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IOSA certified. They say the issue is oversight and yet it is ok for
European carriers to fly in. if it is not safe for Safi, then it is not safe
for all airlines. I think it is time for the European Union to think
again. Tyler took the opportunity to criticize the whole concept
of the EU blacklist. There is no transparency and no international
standard.
The whole ban list is not helpful for safety. Airlines dont know why
they are on the banned list-and they dont know how to get off it.
that is simply wrong. I was invited to see the operation for itself, to
visit Kabul. Witness the ground handling and talk to passengers and
staff. Remember Afghanistan is a war zone, it is different. But it is
also like being in Karachi, Rio or Mexico City.
Security is a matter of real life, but is it worth seeing, Prato said.
And it was. Kabuls main airport is small but there was a warm welcome from the immigration and customs officers. Even the machinegun toting security staffs on the airfield were polite and friendly as
they pointed photographer Ian Billinghursts camera lens away from
the rows of afghan Air Forces G-222s, (similar to the USAF C-27A
transporters) and Russian-built helicopters, while overhead, American Apache helicopters patrolled the military base at the far side of
the runway. The mountains on the route between Dubai and Kabul are stunning with rugged views that match any of the Nepalese
or central Asian postcard points. At 35000ft Safis full service was
also up to scratch. The team is truly international, with American or
European pilots, cabin crew-including Afghani women-providing a
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only in managing the security situation but also through development as well. Regional airports Afghanistan is planning on five
new regional airports with funding from the international community and the Afghan Government. The country is good at heart.
Moving forward is the way. There are a lot of people inside the
country and internationally who want to make it work, Nalkh said.
Of course, getting Safi off the banned list and seeing the civil aviation system meet international standards, is one of those key aims.
The FAA is working with Ministry of Transport to bring aviation to the level. It has chosen Safi as its partner and we are helping. Hopefully in the year the hurdle will be over and we can get
on, Nalkhanday said. He believes that, once the EU ban is lifted,
the airline will grow quickly with long-haul point-to-point flights
and re-connecting again with the popular German market through
Frankfurt. Safi is currently reviewing its fleet options. We clearly
need more short-haul aircraft, which we can use for domestic or
neighboring countries, said Nalkhanday.
We are looking at options now. It has to be the right aircraft. Kabul
is dusty and has a 6,000ft elevation. The aircraft need to be capable
of hot and high operations. A320, Fokkers, even MDs can be used.
The airline could also be increasing its Dubai flights. Dubai is
most important. It is a great gateway to the world, he added. Our
flights are currently operating 85-90% full each day and we could
add a third flight and start targeting the labor market to grow market
share. We are certainly not planning to compete on cost. We want
to add value and we are looking at improving services even more.
In June the airline launched a new food service on its routes, with
the catering supplied from Safis own Landmark Hotel at shahr-enaw central Kabul. Mahmoor said: Business class passengers will
be welcomed with our very own Safi Airways signature drink and
will be able to enjoy a selection of carefully prepared canaps with
refreshing beverages and tempting appetizers, local and international main courses and a choice of delectable desserts served on fine
china and glassware.
Passengers seated in economy class will enjoy the best of local
and international cuisines, made fresh and prepared to the highest
standards, as we are the only full-service carrier operating to and
from Kabul, we believe in quality and excellence for Safi Airways,
valued clientele. The majority of our clientele are western expatriates and the affluent local population.
Our flight attendants are busy going through the process of attaining excellence in various disciplines of catering and presentation.
There is a high emphasis on how to exceed guests, expectation
and how to pay attention to the smallest details of service. This is
what will set Safi Airways apart from its competition in the region
and stay on top as a leader in the full service category, Mahmoor
concluded.
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With the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan often marked by diplomatic fouls and offsides, it took a football
match in Kabul to bring the neighbours together on Tuesday
20 August.
The Friendship Match Presented by Roshan was a FIFAsanctioned friendly played at the Afghan Football Federations stadium with a capacity of seven thousand people. The
delirious crowd cheered almost everything, even a throw-in.
It was the first international football game played in the Afghan capital for a decade and the few thousand people lucky
enough to get tickets were bent on shouting their team to
victory. The visitors were Pakistan, whose national team last
played in Kabul in 1976, when they lost 1-0.
Three decades on the Afghans were favorites again, even
without the partisan home crowd, higher than their neighbors in FIFA world rankings and fielding a stronger team.
The official line was that the game was a match for peace,
and it didnt matter who won or lost. In reality, the Afghan
crowd were shamelessly hungry for victory on the Astroturf
pitch, and their team delivered, scoring once in the first half
and twice more before the final whistle. Pakistan barely had
a shot on goal. Sanjar Ahmadi kicked the first goal for Afghanistan in the 19th minute, the only in the first half. In the
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second half Ahmad Arash Atifi scored the second goal in the
53rd minute and Marul hit the third and final goal 17 minutes
later.
The match was promoted as a symbol of footballs ability to
foster peace and unite countries in a shared love of sport, but
the result was celebrated by many Afghans as a sweet victory
over an old and bitter adversity. I am a huge football fan,
and this match was so important for us, said Shabir Ahmad,
27, a government employee at the match. There are a lot
of rivalries between Afghanistan and Pakistan, even if this
match was meant to boost friendship.
The AFF was first founded in 1922 and admitted to FIFA in
1948. It was suspended in the 1990s during the civil war and
ensuing Taliban rule.
Fans flocked from all over Afghanistan to try and attend the
match, including Shafiqullah, who came from volatile southern Kandahar province. Because his flight was delayed, he
couldnt find a ticket, which cost between 100 and 300 Afghanis ($2 and $5). I came to Kabul all the way from Kandahar to watch this match and did not manage it. I am very
sad, said Shafiqullah, who like many Afghans goes by one
name. I feel like Afghanistan has won the World Cup. Actually, it is better than the World Cup, said student Rohullah
past were never far away. Other reminders were also present.
The match was played less than a kilometer away from Ghazi
Stadium, which today is used by the national football team
to train. During the brief rule of the Taliban, however, Ghazi
Stadium was used for public executions and mutilations of
people who had transgressed the Talibans strict laws. Once
the match was finished the Afghan team ensured the Afghan
crowd knew just how pleased they were to have beaten Pakistan - dancing in circles and waving large Afghan flags.
Im so proud that Afghanistan beat Pakistan; Pakistan has
always looked down on us, Afghan head Coach Mohammad
Yousuf Kargar told local television and added, the main goal
is to create better relations between nations in both countries.
The head of Afghanistans soccer federation, Karamudeen
Karim, said the contest was a positive signal of normalcy in
Afghanistan. He added, this match will open the door for
other countries to visit Afghanistan and to play this fantastic
game.
As football fever sweeps across the country, The Friendship
Match was the ideal lead-in to the start of the second season
of the eight-team Afghan Premier League, which kicked off
on August 22nd at the AFF Stadium in Kabul. A second game
between the two nations is scheduled for December in the
northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore.
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Therefore, all the people of Afghanistan who work in governmental or non-governmental institutions are responsible and
obliged to support election process and attempt for transparent and fair elections and co-operate the government, officials
of election commission, and other institutions that are responsible to hold elections.
Although a number of citizens talk about their participation in
the process of elections and voting for their favorite nominee,
they want the security institutions to provide safety on the
of elections. Mohammadullah Behrozyan, student at faculty
of political sciences and law said to Safi Magazine, We are
ready to take part in the future presidential elections of Afghanistan and election is considered the only choice for the
stability of countrys future, but there is need so the government officials and election commission should show seriousness in holding transparent elections without fraud.
Mohammad Ayaz Frotan, student at faculty of sociology in
social sciences of Kabul University also says providing security is the only condition to hold transparent and fair elections. He emphasizes not only the government but also the
people must fulfill their responsibility to hold elections and
co-operate the government and security forces regarding this
matter.
Sarwar Leqaa, student at graphics faculty of fine arts emphasizes all the citizens should take part in the process of elections bravely so that they can mark the future of their country.
He clarifies if the people want, there will be no fraud in the
elections because people are the ones who vote and elect their
future leader, so if the people vote based on the specialty and
schemes of their favorite nominees, there will little possibility
of fraud. After the collapse of Taliban regime in the country, the citizens of Afghanistan passed two presidential and
provincial council elections and two parliamentary elections
successfully and by their partaking in two terms, they elected
Hamid Karzai as the president and also brought their representatives to House of Representatives and in this period the
House of Representatives has passed tens of law in different
fields. From that time up to now the world has recognized
Afghanistan as a democratic country and public government
and based on this legitimacy, international community cooperates with the government of Afghanistan.
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RECONSTRUCTION OF
Ameer Ali Sher Nawayee
TOMB
Ameer Ali Sher Nawayees Tomb is located in Herat Avenue, the reconstruction work of which was completed during a project after a year. This
project was put into operation simultaneously on the day of celebrating cultural
heritage of Herat.Aria Raufian chairman of culture and information of Herat
said to the reporter of Safi Magazine, Reconstruction work of Ameer Ali Sher
Nawayees Tomb with original architecture and design of Herat was completed
during eight months at the cost of three million and three hundred thousand
Afghanis from the budget of ministry of culture and information.
According to the chairman of culture and information of Herat, Ameer Ali Sher
Nawayees Tomb was destroyed based on an agreement with Uzbekistan before this in the year 2004, but its work was stopped due to UNISCOs prevention about the architectural design of it; its work with original architecture of
Herat restarted a year ago and completed in this period.
Ayamuddin Ajmal responsible for the monuments of Herat said,Ameer Ali
Sher Nawayees Tom has been constructed with infrastructure of 49 meters
square and height of 9 meters as 7 on 7 meters square. This tomb has been made
in ancient style and original architecture and in some parts of this tomb Herati
tiles have been used.
On the other hand, the department of culture and information of Herat talks
about reconstruction of tens of historical buildings, but emphasizes by paying
attention to the quantity of historical buildings in this province, the budget of
the ministry of culture and information is negligible in this regard.
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Therefore, they want more assistance for reconstruction of historical buildings in Herat Province. Assisting
countries amongst them Italy showed interest in taking
part to reconstruct historical buildings in Herat Province, but there is serious need that ministry of culture
and information of the country should take serious action regarding this.
Chairman of culture and information of Herat also
said, Amongst 430 archeological regions and cultural
heritage in Herat Province, more than seventy percent
of them are in the state of destruction and if the government doesnt pay attention to the condition of these
heritages, more of them will be destroyed; not in too distant future. Based on historical narratives of Timurid
(Teymoori) period, Ameer Ali Sher Nawayee, minister
and poet of Herat Timurid period has been buried in this
place beside the tomb of Gohar Shad Begom, wife of
Shah Rukh Mirza, king of Timurid period. These two
tombs are located at the beginning of Herat Avenue,
near historical mossala (place for prayer outside a town),
which is called Bagh-e-Zanana (womens garden) for
years.
Ameer Ali Sher Nawayee, great thinker, poet, literate
and dexterous writer of Timurid period, statesman, famous and well-known personality around the world,
was born in the month of February, 1441, in a religious
and intellectual family in Herat Province. He started his
preliminary education at four years of age and began poetry when he was ten years old.
Ameer Ali Sher Nawayee was bilingual poet, which
means he has written a lot of poems and stories in Turkish and Dari languages. In his writings he has evoked
people to goodness, truth, virtue, purity and education.
One of his valuable phenomena is Kulyat-e-Khamsa
(The collection of five).
His pseudonym was Nawayee in his Turkish poetry
and phenomenon and Fanee in his Dari poetry and
phenomenon. Since Ameer Ali Sher Nawayee was a
skillful poet, scholar, writer and shifty politician, and at
the same time he was the foster brother of Sultan Hussein Bayeqra, he became trustworthy and dependable for
Sultan (King) and worked in acute posts of the government and achieved high ranks.
Nawayee also made continual attempts and untiring efforts for the empowerment and stability of Sultan Hussein Bayeqras Government and emerged triumphant out
of the problems. He played key and creating role in development and prosperity of Khurasan of that time. He
developed a lot of schools, madrasas (school of learning
Islam Religion), mosques, hospitals and bridges during
Bayeqras Government, the number of which reaches to
more than 370. His death happened in the year 1527 in
Herat, and he had been buried in Herat Avenue.
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Mountains is located in the south of it. Pamir Mountains occupy 70,000km square of area. The height of this land from
the sea level is 4000 meters which causes the problems of
water and weather. Winter in this region prolongs up to seven
months and only in the month of January, there is no dew at
night and temperature reaches up to seventy degrees during
the day. Pamir has rather dry weather and snow and rain are
scarce. The winds are cold, but not intense, but despite dry
weather, many and ever-flowing lakes flow from its valleys
and hillsides. Its lakes which include Qaragol with 300,000
meters square area and Sarigol with 4267 meters square area
flow in Aamo River.
Imamuddin Farhadi official in tourism section of Pamir Tourism institution said to Safi Magazine about this, Most of the
waterlines that descend from Pamir Mountains, are known as
the assistants of Amoo River, but the other section of Pamir
water flows in east side namely in China and it is combined
with Tarim River and descends towards China. Mr. Farhadi
also said the highest mountain of Pamir is called Tagharma
which has 7899 meters height. Other mountains that have
been formed in Pamir side and are located in north of Tianshan Mountain Series, are extended from around Samarqand to inside Turkistan and China; and in the south, they are
formed from Queen lone, Qaraqurum and Himalayas which
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USAID intends to launch a program of $200 Million for Afghanistans women, to guarantee the role of women in Afghanistans future; boosting and capacity building of women
in political and economical field is the key target of this program. Afghanistans women were more vulnerable than the
other stratum in the past three decades.
Continued fighting, traditional society and unpleasant traditions were the main challenges that restricted the role of
women in political and social fields, but in the past twelve
years both the government and the international community
paid special attention to the womens status and right now
we can see the position of Afghanistans women in every
field in a noticeable way. In the past twelve years, tens of
advocate institutions for the woman rights developed in Afghanistan. These institutions work for obtaining the rights,
capacity building and justice of the women who are violated. Most of these institutions are funded by the international community and countries that support Afghanistan
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Afghanistan Waters
or Wasteful Wealth
Water is the source of life and the first resource for continuation of humanity world because if there were no water, life
would be impossible not only for the human, but also for all
living-things and plants on earth. In all countries of the world,
water is the most important need and resource of growth and
expansion, but Afghanistan in spite of having underground
water resources and flowing waters, hasnt been able to benefit
a little of these resources.
Engineer Sultan Mahmood, general director of irrigation bureau of Afghanistan in ministry of water and power says, The
most important water resources of Afghanistan are the flowing
and ever-roaring rivers which are flowing in four seasons of
the year, but at the present time, only thirty percent of these
waters are utilized and the remaining water of Afghanistan is
utilized by the neighboring countries, Iran and Pakistan.
Although exact statistics about the amount of Afghanistan
waters is not available, and overall research hasnt been done
about this, but the statistics which has been presented by the
ministry of water and power shows; the flowing waters of our
country reach to more than seventy five billion cubic meters
and only 25-30% of it is utilized inside the country and the
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dollars per cubic meter. Iran sells its water to Kuwait at this
rate using large pipes, but the water of Helmand River, which
costs million dollars, slopes to Iran freely.
Mr. Ashrafzai says, If Afghanistan takes only one dollar per
cubic meter water from the neighboring countries, it can gain
fifty billion dollars income per annum from water export and
its value is more than the resources gas, petroleum and copper
in the country.On the other hand, Afghanistan has great capacity for agriculture and provision of food stuff in the region
level by having extensive lands in the north, south and west,
but due to inexistence of water supply system, most of the
agricultural lands have remained without cultivation and our
country imports hundred-thousand tons of wheat and other
food stuff from outside the country especially from Iran and
Pakistan yearly and pays enormous costs for this.
It is said, if the work of Kamal Khan Dam on Helmand River,
located in the district of Char Borjak of Nimroz Province is
completed and the extensive deserts are irrigated, the needs
for food stuff will be solved in country level.
Chairman of irrigation bureau of water and power ministry
said that the construction work of Kamal Khan Dam had been
contracted with Czechoslovakia at the cost of thirty three
million American Dollars in the period of Mohammad Daud
Khan Government, but because the situation of Afghanistan
became critical, its practical work was postponed, but work
of this dam restarted some time ago and improvements have
been done in its construction.
Based on statistics of water and power ministry, by completing Kamal Khan Dam Project, thousand kilowatts of power
will be generated from this dam and the cost of generated
power will reach up to twenty-two billion dollars and not only
this power will be sufficient for Afghanistan, but it can also
be exported to Pakistan. Adjutant of ministry of water and
power says; Salma Dam in Hariroad River is the other biggest
resource of power in Afghanistan. According to him, the work
of constructing this dam is in progress.
Salma Dam has the capacity of storing more than five-hundred million cubic meters of water and it can be used for the
purpose of irrigating the lands and it can provide the chance
of irrigating seventy thousand acres of agricultural lands and
in addition to this, forty-two million mega watt of electricity
can be generated from this dam. Salma Dam was also founded
by the help of India during the government of Mohammad
Daud Khan, but three decades of war stopped the work of
its construction. Construction of Salma Dam was once again
contracted by the Indians in the year 2005, but due to security
problems it has not been completed yet, and we are optimistic
that it is inaugurated in the coming months Yet officials in
ministry of water and power say that inexistence of financial
facilities to develop dams and irrigate spreading deserts can
be the most important challenges on the way of putting their
schemes in operation and also express hope that by putting
their schemes in operation, Afghanistan will become self-sufficient from the point of agriculture by producing food staff
and from the point of power.
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Although her remark is childish, but we can realize her aims and feelings from her talks because she
has big wishes which is the access of her peers to
Child Magazine. She wishes that all the kids of her
country get the possession of child magazine. Haseena Mohasir is 12- year- old kid who has launched
child magazine for the first time after thirty years.
She has depicted the wishes of her country kids with
images and sentimental words.
Haseena Mohasir, who is twelve years old, is the student of class eight. She is the chief editor and concessionaire of child magazine and she says she has taken
qualifying test of three years. In Afghanistan, most of
the girls who are the peers of Haseena not only lack
the access of magazine and child literature but also
are deprived of school and education in the remote
areas, but this Afghan child has handled the initiative and at least has launched the monthly magazine
titling Afghan Child to her peers in Kabul.
The reporter of Safi Magazine has had special interview with Haseena Mohasir and has sought her
views and talks that you read the main points in the
following: Child literature has empty position in
Afghanistan even though serious necessity was felt
in this section. Nothing was done in child literature
section in the past thirty years. Neglect of education
officials and the media has caused the inexistence of
even one child magazine amongst the mass written
media. But now the outcome of Haseenas one year
endeavors and attempts have resolved this need to
some extent and at least there is a child magazine for
some of Kabul kids.
Although we cant say that a monthly magazine is
sufficient for a country which has five million kids,
we can acclaim this movement so that the other kids
such as Haseena in the surrounding areas of the country handle such initiative so magazine selling stalls
are developed at the door of each school and Afghan
kids depict their imaginations on the pages of these
magazines; the wish which Haseena imagines about
it as well. Haseena says after she printed monthly
magazine of child, her classmates showed a lot of
interest and most of them tried to launch the magazine and some of them promised to cooperate and
give her articles for the coming issues of magazine.
Not only the classmates and peers of Haseena Mohasir but also Afghan government officials including
Hamid Karzai and Kabul governor are surprised and
have acclaimed Haseenas initiative and have called
her on. She says I didnt imagine to be invited to the
presidential palace for this work and to be called on
by the president, but after I was encouraged I had
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PROVINCIAL
Airports TO Be Exploited by
the End of this Year in Afghanistan
Ministry of civil aviation and transportation holds the project of reconstructing nearly ten airports in different
provinces of Afghanistan in the current
year. Nangyalai Qalatwal, speaker in
ministry of civil aviation and transportation in an interview with Safi Magazine said, It is stipulated that by the
end of current year; the work of reconstructing airports of Badakhshan,
Bamyan, Ghazni, Farah and Nimroz will be completed and
exploited.Mr. Qalatwal also said that right now the surrounding walls of Ghazni province airport are in the process
of being completed and it is stipulated that the work of constructing the runway and the other parts of the airport will
also start in the near future.
According to the speaker of ministry of aviation and transportation, the cost of constructing Ghazni province airport is
paid from the developmental budget of the ministry of aviation and transportation, but the contributory countries have
also helped this ministry in reconstructing most of the airports
in Afghanistan. He also clarified that the work of construct36 In-flight Magazine
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RESTAURANTS
Shaamiana
Charahi Ansari, Shahre naw
www.safilandmarkhotelsuits.com
Tel: 020 444 4444
Japanese Restaurant
Fine Japanese Cuisine
Tel:0795 857 127
Boccaccio
Restaurant
+93 799 200 600
Boccacciorestaurant@hotmail.com
Sufi
Street 1 Qalae Fatullah Main Rd
www.sufi.com.af
Tel: 0774 212 256, 00700 210 651
Herat Restaurant
Shahr-e Naw main Rd, Diogonally oposite of
Cinema Park
Khosha Restaurant
Above the Golden Star Hotel
Tel: 0799 888 999
Marcopolo INN
3rd Taimani Street
Kabul Afghanistan
Tel: 0775 549 700
UAE: +1 510 759 0250
Le Dizan
(formerly LAtmosphere)
Street 4, Taimani
Tel: 078 224 982, 0798 413 872
Flower Street Cafe
Street 2, Qala-e Fatullah
Tel: 0700 293 124, 0799 356 319
Habibis Steakhouse
Street 15, Right Lane 2,
Wazeer Akbar Khan
Tel: 079 336 3725
Kabulk cofeehouse & Cafe
Street 6, On the Left, Qala-e Fatullah
Tel: 0752 005 275
Afghan
Jirga Restaurant
Tex Mex
La Cantina
Third Left off Butcher Street, Shahr-e Naw
Lebanese
Taverne du Liban
Street 15, Lane 3, Wazeer Akbar Khan
tel: 0799 828 376
The Grill
Stree 15, Wazeer Akbar Khan,
Tel: 0799 792 879
Cedar House
Behind kabul City Center, Shahr-e Naw
Tel: 0799 121 412
Turkish Istanbul,,
Main Road, On th Left, Between Massoud
Circle jalal Abad Road, Roundabout
Tel: 0799 407 818
Iranian Shandiz,,
Pakistan Embassy Street, off Street 14,
Wazeer Akbar Khan
Tel: 0799 342 928
Italian Everest Pizza,,
Main Road,Near Street 12,Wazeer Akbar
Khan
www.everestpizza.com
Tel: 0700 263 636, 0799 317 979
Bella Italia
Street 14, Wazeer Akbar Khan
Tel: 0799 600 666
Springfield Pizza Take Away
Dutch Embassy Street, Shahr-e Naw
Tel: 0799 001 520
Indian
Namaste
Street 15, Left Lane 4, Wazeer Akbar Khan
Tel: 0799 567 291
Delhi Darbar
Shahr-e Naw, Close to UK sports
Tel: 07099 324 899
Anaar Restaurant
Lane 3, Street 14, Wazeer Akbar Khan
Tel: 0799 567 291
Chinese
Golden Key Seafood Restaurant
Lane 4, Street 13, Wazeer Akbar Khan
Tel: 0799 002 800, 0799 343 319
Thai
Mai Thai
House 38, Lane 2, Street 15, Wazeer Akbar
Khan
Tel: 0796 423 040
Korean
New World
Between Charrahi Haji Yaqoob and Charrahi
Ansari , on the right, Shahr-e Naw
Tel: 0799 199 509
Supermarkets, Groceris & Butchers A-one
Bottom of Shahr-e Naw Park
Chelsea
Shahr-e Naw main Road, Oppsite of Kabul
Bank
Spinneys
Wazeer Akbar Khan, Opposite of British
Embassy
Finest
Wazeer Akbar Khan Roundabout
Fat Man Forest
Wazeer Akbar Khan, main Road
Enayat
Modern Butcher
Qala-e Fatullah, Main Road, Near Street 4
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Officials in Chamber of Commerce and Industry inform of increase in quantum of exports in the
first three months of the current year.
Qurban Haqjo, chairman of chamber of commerce and industry said
in a press conference, The quantum
of Afghanistans exports in the past
three months shows forty percent increase in the current year comparing
with last year.
Chairman of chamber of commerce
and industry of the country expressed optimism and also said with
increase of fruit products, the quantum of exports increased this year
and they are hopeful that by reaching autumn and harvest it will be
doubled comparing with last year.
Meanwhile Majeed Qarar, speaker
in ministry of agriculture and livestock, said to the reporter of Safi
Magazine, This years crops have
been safe from the natural pests
comparing with last years crops
and in most regions of the country
this years agriculture has had better
condition than last years.
Mr. Qarar also said that the ministry of agriculture and livestock also
had had wide plans for the provinces in which there had been fear of
natural pests affecting the fields and
they had sprayed pesticides on the
fields of wheat, rice, and grape vines
regularly. Afghanistan is a country
whose 70% economical income of
the citizens is provided by agriculture and livestock. For this reason,
officials of chamber of commerce
and industry express hope that incase the crops are secured from
natural pests; exports in this section
out of the country will be multiplied
comparing to previous years and
both the farmers and the businessmen will get a good income through
this.
Afghanistan crops, amongst them
dry fruits have global fame and experts of economical affairs believe
that incase dry fruits of this country
are processed and packed properly;
they can gain a proper position in
world market and can be sold at a
high price.
Right now raisin, pistachio, apricot nut and almond are amongst
the fruits that are exported to countries such as, India, Turkey, United
Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Iran, Japan, Canada and some of the European Countries. Pomegranate of
Kandahar and pomegranate of Nijrab District of Kapissa Province are
amongst the fruits that have proper
fame in the world market.
Saifuddin Saihoon, lecturer at economics faculty of Kabul University,
in a reply to a question regarding
the positive effects of agricultural
products of Afghanistan on selfsufficiency of the country said, If
the government of Afghanistan pays
serious attention to the quality and
process of the main items such as,
carpet, dry fruit, fresh fruit, qara qul
(lamb skin) and other agricultural
products, it will help the economy
of Afghanistan.
Mr. Saihoon emphasizes that attention to agriculture section without
doubt can improve the economy because Afghanistan is an agricultural
country and most of its citizens are
farmers. Therefore, supporting the
agriculture and livestock section
will provide the chance for both the
citizens to become self-sufficient
There is no vehicle way and the footpaths are so damaged and if someone falls, they surely break a leg.
The people themselves carry their necessary items
with difficulty from city up to here, so it is too difficult to carry massive items for the shop up to here.
I discussed the problems of Kabul mountain dwellers
with Mohammad Murid, architecture at construction
section of Kabul municipality and asked him what
will be done and how the dwellers can get rid of these
problems.
Mr. Murid said, More than one million population
of Kabul live on the hillsides such as, television hillside, Shirdarwaza hillside, Khairkhana hillside, Karte-Naw hillside, Kart-e-Mamoreen hillside, the hill
located at the back side of Bagh-e-Babur and other
mountainous areas.
At the present situation and short time it is impossible to change their life situation from the point of
citizenship. Mr. Murid clarified that the first problem is that these houses on the hills have been made
without design and city master plan and documents
and it is itself a big challenge. Secondly the government doesnt have facilities to give the people that
live in the above mentioned areas land and place for
the housing.
And the third one the government can provide a series of facilities for these people in one case, but there
are so many challenges in Kabul City that Kabul municipality should cover the city areas which are built
according to design and master plan and then solve
problems of these people.
On the other hand, the budget of Kabul municipality is less than what the people think of. At the present time Kabul municipality, ministry of health and
ministry of education can provide a series of schemes
and work for people of these areas which are feasible. Kabul municipality can make water storages in
the areas that have vehicle way and store the water in
these storages by vehicles so that the people may get
rid of water problems.
The ministry of public health can develop mobile
clinics and if someone gets sick during the day or
at night, they should provide them emergency health
services. Also the ministry of education can develop primary schools in these areas for the small kids
who have problem of coming down and going up to
their houses. These kids can study up to class three in
these schools. It is hoped that the government should
pay attention to the most problems of these poor and
needy people in long-term duration so that can handle the legitimate demand of these people.
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