On 8/9 November 2012 EASO organised a conference on Afghanistan: Country of Origin Information and Beyond. The conference featured presentations by key experts on Afghanistan, break out sessions on a wide range of topics such as the application of Article 15 (c) of the Qualification Directive, Internal Flight Alternative, Fact Finding Missions in Afghanistan, Child specific COI, COI and Early Warning and Preparedness System, as well as discussions on how to keep on developing methodologies and tools to refine the involvement of all those concerned by the Afghan caseload. Besides Member States' experts, the conference was also attended by  judges, academics and NGOs specialising on Afghanistan.