Practitioner Resource · July 2026
Preparing Afghan Protection Cases
An Adjudication-Focused Guide for Practitioners
This free guide provides a structured method for developing an applicant's life history, identifying material issues early, and preparing a complete and well-supported record for adjudication.
37 pages
What This Guide Does
Build the life story first. Let the legal theories follow.
Many existing resources explain asylum law, immigration pathways, and country conditions. Those materials are essential, but they do not always provide a method for developing the applicant's complete factual record.
This guide focuses on that work: systematically building the life history, using country information to investigate rather than merely confirm, and identifying difficult issues before they arise unexpectedly during adjudication.
Inside the Guide
A practical framework for case development.
- 01
Life-history development
- 02
Family and association mapping
- 03
Chronology and geography
- 04
Country conditions as an investigative tool
- 05
Military and organizational history
- 06
TRIG and the persecutor bar
- 07
Firm resettlement and third-country status
- 08
Credibility and corroboration
- 09
Standalone case-development checklist
- 10
Public practitioner and adjudicator resources
Who It Is For
Attorneys, accredited representatives, advocates, clinics, and others preparing Afghan asylum, refugee, or related protection matters.
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Using this guide in a case, training, or legal-services program? I'd welcome your feedback.