Afghanistan: Current information on the Afghan Social Democratic Party (ASDP)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AFG24838.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Afghanistan: Current information on the Afghan Social Democratic Party (ASDP), 1 August 1996, AFG24838.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acc87c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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The attached 29 July 1995 Xinhua report provides background and current information on the resurgence of the pro-royalist Afghan Social Democratic Party (ASDP) after 16 years of inactivity. The article states that the ASDP president in 1995 was Anwarul Ahady, a professor of economics at a United States university. The attached 26 June 1996 FNS Daybook report states that Mr. Ahady was still the ASDP president at the end of June 1996. Further information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Federal News Service (FNS) Daybook. 26 June 1996. "Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Subcommittee Meeting." (NEXIS)
The Xinhua News Agency. 29 July 1995. "Roundup: New Actor Arisen in Afghan Political Drama." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Federal News Service (FNS) Daybook. 26 June 1996. "Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Subcommittee Meeting." (NEXIS)
The Xinhua News Agency. 29 July 1995. "Roundup: New Actor Arisen in Afghan Political Drama." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Daily.
Material from the Indexed Media Review (IMR) or country files containing articles and reports from diverse sources (primarily dailies and periodicals) from the Weekly Media Review.
Political Handbook of the World 1994-95. 1995. Edited by Arthur S. Banks. New York: CSA Publications.
World Wide Web. Various Sites.