Energy Investment Risk Assessment Report (EIRA)

The Energy Investment Risk Assessment is a publication of the Energy Charter Secretariat that evaluates risks to energy investment that can be mitigated through adjustments to policy, legal, and regulatory frameworks. The report covers 30 countries from Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, and includes Afghanistan.

The report shows that Afghanistan has made moderate improvement in key areas of management and settlement of investors in particular in state disputes. Both governmental and non-governmental entities contributed to this report, including Kawun Kakar, Thomas Kraemer, and Wajiha Timori from Kakar Advocates.

Afghanistan Tax Guide 2019: Bloomberg Tax Country Guides

Kakar Advocates in collaboration with Bloomberg Tax & Accounting has published a comprehensive guide on Tax in Afghanistan. The guide has been authored by Thomas Kraemer, Helay Khwajazada, and Waseem Shah of Kakar Advocates.

This Guide provides up-to-date information about tax laws and regulations in Afghanistan and is part of Bloomberg Tax Country Guides’ overviews of the tax regimes of more than 160 jurisdictions.

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Legal Guide to Public Procurement & Government Contracts in Afghanistan 2019

Kakar Advocates is pleased to share with you our publication in the 2018 Chambers and Partners Legal Guide to Public Procurement & Government Contracts authored by Kawun Kakar, Thomas Kraemer, and Abdul Wahid Rizwanzai. The Guide includes up-to-date information about procurement law and regulations in Afghanistan, including bidding procedures, eligibility for public contracts, contract awards, rights of disappointed bidders, and post-award procedures.

Legal Guide to Employment in Afghanistan 2019

Kakar Advocates is pleased to share with you our publication in the 2019 Chambers and Partners Legal Guide to Employment with up-to-date information about employment and labor law and regulations in Afghanistan. It includes the following topics:

• Terms of Employment
• Restrictive Covenants
• Data Privacy Law
• Foreign Workers
• Collective Relations
• Termination of Employment
• Employment Disputes
• Dispute Resolution

Legal Guide to Mining in Afghanistan 2019

Kakar Advocates is pleased to share with you our publication in the 2019 Chambers and Partners Legal Guide to Mining authored by Alex Jones, Global Co-Chair of Mining and Partner in Finance, Projects and Restructuring at DLA Piper, Kawun Kakar, Managing Partner at Kakar Advocates, Cheryl Dickson, Special Counsel for DLA Piper and Murtaza Rahimi, Associate Attorney at Kakar Advocates. The Guide includes up-to-date information about mining law and regulations in Afghanistan, including the Legal Framework, Required Authorisations and Permits, Duties and Rights Derived from a Mining Title or Concession, Environmental Matters, and more.

Legal Guide to Mining in Afghanistan 2018

Kakar Advocates is pleased to share with you our publication in the 2018 Chambers and Partners Legal Guide to Mining with up-to-date information about mining law and regulations in Afghanistan. It includes the following topics:

• The general structure of mineral ownership and regulation
• Required authorizations and permits
• Duties and rights derived from a mining title or concession
• Environmental issues