaquestionnaireusingtheofficialMoIchannelenabledtheacquisitionofinformation
ontrainingin25,ratherthan11,of34provinces.NoinformationwasreceivedfromDaykundi,
Helmand,Kandahar,Nangarhar,Nimruz,Paktia,Uruzgan,orZabul.
78NATOTrainingMissionAfghanistan.
79InternationalSecurityAssistanceForce.
80InternationalPoliceCoordinationBoard.