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In this Section, I have brought together the inquiries and assessments of the Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee, universally known as MEC, in which I was one of the six Commissioners for the period Nov 2015 – Dec 2017. There are also reports which I was involved in that only came out after I had left, plus some publications and blogs that relate to this time in Afghanistan but were published under my name and those of my co-authors. We published formal assessments of vulnerabilities to corruption, reviews of Ministry efforts, regular quarterly follow ups of the major assessments, special inquiries, etc. MEC was dissolved and folded into a new Afghan Anti-Corruption entity.
2018
36. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2018. Update of the Kabul Bank Case. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2018_05_12_kabul_bank_update_english.pdf
35. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2018 Monitoring of progress against corruption: Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2018_04_24_mrrd_ac_plan_en.pdf
34. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2018 Monitoring of progress against corruption: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled, 2018. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2018_06_27_mail_ac_plan_en.pdf
33. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2018 Monitoring of progress against corruption: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, 2018. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2018_06_27_mail_ac_plan_en.pdf
32. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2018 Monitoring of progress against corruption: Ministry of Economy. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2018_04-26_MoEc_ac_plan_en.pdf
31. Pyman, Mark 2018 Tackling health sector corruption – five lessons from Afghanistan Global Anti-Corruption Blog, March 29, 2018. Accessed at https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2018/03/29/guest-post-tackling-health-sector-corruption-five-lessons-from-afghanistan/ See also pdf here.
30. Pyman, Mark and Kaakar S 2018 Afghanistan’s Radical–and So-Far-Surprisingly Successful–Public Procurement Reforms. Global Anti-Corruption blog March 8, 2018. Accessed 23 Sept 2019 at https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2018/03/08/guest-post-afghanistans-radical-and-so-far-surprisingly-successful-public-procurement-reforms/ See also pdf here.
29. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2018 MOPH 7th Follow-up report. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2018_09_10_moph_7th_quarterly_report_en.pdf
28. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2018 MOPH 6th Follow-up report. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2018_04_03_moph_6th_quarterly_report_en.pdf
27. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2018 MOE 2nd Follow-up report. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2018_11_06_moe_2nd_follow_up_en.pdf
26. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2018 MOE 1st Follow-up report. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2018_06_24_moe_first_followup_en.pdf
2017
25. Pyman, Mark 2017 Sharing Successes against Corruption in Afghanistan: Notes from MEC’s high-level forum meetings. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Afghanistan-Anti-Corruption-Committee-2017-Sharing-successes-against-corruption-High-level-forums-2016-2017.pdf
24. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Ministry-wide vulnerability to corruption assessment of the Ministry of Education. Accessed 19 Jan 2023 at https://curbingcorruption.com/document/ministry-wide-vca-afghanistan-ministry-of-education-2017/
23. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Inquiry into the Comprehensive Agriculture and Rural Development Facility (the CARD-F program). Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2017_29_10_cardf_report_en.pdf
22. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Monitoring of progress against corruption: Ministry of Commerce and Industry 2017. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2017_05_09_moci_ac_review_report_english.pdf
21. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Monitoring of progress against corruption: Ministry of Telecommunications. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/02_02_2017_MOCIT_VCA__Full_Report_English.pdf
20. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Monitoring of progress against corruption: Ministry of Higher Education. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=5523&action=edit
19. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Monitoring of Ministry progress against corruption: Ministry of Transport. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2017_10_22_mot_ac_plan_en.pdf
18. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Monitoring of progress against corruption: Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2017_08_30_morr_en.pdf
17. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Monitoring of progress against corruption: Ministry of Haj and Religion. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2017_11_20_mohra_ac_en.pdf
16. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Monitoring of progress against corruption: Ministry of Finance. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2017_05_09_mof_ac_review_report_english.pdf
15. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Local authority access to project contracts. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/09_01_2017_reports_on_local_authorities__english.pdf
14. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Badakhshan Report on Senior appointments. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/09_01_2017_reports_on_badakhshan_ac__english.pdf
13. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 MOPH 5th Follow-up report. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2017_12_16_moph_5th_quarterly_report_en.pdf
12. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 MOPH 4th Follow-up report. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2017_05_09_moph_4th__followup_english.pdf
11. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 MOPH 3rd Follow-up report. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2017_05_09_moph_3nd__followup_english.pdf
10. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 MOPH 2nd Follow-up report. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/02_02_2017_MOPH_2nd__Followup_Report_English.pdf
9. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 MOPH 1st Follow-up report. LINK MISSING
2016
8. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2016 Ministry of Public Health evaluation. Accessed 8 Oct 2019 at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Afghanistan-Anti-Corruption-Connittee-2016-Vulnerability-to-corruption-in-the-Afghan-Minsitry-of-Public-health.pdf
7. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2017 Bamyan Trip Report, Dec 2016. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/09_01_2017_reports_on_bamyan_ac__english.pdf
6. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2016 Vulnerability to Corruption Assessment of the importation of fuel and liquefied gas. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2016_04_30_Fuel_and_-Liquid_Gas_Report_-English-2.pdf
5. Pyman, Mark, Mohammedi M and Saraj C 2016 Afghanistan’s Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee: evidence of impact, evidence for a collective action effect LINK BROKEN Basel International Centre for Collective Action. Accessed Oct 8 2019 at https://collective-action.com/sites/collective.localhost/files/icca-may16-renov/collective-action-conference-2016-pyman-et-al_0.pdf Also available at: https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2016_10_10_collective_action_conference_en.pdf
4. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2016 Vulnerability to Corruption Assessment of Municipal Revenue Collection. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2016_07_11_Municipalities_VCA_English.pdf
3. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2016 Vulnerability to Corruption Assessment of the International Work Permit Process. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2016_05_24_International_Work_Permit_VCA_English.pdf
2. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2016 MEC’s Impact analysis. Accessed at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/MEC_Impact_-FINAL-English.pdf
1. MEC Afghanistan Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee 2016 MEC Strategic Plan 2016-2018. MEC, accessed 25 Oct 2019 at https://curbingcorruption.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Afghanistan-Anti-Corruption-Committee-2016-Strategic-Plan-2016-2018.pdf
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