Vision: To meet all the data needs of the development processes and governance of the country.
Mission: To develop a vibrant, responsive, efficient and affective statistical system in the country.
Mandate: Article 2 of the Statistics Law 2006 of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has given the following mandate to CSO:
“Central Statistics Organization shall function, as an independent governmental administration, for the purpose of creating an integrated scientific system for statistics, ensuring harmonization and coordination of all statistical activities in the nation”
Duties and Responsibilities: Article 8 of the Statistics Law 2006 has authorized CSO to discharge the following duties and responsibilities:
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To collect, compile, analyze and publish statistical information relating to the commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic, environmental and general activities and condition of the people;
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To collaborate with Ministries and administrations of the State in the collection, compilation and publication of statistical information, including statistics derived from the activities thereof;
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To prevent duplication in the information collected by Ministries and governmental administrations or by agencies other than the State;
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To promote and develop integrated social and economic statistics throughout the country, and to coordinate unified plans for the integration thereof;
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To develop and prescribe appropriate classifications and standards for use by line Ministries and other administrations of the State;
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To progressively develop and maintain appropriate databases containing statistical information, and to facilitate access to the database to all users, except for confidential information as provided for in this law;
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To decide on the manner in which data for statistical purposes are collected, how they are compiled and when and how reports and official statistics are published.
