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The Bookseller

A woman life and work in Kabul

The Kabul stores were still open and the clock
showed the eight and half of evening...

Pamir

The honored peak, home of sun and roof of

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Chairman Message

As the Chairman of Safi Airways I proudly say

that Safi Airways is constantly striving to improve
its services for a brighter future...

Info
The Bookseller

A woman life and work in Kabul

The Kabul stores were still open and the clock
showed the eight and half of evening...

History
Afghanistan Flags

The first Afghanistan flag was built at the Emirate of Amir Abdul Rahman Khan with a black
color in 1880....

Travel
Pamir

The honored peak, home of sun and roof of the

world...

Info
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The greatest achievement in investment and the

private sector

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Afghan Films

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Chairman Message
Dear Afghan Citizens and Passengers!
At the beginning let me congratulate you the Eidul Adha. Safi Airways proudly states that it has
completed its flight missions during the past two
months and the passengers are satisfied with its
service.
As the Chairman of Safi Airways I proudly say that
Safi Airways is constantly striving to improve its
services for a brighter future for the company and
more importantly for the people of Afghanistan
and the world. We are working on keeping up to
date with the latest technologies in service of the
company and bringing innovations and groundbreaking changes to Afghanistans aviation industry.
Safi Airways development programs is not limited
to starting domestic and International flights from Kabul; we are bearing in mind international standards and improving flight safety and services in order to complete the development programs. Therefore Safi Airways introduced a new Airbus 320 to its air fleet in 16th September. This state-of-the-art
aircraft is equipped with the latest safety measures and comfortable seats which will provide the passengers with memorable flights. Safi Airways Kabul-Dubai-Kabul flights, which are now 2 flights per
day, will increase to 3 flights on 4 days a week from end of November 2011 with new Airbus A320.
I must point out that the moral support from you, dear passengers, who choose Safi Airways as their
serving airline, is a motivation for us to improve our service to reach the utmost quality.
Once again, thank you for choosing Safi Airways for travelling to your destinations in different parts of
the world. I wish you a peaceful life full of joy.

Ghulam Hazrat Safi

Chairman of Safi Group

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Editorial

Editorial Message:
With many thanks for choosing Safi Airways as your travel destination, Safi Magazine, that now you have the tenth edition
in your hands is a symbol of culture and reagent of Afghanistan people in the various fields of life and community.
In this edition topics and reports such as: Accurate statics from growth and development of domestic productions and exports of
national businessmen to aboard, interesting and historical subject of Afghanistan flags in the past 100 years, introducing classic
and ancient places of Afghanistan, consequences of national police, a look to the media and communication companies in the
past 10 years, Cinema, sports, information about the latest improvement in Safi Airways is prepared for you, and the most
interesting topic in this edition we have, is an interview with a woman which is book seller.
The restless efforts of me and the Safi Magazines working team, beside the other printed publications in Afghanistan is to take
our part in introducing government and people of Afghanistans recent achieved results and developments which is a pride for the people of this country, and
with doing this to execute our mission for the country and the people.
By hoping an Afghanistan without war and violence, and more success for beloved people of our country in all fields, now we invite you to read the worthwhile and useful subjects of Safi Magazines tenth edition and want you to recommend its reading to the others. Should you have any criticize, suggestions
or comments that can help improve quality of the magazine will be warmly welcomed by the management of the magazine. To share your ideas please email
us at info.karoora@gmail.com we wish you a happy and comfortable flight.

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Interview

Name: Gul Jan

Job: Bookselling
Age: 48
Daily Income: about 700 Afs
Experience: 10 years

The Bookseller
A woman life and work in Kabul

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Interview
The Kabul stores were still open and the clock showed the eight
thirty in the evening, I was walking through the crowded community where everyone was trying to find customers even though it was
getting dark. The subways were so crowded and the music which
played in the restaurants attracted the attention.
Among the crowded community beside the road, a woman with a
happy face stood and more than twenty different books were on her
hands.
This woman seemed different than others, I looked at her for a
while, at first I thought that she might be interesting or different
only for me, a man who was selling phone cards was there and I
asked him: Hi brother is this woman a bookseller?
Yes everyone knows her, and calls her bookseller mother. She is
selling books until the stores close at nights. She is doing this for
many years. The man said to me she is a very good woman and
she is a real mother.
I stood at my place for couple of minutes and said to myself that I
must talk to her and find out more about her but I was not sure if
she let me to talk with her or no. However I went to near her I
didnt know from where to start, I was thinking what to say when
she called and said: Son! Do you read books?
However I didnt know what to say I told her yes I read, and I want
books, but I have a request if possible?
Tell me son, what can I do for you? She said to me. Then I said:
I am Safi Airways magazines reporter and I would like to have an
interview with you, is it possible?
She said with a friendly smile: ok no problem, but I need to know
what Im about to be interviewed.
Before the interview started, I told her the subject and she introduced herself this way:
My names Gul Jan and I am selling books at nights in Shahr eNaw Kabul since ten years, I feel very fortunate and Im not only
satisfied with my job but I am honored to do it.
Gul Jan whose voice filled with satisfaction and joy considered
her job not only as a business but as an important mission for the
people and the society.
Mrs. Gul Jan insisted that she is confident that she is doing a great
service to the society and the Afghan people because she sells
books and bookselling is not just a business but the people use
positively from the books and beside that studying or reading books
never lead to wrong way but helps to pick important steps toward
the knowledge in a country.
Indeed, the words and her visions were different than others.
She was speaking from the communitys future perspectives and
summarized everything in studying and reading book, something
that most of sociologists suggest for the welfare and happiness of
the people in every society.
In Afghan society which passed thirty years of war and finally
passed the crisis, a woman speaks with such a wise approach to the
life and future whose main purpose of life is not only herself and
her family but also the people and society. This vision and perspective surprises everyone, especially when a woman has a vision like
this.
She continued to describe her life as follow: during ten years of
selling books I had wonderful memories from my job, the best is
this that everyone respects and knows me as a wise woman.
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Interview

With all these efforts, she is selling these books for the people
to read and by then serve for their country.
One of her goals besides having income is making the people
aware of knowledge and science developments. When I asked
her to say more about her family she said that she has five
children, the eldest daughter is studying Economics at Kabul
University and her other children are in school. She said that
her family is full of love and kindness and all of her children
are educated, their relationship is like close friends and everyone respects another one.
She wishes all the people especially her countrymen to have
cordial and friendly relationships among their families, and
everyone should be like a teacher for himself, for his son, and
finally for the people to find welfare and a good future for the
society. In her opinion, happiness and welfare can be established only with such an approach. Her husband Rasool Jahan
Bin who is a writer encouraged her for continuing her job.
In the first few years, she sold only her husbands books
which most of them were comic and short stories books but
then she started to sell other writers books too. Her husband
has published twelve books with subjects of comic, story,
family and psychology. According to Gul Jan, her husbands
books have lots of fans and most of the buyers are young
people, she prints her husbands books from the money she
earn from selling the books.
Gul Jan has studied up to eight classes and she can read and
write, but in addition she has read different psychology and
social books beside her job in the past years. So with the
experience that she has, she is trying to sell those books which
learn how to live and results in growth and positive change in
the life.
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She believes that experience make life better and people can
see the beauty of life with seeing, reading and listening, otherwise they will fail to overcome the problems of life. Mrs. Gul
Jan is speaking as confident and optimistic as everything is in
the way she wants.
I asked her to say about her lifes problems, I heard her voice
among her laughs with shaking her head as a sign of rejection and said: we should not say that we have problems and
complain from life, if life creates a problem for us, then we
should solve the problem and do not increase our problems
with being unhappy or sad. There would be no attempt if there
was not a problem, indeed every problem and failure is a start
toward victory, then she said with confident that no problem
can interrupt her and her familys life.
When I asked her why you did not choose a business with
more profits, she answered: book is the best friend of everyone which neither gets sad nor makes sad, I like to have
friendly attitude with everyone and everybody must see each
other as a human, as a result life and countrys culture become
social. Well, all these can be established through studying and
motivating people, so I think my job is the best and I have ten
years of experience in this sector.
Mrs. Gul Jans family is like a cultural institution, they publish a monthly magazine by the name of Motivation (Angiza)
in their house, which consist consultancy and information for
families and young people. All the family works on this magazine and Gul Jan noted that her daughter, who is in economics
faculty, prepares most of the magazines contents.
Mrs. Gul Jan insisted that other women should work alongside the men to bring welfare in the society and meet their
needs through cooperation.

Historical

The first Afghanistan flag was built at

the Emirate of Amir Abdul Rahman
Khan with a black color in 1880.
It is said that the black color of that flag
was a sign about the oppression of
despotism.
Amir Abdul Rahman Khan ruled
Afghanistan until 1901 AD.

The second flag of Afghanistan was

made in 1901 at the Emirate of Amir
Habibullah Khan. He made some little
changes to the old flag and added a
symbol to the flag which is known as
national symbol.
Amir Habibullah Khan ruled Afghanistan until 1919.

King Ghazi Amanullah Khan, who

took the helm of affairs in 1919, his
flag was black too but he added some
octagonal beams in the flag which
was the symbol of Osmania Empire.
then he made some changes into the
Afghanistans flag. He deleted the
beams around the flag and made the
symbol larger, but the third flag and his
kingdom flag contained three vertical
colors with a sun symbol rising.

Afghanistans flags
Amir Habibiullah Khan Kalkani came
to power after Amanullah Khans
overthrow in 1929. His flag had three
colors, black, white and red. This flag
used until the Mongolians occupied the
region in thirteenth century.
Habibiullah khan Kalkaniss Islamic
Emirate ended after nine months.

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Mohammad Nader shah used the former flag which had three colors. Nader
shahs second flag was a little different;
he just eliminated the octagonal beams
and made the symbol larger. And
also he added the year 1348 (lunar
year) which was the beginning of his
kingdom into the flag.
Mohammad Zaher Shah came to
power after his fathers dead in 1930.
He used his fathers flag until the end
of his kingdom in 1973.

Sardar Mohammad Dawoud used

the first Republic flag of Afghanistan.
This flag was the same as the former
flag which used by Mohammad Zaher
Shah but he deleted the 1348 lunar
date.
This flag used as Afghanistans
national flag until the end of Dawoud
Khans regime in 1978.

Historical

The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and communists first flag which

was in time of Noor Mohammad Taraki
from 1978 up to 1980 also had the
three former colors but the republic
symbol was deleted.

The second flag of the communist

regime created in Hafizullah Amins
period. The flags background was
red (As usual among the communist
states) with a yellow symbol at the
corner, at the top there was a star
with five wings which showed the five
ethnicity of the country. At the middle
of the flag the word Khalq (people) was
written.
Democratic partys flag t from 1980 to
1987 when they were in authority.

With the coming of Babrak Karmal in

1987 the three color flag replaced with
the old one and a different symbol
designed for it, consisting a sun, pulpit,
Quran, Gear wheel and a red star as
communists sign.

The current three-color flag of Afghanistan created after Talibans overthrow in

2001. Hamid Karzai appointed as Afghanistans temporary head by the Global
Community, and then he elected as Afghanistans president until 2014 in two
consecutive presidential elections.

From 1992, the coup of Dr. Najibullah

against Babrak Karmal up to 1996 the
flag did not replaced but some changes came to it, the gear wheel threw
down, the Quran symbol eliminated
and the sentence God is the Greatest
(Allah o Akbar) with the declaration of
faith word added to the flag.

The first flag of Islamic state of

Afghanistan built in 1992 when Sebghatullah Mojadadi became president
of Afghanistan. And then Burhanudin
Rabani became president, in this time
the word of faith declaration deleted
from the flag and a symbol replaced
instead of it.

Talibans Islamic Emirates flag was

white with the declaration of faith text
at the middle in black color. They ruled
from 1997 to 2001 with the Emirate of
Mullah Mohammad Omar.

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Afghanistan, the land of Paradise fruits

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Afghanistan is one of the few countries in
the region with the highest and best grape
in the agricultural sector.
Seventy two different types of grapes grow
in Afghanistan with best quality and flavor,
thus it is Afghanistans world-famous fresh
fruit. The tropical provinces such as Herat,
Faryab, Kandahar, Parwan, Kapisa and
Jalalabad produce grape in Afghanistan.
The different types of grapes produced
as agriculture products in Afghanistan
are, Qara Keshmesh, Hosseini, Shaabi,
At-Yamchagi, Maska, Khalili, Rowcha,
Sahibi, Shakarangor(sugary grape), Lal,
Taayfi, Lal with big grains, Lal with small
grains, Aq-Taayfi and Ghoula Daan.
Grape vineyards in the northern region,
Kohdaaman and the districts of Parwan
and Kapisasprovinces are very familiar to
all Afghans because of their good quality
grapes. Also Herat and Kandahar grape
vineyards are very famous.
Poets and writers have mentioned and described Afghanistans grape in their lyrics
and writings especially Herat and northern
regions grape. And they used the name
of this fruit to make their sentences more
beautiful for the readers.
In the far past when the medicine science
and treatment was in its earliest days, most
of physician in Afghanistan made several
drugs from dried grape or raisins and patients were treated with it and still in some
regions the people use from these drugs.
The worlds medicine experiences show
that grape is the most beneficial fruit for
humans body.
Socrates, the Greek Wise who lived in
fourth and fifth century BC advised the
grapes leaves for treating the heart, Liver,
Stomach, Ulcers disease and inflammations.
Erudite Discourid for the first time used
the grape leaves to make drug for the
prevention and treatment of bleeding and
blood smear which had positive results for
treatment of such diseases.
In eastern religious notes especially in
Islam the grape has been called paradise
(Janat) fruit, therefor, most of the writers
resemble vineyards to paradise.
Although some of the vineyards were
dried, destroyed and damaged during the
Taliban regime, but after the new developments in Afghanistan the farmers and gov-

ernment agencies including the Ministry of

Agriculture and Livestock have reconstructed and planted the vineyards again.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
officials say that in the last three years
grape was the most produced fruit between
the agriculture productions in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan exports its fruits to more than
twenty six different countries which most
of them are European countries. Afghanistan has exported 6000 tons of raisins
abroad country in 2010.
According to Chamber of Commerce and
Industry the local Merchants have earned
good incomes from this section.
Majid Qarar, Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestocks spokesman said that Afghanistans grape production has increased 60
percent in 2010 in comparison to the past 7
years which this number may be multiplied in the coming years.
Meanwhile, officials in the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry say about the
increase of exporting fresh and dry fruits
to the foreign countries and declare that
most of the Afghanistans grape consumers
are India and UAE.
According to the statistics which was
announced last year by the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Afghanistan
has exported 365.5 Million dollars which
most of this amount belonged to grape
and pomegranate. This is in while that the
exact number of farming and exporting of
grape is not certain.
Afghanistan government receives more
than hundred million dollars trade taxes
from farmers and merchants annually.
Its been said that the most taxes received
from those formers who produce grape.
The officials believe that the global markets and international traders attention is
the reason of improvement and this caused
that more farmers produce grape.
Khan Jan Alkozai, Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industrys CEO
who was speaking at a press conference
expressed his satisfaction with the exporting of the fresh and dried fruits especially
grape.
He said: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock should help the farmers and build
storages near the vineyards for the farmers
to keep their products.
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News

SAFIAIRWAYSANNOUNCES
EXPANSIONPLANWITHACQUISITIONOFAIRBUSA320

New aircraft will further business plans to increase existing load capacity, unlock new target
destinations and open fresh opportunities

Safi Airways, the leading international airline of

Afghanistan has acquired another Airbus A320
as part of a business decision to expand their
fleet. The Airbus A320 was formally added to
the fleet on September 16, 2011 during a ceremony attended by senior Safi Airways officials,
along with local media representatives in Kabul,
Afghanistan.

Along with acquiring the new aircraft, Safi Airways has also implemented a complete product
overhaul. Travellerswill be able to choose from a
much wider range of in-flight entertainment programs from comfort of the plush new seats in all
Safi flights. The catering too has been revamped
in order to offer a better choice of quality meals
to passengers travelling on their fleet.

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We want to enhance the flying experience and make it as comfortable and enjoyable as possible for our
valued customers, said Ghulam Hazrat Safi, Safi Airways Chairman. This is just another step in our
ongoing efforts to constantly upgrade our service.

The new Airbus A320 has 12 seats in business class and 132 seats in
economy, enabling Safi Airways to increase load capacity. The addition of this aircraft to our fleet will also boost Safi Airways plans
to develop new routes in the GCC and expand further into Asia, said
Michael Mctighe, COO Safi Airways.
The increased capacity will allow us to pursue our growth plans and
unlock new target destinations.

The launch event was attended by key Safi Airways staff as well as
representatives from the local and international media who covered
the event. This addition to Safi Airways fleet is just a step into the
expansion and growth plan set out for the coming period, which will
bring forth an increase in aircraft as well as new destinations and
routes.

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Pamir, the Honored Peak

home of sun & roof of the world
Afghanistan is a country with long history, a landlocked
geography and nature which thousands mysteries exist
in the heart of its soaring mountains.
Pamir Mountains are the highest series of mountains in
southern east of Afghanistan, they are located in Badakhshaan province and represent Afghanistan border with
china and Pakistan.
The word Pamir has been taken from Pai-Mir which
means suns God, and in local language it has been
called the roof of the world too.
Pamir elevation from sea is about 4000 meters and the
area depends to this mountain includes about 70,000
Km2.
Since the distant past, the peaks of Hindu Kush and
Pamir mountains has attracted the attention of many
mountaineers and climbers form different countries of
the world, especially European mountaineers climbers.
In summer, the Pamir region is host to hundreds of local
and foreign mountaineers, and the Latent secret in the
heart of this soaring mountain is the attention reason.
For the first time a team of six French climbers mounted
two or three high peaks of Pamir Mountain in 1973,
but then no one could mount its highest peak which is
elevated 7492 meters from sea.
Pamir Mountain has 4 separate peaks. The lowest elevation is 7400 and the highest elevation is 7492 Meters
from sea level.
The peaks are covered by snow in four seasons of the
year and over the centuries the snow formed the worlds
most powerful glacial source.
Several lakes stem from Pamir Mountains, a large part
of the Amu Rivers water comes from the glaciers of
these mountains.

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Also we can name more lakes which stem from these

mountains like Qara Gul with 300 thousand square meters area and Sari Gul with 4267 square meters area.
The underground wealth of these mountains is an important thing which no professional geological explorations
has been made in this part yet.
Preliminary researches has shown that Molybdenum,
Tungsten, Scarce metal, Mika and Crystal Rocks are the
natural resources at the heart of these mountains.
Also the precious stones like garnet (Lal), which has
global reputation are located across the Pamir Mountains
at the southeast region of Badakhshaan.
Pamirs lapis is the most famous rock among the minerals and its beauty caused that the songwriters and poets
use it in their lyrics to set beautiful layout to their lyrics
and imagines.
In addition, also Gold, Emerald and garnet Mines also
exist in some of the Pamir mountain series.
Various kinds of wild animals live in the Pamir Mountains lap such as: Moufflong (gazelles), brown bear,
antelope, cheetah, bear, boar, squirrel, rat, rabbit, fox, red
duck, Indian Geese, hawk, Vulture and Dari Partridge.
Marco polo is another wild famous animal which lives in
the lap of Pamir Mountains.
The biggest Marco polo that has been found so far in the
Pamir Mountains had horns with one and half meters
long.
Finally, after lot of efforts, two Afghan Mountaineers
succeeded to climb the highest peak of Pamir Mountains,
NouShaakh Which is the highest peak at the world and
they raised Afghanistans flag over it.
Sayed Malang, one of the mountaineers who climbed
NouShaakh Peak said that they have spent lot of efforts

to have been able to do this.

He spent 10 minutes at the highest point of NouShaakh
peak and said about the cold weather and noted that its
not possible to live more than 30 minutes over there,
because of the extremely cold and low temperature.
Prior to this in 2004 a 12-person team of international
climbers had been successful to climb the second peak
of NouShaakh which is the second elevated mountain of
Hindu Kush.
There are claims that the old Ariana with its beautiful
nature and mountains caused that in every period of history its heroes and magnanimity fight against strangers
invasion like its strong mountains to defend bravely from
their country.

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AFGHANISTAN AND TEN YEARS OF MEDIA EXPERIENCE

Some video Media are broadcasting at the
world class level, having viewers not only
within the country but also in all around the
world. These Media reached to the world
class level by hard working and efforts.
Their improvements can be mentioned as a
remarkable achievement.
Thirty three television networks and sixty
four FM radios are broadcasting their programs alongside public radio and television
in Kabul.
The freedom of speech and improvement
of Media was significant achievementsfor the country in the past years and this
achievement was much better in comparison to the other region countries.
More than three hundred publications,
including newspapers, weeklies, monthlies,
and other kind of magazines are working in Kabul and provinces in publishing
political, cultural, social, economic news
and events.
In addition to Bakhtar News Agency, there
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are five more news agencies which cover

the events all over the Afghanistan, and
most of foreign Media publish the news
related to Afghanistan from such agencies.
Mostly young people are employees of
private Media in Afghanistan. And media
experts believe that; however most of them
are not professional or did not educated
professionally but their interest and enthusiasm for their work led them to good
achievements and success.
Most of the TV programs are produced
by the private televisions and have lot of
fans among the citizens of the country. The
Tolo private TV can be mentioned with its
particular fans.
Afghan Star entertainment program, Danger Alarm comic and the political program
Kankash are the most popular TV programs among the citizens of the country.
All these programs are the young workers
initiatives in Tolo TV.
Among the local FM radios in Kabul and

other provinces such as Herat, Mazar e

Sharif and Kandahar, Arman and Ariana
radios are the most popular with most audience.
Several Journalists Union and institutions
obtained activity license from Ministry
of Information and Culture and they are
working in Kabul. Their main objective is
to support freedom of speech, Media, and
journalists.
Each of these institutions has more than
hundred members all around the Afghanistan which most of them are reporters and
journalists.
Whenever reporters encounter to violence
or a media being asked due to an infringement of the principles, the head or senior
members of Journalist Union try to support
them and find a solution. Because the infringements in Media are mostly unwanted
mistakes they may do.
Because of this the Journalists Union tries
to communicate with government officials

Info

and investigate to solve the infringement

together.
Even though the journalists face dangerous
challenges in some provinces, but they are
working hard and reporting as quickly as
possible.
Abdul Majid Mobarez the head of National
Journalists Union said to Safi Magazine:
the Afghan government achievements are
unprecedented for protecting freedom of
speech and supporting Media in the last
years. And Afghanistan has experienced
and did lot of works for the freedom of
speech than other countries in the past ten
years.
He also added: the support of government
from freedom of speech and private Media
shows that the government officials and the
people of Afghanistan believe in Democracy value. And treat it as a valuable matter.
Ministry of Information and Culture of
the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has
always supported Media and journalists in

Afghanistan. He also encouraged Media

practitioners for hard working and more
efforts.
Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen, who spoke
on the occasion of the world press day
said, freedom of speech and the improvements of Media are Afghanistans honor.He
added: reflection of the tireless efforts of
Media practitioners is Afghanistan governments honor among other countries in the
world. And Afghanistan government will
support the journalists and reporters for further improvements and achievements.
He also said that the media can be the language of the countrys citizens and added:
the Media caused that the people remind
the government officials in better understand their responsibilities. And be aware
of their weaknesses.
Sadiqullah Towhidi the head of Media
watch expressed his satisfaction with the
Medias growth and claimed: if the Media
improvements continue as hastily as it is

now, there is no doubt that Afghanistan will

be the first country in Asia with so quick
improvements for freedom of speech and
Media activities.
The head of media watch noted, there are
some video Media that are broadcasting
at the world class level, havingviewers
not only within the country but also in all
around the world. And these media reached
to the world class level by hard working
and efforts. This improvement can be mentioned as a remarkable achievement.
Beside the Media who are active in political, social, cultural, and economic fields,
many production organizations are also
active in Kabul and other provinces. And
most of them are busy in producing documentary programs and movies.
Dozens of films produced by these organizations so far, which some of these products has won awards and worthy medals at
international festivals.

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Interview

Police and people

step by step in providing Afghanistans security

Afghanistan national police, as the security provider for the Afghan citizens have always tried to cope bravely against the countrys enemies, so
that people live in security and confidence.
Seddiq Seddiqi countrys interior ministrys spokesman told about
achieved results and growth of capabilities in an exclusive interview with
Safi in-flight Magazine. He added: the biggest achievement in the past
six months is the development of police training institutions in all over
Afghanistan. In the past six months, Interior Ministry has sent 500 of
young men to the Turkey for police professional trainings, this process
will be continued and in the next three years there is plan for sending
15000 national police to the Turkey for professional trainings.
The Interior Ministry of Afghanistan has created 36 training institutions
in the country which more than 15000 trainees are being trained professional trainings. From the other side, the trainers who are teaching in the
police training centers in Afghanistan have high and professional education in the military subjects and train the trainees in theory and practical
forms.
In addition to the training institutions, Police Academy which is the biggest Educative institution in the police sector is now active and every year
hundreds graduate from this professional institute
In addition to Kabul Province, Police Academy is active in Balkh and
Herat Provinces which professional personals are being graduated from
these institutions and will be attracted the police forces.
The literature courses are amounted to be one of the national polices serious programs, that until now more than 80% of the people who are joined
to the police forces have learned to read and write.
The equipment of the Afghanistan National Police has improved in com-

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Interview

parison to the past years and at the moment, police forces are equipped
with the modern equipments that until 2014, countrys National police
will be equipped 100% with the modern military equipments, thus they
should be able to provide the total security of Afghanistan.
In addition to the National Police, the local police are also employed in
the Interior Ministrys framework to provide the security in their districts
and villages. These forces have achieved to provide the security in their
perimeters so that the people live in the peace and tranquility.
At the moment more than eight thousand local police are busy in Afghanistans 45 districts, that the activities of these forces had good effects
in the districts security.
The local police which acts in the specified framework of the Interior
Ministrys programs, is created form the each areas people, and the guarantee of the people attracted in this section is provided by the local people
and districts Shuras which shows the commitment of the police with the
people.
Coordination between the Security forces in the country has helped them
to achieve results and developments more than before. Afghanistan National Police is in coordination with the other military forces like National
Army Forces, National Security Forces and the International Forces who
are in battle with the terrorism and their operations are being performed
in understanding.
Attracting and registration of volunteers to the National Police is now
active at the moment and Interior Ministry has plans to raise the Police
forces from the quantity and quality points until 2014 and the attracting
and registration process is being done in special conditions and criteria.
The responsible personnel in the attracting and registration process of the
Interior Ministry are trying to check the persons who register to the police
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Interview

that they dont have criminal background, should be in an age

range between 18 to 32 years old and also to be in a good heal
condition.
At the moment the total number of Afghanistans National Police who are in charge of providing citizens security reaches
to 145000, the Interior Ministry of Afghanistan will raise the
number of police staff to the 151000 until end of this solar
year, which this program will increase the number of police
staff to 157000 in 2014 when the security responsibilities in
the entire country will be handed over to the National Police
and other local security forces.
In addition to the men, now the number of women who are
employed in the police forces has reached 1200, according to
the Interior Ministrys authorities, this ministry has a specific
program to raise the womens presence in the police forces
which according to that program, in the next 3 years the number of women in the police forces will raise to 5000.
Creation of clinics and providing health services for police
treatment in the entire country is from the plans which the
Interior Ministry has tried its best to provide these facilities
for the police forces.
The Interior Ministry s spokesman also spoke from the dissolution of the private security companies and cleared that
until now 57 private companies are dissolved by and until
the end of the current year the remaining 45 private security
companies will be dissolved and the police forces will take
over providing security to the nongovernmental and relief
organizations, but a number of these companies which their
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activities is according to the regulations and are working according to the accepted principals will receive new allowance
documents from the Interior Ministry and will work according to the Government of Afghanistans accepted rules and
regulations.
The peoples reliance and trust to the abilities of Afghanistans National Police in providing security of the citizens,
abilities of police and defenses from the country are from the
serious issues which the Interior Ministrys authorities are
optimistic and are confident of the peoples trust and reliance
and the police s activities.
The activities of the Afghanistan National Police in the entire
country has caused that the people always cooperate with the
National Police and to assume the police beside them as a
supporter and provider of their security, that this had caused
that the National Police soldiers have more activities than the
past and to feel themselves more responsible for their people
and the country.
From the other side, interest of young people especially who
are graduated from the school for applying in the police
forces has been increased. Entering the young people to police forces is a sign that the people of Afghanistan send their
young sons to provide the countrys security, it means the
people and the police have given their hands together for their
welfare, that this issue has caused more efforts and seriousness from the police for providing security of Afghanistan and
its citizens.

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Telecommunications Development
Not only urban and educated people now have access to telephone services, but ninety percent of the remote villages and
mountain areas residents now have access to telecommunications services. And most of them surely have a mobile phone.
After ten years of war, Modern Afghanistan achieved lots of
positive achievements. The citizens are now comfortable and
the telecommunication with wide coverage and good quality
has connected the citizens of the country to the world.
Beside the developmentsin Reconstruction, education, culture, civil society and free speech fields, the improvement in
the telecommunication services field is also another achievement in investment and the private sector for the past ten
years.
Economics experts believe that the rate of improvements in
telecommunications was rapid, significant and improvment
in Afghanistan than other countries in the region in the past
years.
Officials in Ministry of Communication and Information
Technology declare that the statistics in early 2011 shows that
more than 17 million people are using mobile phones in the
country.
Access to telecommunication, especially mobile phones is
a necessity for every person at the current situation. So the
officials in ministry of Communications and Information
Technology have tried to broaden the coverage of telecommunication networks by putting it to their top priority working
plans in the past years.
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AmirzaiSangin, Care taker of Communication ministry who was
speaking at the world telecommunication day, said:The total number of users who use telecommunications reaches over 17 million
in Afghanistan. While according to statistics provided by telecommunication ministry only 9.5 million people had access to telecommunications and mobile phones in 2009.
Mr.Sangin believes that the effort conducted by government in the
field of communications and information technology were not only
a necessity, but they can be very important factors for improvement
of social life in 21st century.
The greatest private sector investment has been made in the telecommunication field by the starting telecommunication networks
like Roshan, Afghan Wireless, MTN, Etisalat, and Afghan Telecom.
17th may is the world telecommunication day which Afghanistan
government celebrates this day every year. The government incomes from telecommunication network taxes showed a significant
increase in 2010 compared to previous yearsand has been amounted
to 130 million dollars; this is while in 2009 this amount was less
than 100 million dollars.
Despite the day by day expansion of access to internet services for
the countrys citizens, Most of the young people who are educating
in universities and training centers are using internet services in the
capital and other provinces. This is in while the students used only
printed books for researching and finding information in the past
which was a very time taken way, but now they can easily have
access to internet and world wide networks with their mobiles and
this have had good effects for students in Universities.
Now most of telecommunication networks present the GPRS services for the users and peopleare able to have access to the internet
with their Mobile phones.
The Communication and Information Technology ministrys Care
taker claims that their five year strategic plan is to expand and
complete the optical fiber project and increase the telecommunication subscribers from two million to five millions, and he added that
by then 95 percent of the people should be able to have access to
telecommunications.
Mohammad Qurbaan Haghjou, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries CEO emphasized on the role of the private
sector in the improvement of telecommunication and information
technology in the country and said:1.5 billion dollar is the total
value of investment in the field of telecommunications by the
private sector. And the governments income from telecommunication networks taxes has increased more than expected in the past
years, because the improvement and the services expansion by the
telecommunication networks have been made so fast and covered
even the mountain areas and all the villages in the capital and also
most of the provinces.
Besides that, the telecommunication networks have also provided
job opportunities for the people.
The average revenue of a worker in a telecommunication network
is 400 dollars.
According to the statistics provided by Ministry of Communication
and Information Technology, more than 470,000 people are working in the telecommunication networks.

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Abdul Ahad Momand

The first Muslim astronaut

He was born in1958 in Afghanistan. He completed his educations at
Air Force College in Kabul then he was employed in Afghanistan Air
Force before going to Soviet Union for training as a pilot. Mr. Momand
amounted as an important symbol for Soviet Unions space program in
Afghanistans invasion period. On that time the Soviet Union tried to
increase the number of astronauts in the country from other countries
especially East bloc countries with a program by the name of Enter
cosmos for cosmological explorations, Mr. Momand, Waladmir Liakhof
and Dr. Waleri were 3 member of one team in Soyuz T M-6 mission.
They launched into space from Baikonur Cosmodrome in 1988 they
stayed for 8days, 20 hours and 26 minutes there and Mr. Momand participated in geology and climate researches about Afghanistan in Mirs
space station.
Their spacecraft was then connected to the Mir Space Station and during
their stay in the station the astronauts made scientific and cosmological
researches.
Abul Ahad Momand took pictures of Afghanistan from space during
his stay at space station and participated in astrophysical, medical and
biological experiments. He spoke with the ex- President of Afghanistan
Dr. Najibullah in a telephone conversation from Mir Space Station. Mr.
Momand then got the degree of War Pillar from the Soviet Union and
then started to work in Afghanistans Sciences Academy.
He worked for a short period as Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministrys
deputy of Afghanistan. During that time he got the lieutenant general
degree and received the title of Afghanistan Hero from the government.
The Afghan astronaut is now living in Stuttgart Germany, for a short
period of time he worked with the Centre of Space Studies in Germany.
Now he works for a private Company.

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EMBASSIES
Embassy of Canada
House #256, Street 15,
Wazeer Akbar Khan
P.O.Box 2052
Tel: 0799 742 800
E-mail: kabul@international.gc.ca
Embassy of Italy
Great Masoud Road
Tel: 0202 103 144
E-mail: ambasciata.kabul@esteri.it
cannazionali.ambkabul@esteri.it
Embassy of China
Shah Mahmood Ghazi Watt
Tel: 0202 102 545
Fax: 0202 102 728
E-mail: Chinaemb_af@mfa.gov.cn
Ambassador: Zheng Qinqdian

HOTELS
Embassy of The United Arab Emirates
Shah Mahmud Ghazi Watt
Tel: 0202 101 389
E-mail: uaemkbl@hotmail.com

Safi Landmark Hotel & Suites

Charahi Ansari
www.safilandmarkhotelsuits.com
Tel: 0202 203 131

Embassy of Iran
Peace Avenue, Charrahi Sirpur
Tel: 0202 101 391
Fax: 0202 101 396
E-mail: iranembassy-kbl@yahoo.com

Park Star Hotel

Share Naw, Ansari Square Yaftali St.
www.parkstarhotel.com
Tel: 0777 220 221/ 0706 220 221

Embassy of the United Kingdom

Off Street 15, Roundabout,
Wazeer Akbar Khan
P.O.Box 334
Tel: 0700 102 273
Fax: 0093 70 010 2250
E-mail: britishembassy.kabul@fco.gov.uk
www.ukinafghanistan.fco.gov.uk

Embassy of the Netherlands

House #2&3, Street 4, Ghiassudeen Watt
Shahr-e Naw
Tel: 0700 286 641
E-mail: kab@minbuza.nl
www.minbuza.nl

Embassy of the United States of America

Great Masoud Road
Tel: 0700 108 001
E-mail: usconsulkabul@state.gov
www.kabul.usembassy.gov

Embassy of Tajikistan
Tel: 0202 300 392
E-mail: kabultj@tojikistan.com

ATMs

Embassy of India
Malalai Watt, Shahr-e Naw
Tel: 020 220 0185
Fax: 0093 202 203 818
E-mail: embassy@ildembassy-kabul.com
amb.kabul@mea.gov.in
Web:meakabul.nic.in

AIB main office, opposite of camp Eggers

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Embassy of Pakistan
House #10, Najat Watt Road,
Opposite (WHO office)
Wazeer Akbar Khan
Tel: 0202 300 911
E-mail: pareapkabul@yahoo.com
www.mofa.gov.pk/afghanistan.af
Embassy of Spain
Right Lane 3, Shirpur
Tel: 0202 203 787
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Zabbaq Square Ankara Street.
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Pinnacle Hotel Services
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Tel:0793 191 920
Moon Hotel
Quai-e-Markaz, Shar-e-Naw, Kabul,
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The Intercontinental Hotel
Baghe Bala Road
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Tel:0202 201 321
Kabul Serena Hotel
Froshgah Street
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Tel: 0799 654 000
The International Club
Haji Yaqoob Square, Street 3, Shahr-e Naw
Tel: 0774 763 358
Golden Star Hotel
Haji Yaqoob Square, Shahre-e Naw
www.kabulgoldenstarhotel.com
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Charaye Turabaz Khan, Shahr-e naw
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Afghan
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Tel: 077 730 0090

Japanese Restaurant
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Red Hot Sizzlin Steakhouse

District 16, Macroyan 1, Nader Hill Area,
0799 733 468

Boccaccio
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+93 799 200 600
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Le Pelican Cafe du Kabul

Darulaman Road, opposite to Russian
Embassy

Sufi
Street 1 Qalae Fatullah Main Rd
www.sufi.com.af
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Herat Restaurant
Shahr-e Naw main Rd, Diogonally oposite of
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Khosha Restaurant
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Street 4, Taimani
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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

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

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Indian
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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
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Lane 4, Street 13, Wazeer Akbar Khan
Tel: 0799 002 800, 0799 343 319
Thai
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House 38, Lane 2, Street 15, Wazeer Akbar
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Tel: 0796 423 040
Korean
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Cinema

The first human rights autumn festival of

Afghanistan held with the slogan of we
can make the world a better place to live
in Kabul and Mazar e sharif for one week,
showing eighteen foreign films and thirty
two films from Afghanistan.
The human right autumn festival was the
first international festival which held in
the Middle east and in a central Asian
country.
From two hundred films related to human
right from all around the world, fifty films
were chosen and displayed which Afghan
films also were a part of them.
The festival was held in France cultural
Center, Cinema Park, United Nations
yard in Kabul, and Mazar e Sharif University for six days for cinema fans and
human right enthusiasts. And the films
were welcomed by the fans, cultural and
filmmakers of Afghanistan.
As mentioned many afghan filmmakers
has participated in this festival, including
seven women. After each film screened,
they talked about making their films and
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presented information to the audience.

The festival organizers promised to hold
vocational trainings for Afghan filmmakers in the fields of cinema, filmmaking
and human rights, which can be useful for
filmmakers and artists of the country.
Dozens of films from four continents
of the world and 25 countries including
Afghanistan were showed in this festival including Afghan art, documentary
and animation films, Said Abdul Malik
Shafiee the festivals referee and Afghan
filmmaker.
Mr.Shafiee said that the organizers of the
festival have tried to follow the international standards in this festival, and the
presence of about ten local and foreign
referees is a part of these efforts.
The festival organizer team started arrangement of the festival about two years
ago in Kabul. The opening ceremony of
the festival was in Estaghlaal high schoo
hall.
Arts role is important in strengthening
democracy, because art can keep the com-

munity safe from various heritages and

strengthen the mutual respect among different ethnic groups in the community,
said David Pearce the U.S Ambassador
Assistant.
He added: Art can create a social stratum
that their thoughts are beyond the limits
of language and geographic, because of
this holding this kind of shows change the
social life of Afghanistan people and also
the filmmakers and artists can grow and
reach to the world class level.
Roya Sadat called the festival as a great
achievement in the present situation in
the country and said: we can show to the
world that beside the violent and war in
Afghanistan, now it is a good time for
building our culture, also the cultural and
filmmakers have done considerable and
valuable works.
This woman who was the director of
the first movie (three dots) after Taliban
regime claimed: we have the appropriate
circumstances for making films especially
human right films even though much bet-

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ter than our neighbor countries.

The Afghan films which showed during
the festival are as follow, I want Horse not
wife, Hand symbol, Letter to light, Playing Taar, Imaginaries, Mr.Fazelis wife,
Nightly, The joy of Fever , You dont
belong to this land, Unfortunate, Qaisar,
Me and my mother, Earth Angels and the
Dead alive.
And also the long story films: Apple from
Paradise, Neighbor, Paper Ships, and
Naked Foot were the included films in the
festival.
The documentary films in the festival
were as follow: We Stars, Unworthy
Life, Small Hands, Dead to Camera,
Narcotic in Afghanistan, Patak Dehboori,
I was better before, See who drives and
The light in the cave. The films were
welcomed by the fans and surprised the
referees of the festival.
Shelter, Dead to Freedom, The destroyer
Drugs and Hope were the selected animation films showed at the festival.
Be noted that Afghanistan filmmakers

club and the festival holder team received

funds from financial sponsors for encouragement the internal filmmakers.
The selected films of the festival were
judged by five foreign filmmakers and
one Afghan filmmaker.
The sum of twenty thousand dollars
awarded for each parts the winners in the
festival.
Afghan filmmakers have achieved success
not only at the field of art films, but also
in documentary films in the past years,
which some of their films have won international awards.
After overthrowing the Taliban regime,
Afghanistan has witnessed great achievements in the culture and art sectors, which
these achievements could attract the attention of the region people.
Atiq Rahimis film The Kid Player is an
example of Afghan films which was made
two years ago in Afghanistan and France
and could attract the worlds attention.
The subject of this film is about the
afghan immigrations and the war period

challenges in Afghanistan, at first this story was written as a Roman by Mr.Rahimi

and after it changed to a scenario this film
became very famous even in Europe and
could win many international awards.
Most of the interested and practitioners
are the young people in Afghanistan,
their love and interest helped Afghanistan
cinema to grow.
We are hopeful that Afghanistan cinema
finds a special place in the region countries with the efforts of young people,
said Mr.Solaiman Sanjar the art literature
faculty teacher in Kabul University.
He noted: Afghanistan is the land of
myths and epic stories, therefore the Afghan films subjects are not only interesting and spectacular for Afghan people but
also for all the people of the world.
More than forty film productions are
activating alongside the government film
production company Afghan Film, and
produce dozens of art and documentary
films every year.
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AFGHAN
ATHLETES

51

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WON
MEDALS

IN FIRST FIVE
MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

Afghan athletes have won 51 medals in

international and Asian tournaments from
the beginning of this year.
From the beginning of this year afghan
athletes could win 51 different medals including 13 Gold, 4 Silver and 34 bronze,
said Mohammad Aref Payman the publications head of Afghanistans Olympic
National Committee.
Mr.Payman noted that Afghan athletes
have been able to win these medals in
eight athlete fields, Taekwondo, Snooker,
Kickboxing, Martial Sports, ITF Taekwondo, Judo, Muta and bicycle riding.
He also added: the tournaments which Afghan athletes have won their medals were
held in North Korea, Denmark, Ukraine,
India, Pakistan, Iran and china. The
athletes were appreciated by the National
Olympic Committee, Government officials, Heads of the federations and other
athletes last week in an especial ceremony.
The accomplishments was the hard
working results of young people and
teachers with controversial and strong
devotion exercises, which they could raise
Afghanistans flag at the international
grounds, said Mohammad Zaher Aghbar
Head of National Olympic Committee.
He also added that their efforts and
achievements should not be forgotten in
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the future. The world knows about Afghan

Pride and Courage, so Afghan young athletes showed the courage and bravery they
inherited from their ancestors.
On the other hand Mohamad Yousef
Etabari the head officer of first vice president of Afghanistan, praised the accomplishments of the athletes and said: the
athletes have brought good achievements
and honor for their people with few facilities they had.
Wahid Ahmad Joya who has won the gold
medal in Karate worldwide tournament
in Denmark said: I proud for becoming champion, but this proud belongs to
Afghan people too.
He also said: Afghan youths have shown
their talent and ability, as a result more
facilities and development must be created
for them.
Its been said that beside the men athletes,
girls also participated in the international
tournaments and they have won medals.
Four of fifty one medals belong to girls;
Habibia Bayat and Fahima Razaee have
won these medals.
Bayat who is 18 said: Afghan girls have
the talent and ability to participate in
such tournaments and bring honor to the
country if the officials and government
support them.

This girl who is a judo player for three

years wants from the officials to send
the young coaches to technique and skill
trainings outside the country for development.
According to the publication head of the
National Olympic Committee, Afghan
athletes brought 200 different Gold, silver
and bronze medals in Taekwondo, Karate,
Zorkhane, Muta, Cyrus, Wushu, Judo,
Football and Cricket for their country last
year.
Afghan athletes have participated tens of
international tournaments in the past years
and could win Gold, Silver and bronze
medals for the country. Also many sport
clubs established in Kabul and hundreds
of youths are exercising in these clubs.
In various parts of the country, tens of
athletic competition set up by Afghanistan
National Olympic Committee monthly
for the young athletes. The efforts and
interests of young athletes show hopeful
future in sports for Afghanistan, said the
publication head of the National Olympic
Committee.
Meanwhile, Mr. Payman Says that they
have provided trainings for female athletes in Kabul and more than tens of girls
exercise in various sectors including Volleyball, Basketball, and Football.

Sports

1 David Beckham, M, LA Galaxy

(USA)
Of course he is.
David Beckham earned $40 million last
year due in large part to his deal with
adidas, one which grants him huge royalties from kits, boots, and the like. At
36-years-old and in the last year of his
contract in Los Angeles, Beckham still
has the drawing power to remain on the
games top earners.
3 Lionel Messi, F, Barcelona (Spain)
If anybody ever tries to tell you the invisible hand of the free market should
be trusted, dare them to explain why
Lionel Messi is number three on this
list (or why hes the only Barcelona
player on it). Granted, its difficult
to dwell on fairness when the wrong
partys set to make $32 million per
year, but Messi is truly unparalleled in
the soccer world. Partners like adidas,
Lays, Konami, and Air Europa seem
to agree.

5 Ronaldinho, F, Flamengo (Brazil)

Ronaldinho inked a new deal when
he moved from Milan to Flamengo in
January, one which made the transition
back to his homeland a little easier. If
the two-time World Player of the Year
ever had misgivings about an early return to Brazil, the $24 million hell take
home from wages and endorsements
can buy ample distractions. Given
Ronaldinhos recent recall into the national team, is seems futebol is helping
distract Gaucho from his cash.

Top 5 Highest Paid

Footballers In The World
2 Cristiano Ronaldo, F, Real Madrid
(Spain)
Ronaldo makes just over $2 million per
season more than Messi in wages. The
rest of the gap between his $38 million
take home and Messis $32 million is
created by Nike, Armani, Coca-Cola and
Castrol.
Few players can boast of as impressive a
list of partners, yet Ronaldo sits No. 2 on
this list. With Messi sitting No. 3, who
could possibly be first?

4 Ricardo Kaka, M, Real Madrid (Spain)

Kaka was the first new Galactico Florentino Perez brought in after resuming
Real Madrids presidency. Hes also been
Perezs worst acquisition. Troubled by
injuries and a bad fit for the system thats
been instilled in his absence, Kaka may
now be the most overpaid player in the
world. This year Kaka will make $25 million, though his deal with Electronic Arts
is a big part of that compensation.

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News

The Hairatan port

Mazar e sharif railway work finished
The construction of railway which connects Hairatan port to the east of Mazar e
Sharif completed after four months.
This is Afghanistans first rail line for
transport. The government officials
declare that this railway has significant effects in national trade and also can expand
the trade relations with Central Asian
countries.
The officials in Finance Ministry say: The
total costs of building this rail line was
170 million US dollars that a part of its
budget paid by Asian Development Bank
and the rest of the budget paid by Afghanistan government.
Afghanistan Finance Ministry Spokesman Jalil Shams said to Safi Magazine
that: The Hairatan port and Mazar e
Sharif Railway has 75 Km long, which is
equipped with all necessary facilities.
Anwar UlHaq Ahadi, Afghanistan Commerce and Industry Minister also expressed satisfaction with the opening of
this railway and said:after opening of
this railway the national traders Merchandises and also a part of international
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troops materials will be transferred from

this way.
Dr. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal Minister of
Finance defines this project as one of the
major construction projects in the country
and adds: an Economic and Trade revolution will happen in both Afghanistan and
the region with the completion of this
project.
Krowda, President of ADB in Kabul
described the Hiaratan port Mazar e
Sharif railway very valuable for economic
development in Afghanistan and claimed
that after completion of this project, Afghanistan will be connected to the region
countries form viewpoint of trading.
It expects that this railway will be extended to the central, South and western
cities of Afghanistan from Mazar e Sharif,
And after that Afghanistan will be connected to Tajikistan, Iran, China and India
with this way.
According to the Afghan government
officials, around five million people will
benefit with the establishment and connection of this railway to the neighboring

countries. And positive effects will come

to the business of businessmen for exporting and importing goods from region
countries.
Today Afghanistan exports handicrafts,
deferent kinds of fresh and dried fruits,
carpet and Qaraqul Skin to Japan, China,
India and Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan Finance Ministrys officials
Claim that the Afghan national businesses
income has multiplied in the last years
with exporting.
Afghanistan imports most of its needed
goods from Pakistan, Iran, China and
India, which luck of railway caused lots
of problems for importing these materials
from mentioned countries.
However, officials of Afghanistan government hope to connect Afghanistan through
railway to the neighboring countries like
Iran, Pakistan and China with the help
of allegiant countries so the Afghanistan
trade grow and stand on its feet.

Lloyd Carswell

Interview

Safi Airways Chief Commerical Officcer

Lloyd Carswell joined Safi Airways in May of 2011 as Chief Commercial

Officer, bringing over 14 years of aviation experience to the team, seven
of which in senior management roles for world renowned, premium carriers. Lloyds career has exposed him to a variety of global markets including Middle and Far East, South East Asia, Indian Sub-continent, Europe
and the US.
Lloyd Carswell began his career with leading global airline, Air France.
With an early focus on the commercial arena Lloyd developed his areas of
expertise through postings with Air New Zealand and Jet Airways.
Lloyd was a key player in the Jet Airways European expansion programmer and developing a global corporate proposition for the airline.
After relocating to the Middle East, Lloyd took responsibility for Kuwait
Airways lucrative home market sales and marketing charged with a major
restructuring and leading change project of distribution and staff.
Following a successful tenure with Kuwait Airways, Lloyd joined the
senior management team of the newly formed Kuwait National Airways
and was responsible for the airlines commercial and distribution activities
from pre-launch through to stabilized growth in a volatile market.
Lloyd is from the UK and lives in Dubai with his wife Stephanie, his daughter Farrah and his two dogs Alfred
and Marvin.
When asked what his priorities are for the next twelve months, Mr. Carswell answered, This is an exciting time
for Safi Airways. We are looking forward to the launch of three new destinations in the Middle East, two new
destinations in Asia, and our re-launch into Europe. Also on the plans, Lloyd mentioned the delivery and integration of two new aircraft, through which the new routes will be facilitated.
A new website for Safi Airways is also to be launched in the coming period along with a Safi Frequent Flyer
programmer.
A product overhaul will take place, encompassing new marketing and branding efforts, uniforms, seats, catering,
and so on, giving a completely new onboard product experience.
On the network development side, there will be significant network growth to new destinations within the GCC,
Asia and Europe and several code-shares with new airlines giving Safi passengers more flexibility and connections than ever before.
Over the past six months, Lloyd has undertaken several new initiatives and has achieved a complete restructure
of the commercial department and hired top industrial professionals.
A Dynamic Revenue Management and Pricing model and system which has resulted in improved load factor and
yield has been implemented as well as a successful launch of DEL services and commercial partnership with Air
India to offer connections to domestic and international destinations.
A notable achievement is the growth of full functional interlines partners to offer through check-in and baggage
with airlines such as Emirates and Etihad as well as others.
Other achievements include the ability to sell tickets with over 240 airlines throughout the world with a third
party provider (which Safi is currently the only airline offering this product), effective schedule changes to increase connectivity to / from Kabul, creation of long-term commercial network and growth business plan as well
as establishing a strategic charter programmer to enable to us to meet the needs of our partners such as ISAF and
the Afghan Government.
In addition to the above, Safis first code-share will be launched in January from a new Gulf destination in partnership with a global leading airline.
Mr. Carswell vision for Safi Airways is to continue growing as Afghanistans leading scheduled airline connecting Afghanistan to the world offering a global standard as expected in terms of safety and passenger comfort.
Over the next five years we expect to take delivery of around an additional 5 new aircraft, both narrow-body
and wide-body offering services throughout the Middle-East, Asia and Europe.
When asked how you like working for Safi Airways, Lloyd answered, I love it! No day is ever the same. International travel growth to Afghanistan is virtually exponential and Safi is leading the way!
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