The ACD newsletter is emailed each quarter to subscribers to the IISS Armed Conflict Database. This month it focuses on violence and instability in Afghanistan in the run-up to parliamentary elections; Zimbabwe’s forced displacement policy and its repercussions; and the brewing political crisis in Bolivia. For further information about the content of the Armed Conflict Database, contact ucko@iiss.org. – queries regarding subscription to the Armed Conflict Database, these should be addressed to publisher, Taylor& Francis, at referenceonline@tandf.co.uk.