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Shafiei, N & Puttanna, K. (2021). An investigation into the factors causing international development project failure in developing countries: Focus on Afghanistan.Journal of Project Management, 6(3), 157-170.
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Daniel, C., & Ibrahim, A. (2019). Project failure and its influence on the performance of construction firms in Nige-ria. International Journal of Research in Business, Economics and Management, 3(2), 86-95.
Diallo, A., & Thuillier, D. (2004). The success dimensions of international development projects: the perceptions of Afri-can project coordinators. International Journal of Project Management, 22(1), 19–31.
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Ika, L. A. (2012). Project management for development in Africa: Why projects are failing and what can be done about it. Project Management Journal, 43(4), 27–41.
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Kappelman, L., McKeeman, R. & Zhang, L. (2006). Early warning signs of IT project failure: The Dominant Dozen. IT Project Management, 23(1), 31-37.
Khang, D.B. & Moe, T.L. (2008), Success criteria and factors for international development projects: a life-cycle-based framework. Project Management Journal, 39(1), 72-84.
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Kwak, Y. H. (2002). Critical success factors in international development project management. Paper presented at the CIB 10th International Symposium Construction Innovation & Global Competitiveness, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Moyo, D. (2009). Dead aid: Why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa. Vancouver, BC, Canada: D & M Publishers.
Muriithi, N., & Crawford, L. (2003). Approaches to project management in Africa: implications for international devel-opment projects. International Journal of Project Management, 21(5), 309–319.
Nunnally, J. C. (1978). Assessment of Reliability in Psychometric Theory (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill
Odeh, A. M., & Battaineh, H. T. (2002). Causes of construction delay: traditional contracts. International Journal of Pro-ject Management, 20(1), 67–73.
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Palmer, F. C. (1986). Introduction of special public works projects to Sudan. International Journal of Project Manage-ment, 4(4), 223–229.
Pinto, J. K., & Mantel, S. J. (1990). The causes of project failure. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 37(4), 269–276.
Pituch, K., & Stevens, J. (2016). Applied multivariate statistics for the social sciences (6th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
PMI. (2017). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (6th Ed.). Newton Square, PA, Project Management Institute.
Quartey Jnr, E. (1996). Development projects through build-operate schemes: Their role and place in developing coun-tries. International Journal of Project Management, 14(1), 47–52.
Rondinelli, D. A. (1979). Planning development projects: Lessons from developing countries. Long Range Planning, 12(3), 48–56.
Rotner, E.R. (1970) Review: Development projects observed by A. O. Hirschman. The Pakistan Development Review, 10(1), 112-115.
Saad, M., Cicmil, S., & Greenwood, M. (2002). Technology transfer projects in developing countries—furthering the Pro-ject Management perspectives. International Journal of Project Management, 20(8), 617–625.
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Secure Access in Volatile Environments (SAFE). (2016). Enabling Access and Quality Aid in Insecure Environments: Af-ghanistan Background Brief
Shafiei, N. A. & Puttanna, K. (2018), Cost and schedule performance analysis of World Bank international development projects in Afghanistan. International Journal for Research in Engineering Application and Management, 4(11), 462-467.
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Tekinel, E. A. (2013). International development projects—challenges and opportunities. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2013—EMEA, Istanbul, Turkey. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.
Turner, J. R. (1996) Editorial: International Project Management Association global qualification, certification and ac-creditation. International Journal of Project Management,14, (1),1-6.
WHS/UNICEF JMP (2019). Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene. Retrieved 23 April 2020, from https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/jmp-2019-full-report.pdf
Williams, R. T. (2013). Project Management. New Delhi: Random Exports.
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Wysocki, R. K. (2000). Effective Project Management (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Yamin, M., & Sim, A. K. S. (2016). Critical success factors for international development projects in Maldives. Interna-tional Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 9(3), 481–504. doi:10.1108/ijmpb-08-2015-0082
Youker, R. (1999). Managing international development projects—lessons learned. Project Management Journal, 30(2), 6–7.
Youker, R. (2003). The nature of international development projects. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2003—North America, Baltimore, MD. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.
Ahsan, K., & Gunawan, I. (2010) Analysis of cost and schedule performance of international development projects. Inter-national Journal of Project Management, 28, 68-78.
Amin, M., & Bernell, D. (2018). Power sector reform in Afghanistan: Barriers to achieving universal access to electrici-ty. Energy Policy, 123, 72-82.
Arifuddin (2016). Evaluation of project failure causes in a community-based organization (CBO): A case study of Paki-stan. PM World Journal, 5(4), 1-9.
Association for project management. (2019). Association for project management. Retrieved 10 June 2020 from APM: https://www.apm.org.uk/resources/what-is-project-management/
Atkinson, R. (1999). Project management: cost, time and quality, two best guesses and a phenomenon, it's time to accept other success criteria. International Journal of Project Management, 17(6), 337–342.
Bak, M. (2019). Corruption in Afghanistan and the role of development assistance. Retrieved 22 March 2020, from https://www.u4.no/publications/corruption-in-afghanistan-and-the-role-of-development-assistance
Baker, B. N., Murphy, D. C., & Fisher, D. (2008). Factors affecting project success. Project Management Handbook, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY 902–919.
Bizhan, N. (2018). Aid and state-building, Part II; Afghanistan and Iraq, Third World Quarterly, 1-18.
Boakye, L. (2015). The Underlying Reasons Why International Development Projects (IDPs) Fail: The Case of African Development Bank (AfDB)Funded Projects. M.Phil. thesis.
Bulman, D., Kolkma,W. & Kraay, A. (2015) Good Countries or Good Projects? Comparing Macro and Micro Correlates of World Bank and Asian Development Bank Project Performance. Policy Research Working Paper 7245. World Bank Development Research Group. 1-27.
Chauvet, L., Collier, P., & Duponchel, M. (2010). Are post-conflict aid projects more successful than others? | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal. Retrieved 30 January 2020, from https://voxeu.org/article/are-post-conflict-aid-projects-more-successful-others
Collier, P. (2007). The bottom billion: Why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it. Oxford, Eng-land: Oxford University Press
Cordesman, A. (2019). Afghanistan: A War in Crisis. Retrieved 28 March 2020, from https://www.csis.org/analysis/afghanistan-war-crisis
Corruptions Perceptions Index 2019 for Afghanistan. (2020). Retrieved 19 September 2020, from https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2019/results/afg
Crawford, P., & Bryce, P. (2003). Project monitoring and evaluation: a method for enhancing the efficiency and effective-ness of aid project implementation. International Journal of Project Management, 21(5), 363–373.
Damoah, I. (2015). An investigation into the causes and effects of project failure in government projects in developing countries: Ghana as a case study. Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool. PhD thesis
Damoah, I., & Kumi, D. (2018), Causes of government construction projects failure in an emerging economy, Internation-al Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 11(3), 558-582.
Daniel, C., & Ibrahim, A. (2019). Project failure and its influence on the performance of construction firms in Nige-ria. International Journal of Research in Business, Economics and Management, 3(2), 86-95.
Diallo, A., & Thuillier, D. (2004). The success dimensions of international development projects: the perceptions of Afri-can project coordinators. International Journal of Project Management, 22(1), 19–31.
Diallo, A., & Thuillier, D. (2005). The success of international projects, trust, and communication: An African perspec-tive. International Journal of Project Management, 23(3), 237–252.
Discenza, R. & Forman, J. B. (2007). Seven causes of project failure: how to recognize them and how to initiate project recovery. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2007—North America, Atlanta, GA. Newtown Square, PA: Pro-ject Management Institute
Eja, K. M., & Ramegowda, M. (2019). Government project failure in developing countries: a review with particular refer-ence to Nigeria. Global Journal of Social Sciences, 19, 35-47.
El Emam, K. & Koru, A. G. (2008) A replicated survey of IT software project failures.
IEEE Software, 25(5), 84-90.
Freedman, S., & L. Katz. (2007) Critical success factors for international projects. PM World Today, 9(10),1-8.
Gow, D. D., & Morss, E. R. (1988). The notorious nine: Critical problems in project implementation. World Development, 16(12), 1399-1418.
Gunduz, M., Nielsen, Y. & Ozdemir, M. (2013). Quantification of delay factors using the Relative Importance Index Method for construction projects in Turkey. Journal of Management in Engineering, 29, 133-139.
Hammink, W. (2018). USAID in Afghanistan challenges and success. Special Report. United States Institute for Peace. Washington. DC
Hekala, W. (2012). Why donors should care more about project management. Retrieved 30 January 2020, from https://www.devex.com/news/why-donors-should-care-more-about-project-management-77595
Ika, L. A. (2012). Project management for development in Africa: Why projects are failing and what can be done about it. Project Management Journal, 43(4), 27–41.
Integrity Watch Afghanistan (2018) National corruption survey 2018, Afghans perception and experience of corruption. Retrieved 22 May 2020, from https://iwaweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/NCS__English__for-web.pdf
Kappelman, L., McKeeman, R. & Zhang, L. (2006). Early warning signs of IT project failure: The Dominant Dozen. IT Project Management, 23(1), 31-37.
Khang, D.B. & Moe, T.L. (2008), Success criteria and factors for international development projects: a life-cycle-based framework. Project Management Journal, 39(1), 72-84.
Kwak, Y. (2001). Retrieved 6 February 2020, from https://www.pm4dev.com/resources/documents-and-articles/100-risk-management-in-international-development-projects-gwu/file.html
Kwak, Y. H. (2002). Critical success factors in international development project management. Paper presented at the CIB 10th International Symposium Construction Innovation & Global Competitiveness, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Laber, J. (2018). Can we admit now that Afghanistan reconstruction failed? | The American Conservative. Retrieved 19 December 2019, from https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/can-we-admit-now-that-afghanistan-reconstruction-failed/
Lima, N., & Patah, L. A. (2016). Cultural issue and its influence in the management of global project teams. Future Stud-ies Research Journal, 8(1), 90- 112.
McDevitt, A. (2019). Afghanistan: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption with a focus on development assistance. Retrieved 28 July 2020, from https://www.u4.no/publications/afghanistan-overview-of-corruption-and-anti-corruption-with-a-focus-on-development-assistance?
McManus, J., & Wood-Harper, T. (2008). A study in project failure. Retrieved 19 December 2019, from https://www.bcs.org/content-hub/a-study-in-project-failure/
Mfuru, A.W.E, Sarwatt, A.C, & Kanire, G. (2018). The impact of political interference in public administration in Kibaha town council. Global Journal of Political Science and Administration, 6(4), 32-31.
Moyo, D. (2009). Dead aid: Why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa. Vancouver, BC, Canada: D & M Publishers.
Muriithi, N., & Crawford, L. (2003). Approaches to project management in Africa: implications for international devel-opment projects. International Journal of Project Management, 21(5), 309–319.
Nunnally, J. C. (1978). Assessment of Reliability in Psychometric Theory (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill
Odeh, A. M., & Battaineh, H. T. (2002). Causes of construction delay: traditional contracts. International Journal of Pro-ject Management, 20(1), 67–73.
Omid, H. (2020). Ministry Confirms 90% of Afghans Live Below Poverty Line | TOLO news. Retrieved 22 July 2020, from https://tolonews.com/business/ministry-confirms-90-afghans-live-below-poverty-line
Pager, T. (2015). Debate over success of Afghanistan projects. Retrieved 19 December 2019, from https://www.militarytimes.com/2015/01/28/debate-over-success-of-afghanistan-projects/
Palmer, F. C. (1986). Introduction of special public works projects to Sudan. International Journal of Project Manage-ment, 4(4), 223–229.
Pinto, J. K., & Mantel, S. J. (1990). The causes of project failure. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 37(4), 269–276.
Pituch, K., & Stevens, J. (2016). Applied multivariate statistics for the social sciences (6th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
PMI. (2017). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (6th Ed.). Newton Square, PA, Project Management Institute.
Quartey Jnr, E. (1996). Development projects through build-operate schemes: Their role and place in developing coun-tries. International Journal of Project Management, 14(1), 47–52.
Rondinelli, D. A. (1979). Planning development projects: Lessons from developing countries. Long Range Planning, 12(3), 48–56.
Rotner, E.R. (1970) Review: Development projects observed by A. O. Hirschman. The Pakistan Development Review, 10(1), 112-115.
Saad, M., Cicmil, S., & Greenwood, M. (2002). Technology transfer projects in developing countries—furthering the Pro-ject Management perspectives. International Journal of Project Management, 20(8), 617–625.
Sahibzada, S., Mahmood, M., & Qureshi, S. (1992). Why most development projects fail in Pakistan? a plausible explana-tion [with Comments]. The Pakistan Development Review, 31(4), 1111-1122.
Samim, M. (2016). The Diplomat. Retrieved from The Diplomat: https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/afghanistans-addiction-to-foreign-aid/
Saunders, M., Lewis, P., & Thornhill, A. (2016). Research Methods for Business Students. (7th ed.). Harlow: Pearson Edu-cation Limited.
Secure Access in Volatile Environments (SAFE). (2016). Enabling Access and Quality Aid in Insecure Environments: Af-ghanistan Background Brief
Shafiei, N. A. & Puttanna, K. (2018), Cost and schedule performance analysis of World Bank international development projects in Afghanistan. International Journal for Research in Engineering Application and Management, 4(11), 462-467.
Sopko, J.F. (2015). Quarterly report to the United States Congress, SIGAR. Accessed 12 June 2019 from; https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/sigar/sigar-report-2015-01-30.pdf
Sopko, J.F. (2019). Quarterly report to the United States Congress, SIGAR. Accessed 10 May 2019 from; https://www.sigar.mil/quarterlyreports/index.aspx?SSR=6
Steinfort, P. (2010). Understanding the antecedents of project management best practice-lessons to be learned from aid re-lief projects. PhD, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne.
Tekinel, E. A. (2013). International development projects—challenges and opportunities. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2013—EMEA, Istanbul, Turkey. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.
Turner, J. R. (1996) Editorial: International Project Management Association global qualification, certification and ac-creditation. International Journal of Project Management,14, (1),1-6.
WHS/UNICEF JMP (2019). Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene. Retrieved 23 April 2020, from https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/jmp-2019-full-report.pdf
Williams, R. T. (2013). Project Management. New Delhi: Random Exports.
World Bank. (2019). Literacy rate, Afghanistan. Retrieved 20 December 2019, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS?locations=AF
Wysocki, R. K. (2000). Effective Project Management (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Yamin, M., & Sim, A. K. S. (2016). Critical success factors for international development projects in Maldives. Interna-tional Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 9(3), 481–504. doi:10.1108/ijmpb-08-2015-0082
Youker, R. (1999). Managing international development projects—lessons learned. Project Management Journal, 30(2), 6–7.
Youker, R. (2003). The nature of international development projects. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2003—North America, Baltimore, MD. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.