- Kaifiat Project - Quality management in Afghanistan
Began in March 2007, the objective of the Kaifiat project is to improve aid actors’ capacity to conduct analyses and operations, and manage knowledge in order to improve the quality of the service provided to the Afghan population

- The PMIS (Participative Management of Irrigated Systems) project
The PMIS project, principally funded by the European Union, is a three-year research-action project (2005-08) run by the Agha Khan Foundation (AKF) for Afghanistan and Groupe URD. Groupe URD is in charge of research into agrarian systems and participative management of water in 4 canals in Baghlan and Takhar provinces

- Urban study of the city of Mazar-e-Sharif in the province of Balkh (January – March 2008):
Groupe URD is in the process of conducting research into how the situation in Mazar-e-Sharif has evolved since the beginning of the reconstruction process.

- Study of poppy cultivation in the province of Badakshan for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (December 2007 – January 2008):
UNODC asked Groupe URD to carry out an evaluation in the province of Badakhshan, in order to identify the most pressing needs of vulnerable farmers who are involved or could become involved in poppy cultivation, and to make operational recommendations for a partnership between UNODC and the WFP. The evaluation focused particularly on the potential impact that food aid could have on opium production.

- Study of chronically poor women in Afghanistan
JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) and GTZ (Deutsch Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit) chose Groupe URD to carry out a 5-month research project (March - July 2007) to help the Ministry of Women’s Affairs to develop policies and programmes which would improve the situation of chronically poor women and widows with families to look after, and which would allow them to achieve the objectives fixed in the Afghanistan National Development Strategy

- The LRRD Project (Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Developpement)
The LRRD project (Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development), financed by the European Commission, is a global, multisector research project which has involved numerous studies by Groupe URD experts and consultants since 2004. Based on a multi-disciplinary approach, the project focused on six sectors: rural development, water/irrigation, nutrition, urbanism, health and education. The project has produced many cross-sector and individual sector reports.

- Wars in cities and cities in wars
This project took place between 2002 and 2004 as part of the PRUD urban development research programme. One of the case studies was conducted in Kabul.

- The Global Study on Consultation and Participation of Affected Populations in Humanitarian Action (2002 - 2004)
The global study of ways in which affected populations are consulted and participate in the design, management, follow-up and evaluation of humanitarian programmes was carried out by Groupe URD for the ALNAP network. One of the six case studies took place in Afghanistan

- Quality in humanitarian action (1999 - 2003)
From 1999 to 2003, in partnership with NGOs, Groupe URD worked on the Quality Project, operational research into quality in humanitarian action.This research led to the creation of the Quality COMPAS©, a quality assurance method specifically designed for humanitarian project, and its interactive version, the Dynamic COMPAS®, software for both quality and information management.