Afghanistan
A deep analysis of Afghanistan National Urban Policy
Region: Asia & The Pacific

GDP per capita

Population (2016)

Population growth rate

Inflation Rate (2014)

Drinking water (rural)

Drinking water (urban)

Forested areas

CO2 emissions estimate

Labour force (females)

Labour force (males)

Female life expectancy

Male life expectancy

Unemp % of labour force

Urban population

Male education

Female education
Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

TITLE OF NUP
Urban National Priority Program (Explicit)

STAGE OF NUP
Feasibility Phase

LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Urban Development and Affairs

TIMELINE
N/A

FOCUS
The National Priority Program is founded on three key pillars: 1)Strengthen urban governance and Institutions, 2)Ensure adequate housing and access to basic services for all, 3)Harness Urban economy and infrastructure

COMMENTS
The priority program has reached a new milestone where the president Ashraf Ghani announced the formation of a “High Council on urban development”

Thematic scope of Afghanistan NUP

Thematic attention
Economic
Development

Thematic attention
Spatial
Development

Thematic attention
Human
Development

Thematic attention
Environmental
Development

Thematic attention
Climate
Resilience
Graphical Representation
Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information
Measurement of how Afghanistan NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Afghanistan, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Afghanistan NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Feasibility phase.
NO
Territorial development
Afghanistan NUP does not address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Afghanistan NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
Afghanistan NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.
NO