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Chairman Message
I am pleased to welcome you to this Safi

Airways flight...
News
Safi Airways
22 Safi Airways, Afghanistans leading international

airline, has recently added a Boeing 757 to its
expanding fleet...
Economy
Amu Derya
24 It was recently reported that an Afghan American

Company has started to invest on refining Amu
Derya oil in Northern Part of Afghanistan...
Entertainment
Partridge Fighting
28 Usually few Afghans have recreations during the

week and they want to spend their weekends in
diversions and games...
Education
Private Universities
32 After the collapse of Taliban government in 2001,
schools and universities were reopened while the

government higher education institutions...
Sport
Afghanistan Athletes
52 Afghan athletes had major achievements in
2012, including medals from London Olympic

Games. 204 countries had participated in 2012
Olympic...
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issue no.15 January/February 2013
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Dear friends and Safi passengers Salam, we thank you very much for
choosing Safi Airways. I am delighted to inform you that Safi Airways
continues to experience encouraging growth in the number of people
selecting Safi Airways in planning their travel both internationally and
domestically. As mentioned this is very encouraging indeed and we take
pride in this achievement and remain committed to improving all aspects of
our offerings and services. Feedback from a variety of international
organizations indicates that Safi Airways is increasingly becoming the
preferred and trusted carrier of choice based on our approach to operating
safely. I am pleased to advise that the UN considers Safi Airways as the only
Afghanistan registered operator which implements and consistently complies
with international standards and security measures. Our approach to safe
operations is producing excellent results. The investment in time, money and
effort is providing a return on these investments which can be seen by the
growing number of foreign entities requiring their staff to travel to/from
Afghanistan with Safi. The introduction of our flights to Abu Dhabi links in to
the Etihad global network, particularly those flights to Europe and the USA.
I would like to share with you that given feedback from our customers on one
route in particular, namely Kabul Herat Kabul, we have made changes
to departure times and enhanced our service which is having positive results
- I truly thank all of those customers for providing their feedback.
Continuous improvement is not only our mantra; moreover it is what we are
dedicated to. Many enhancements go unnoticed but all contribute to your
travelling experience with Safi Airways. In fact one very important
enhancement is the investment and introduction (in Kabul International
terminal) of our own Passport Scanners providing a further layer of security.
The introduction of our Boeing 757 aircraft in to the fleet , coupled to our
on-time performance and 24 hour internet booking facility all contribute to
our continued growth and success.Safi Airways management is dedicated to
robust and reliable safe operations and it gives me great pleasure to advise
you that Safi Airways, the only Afghanistan registered operator in the global
safety programme IATA IOSA, has already commenced preparations for
the forthcoming re qualifying audit which we look forward to and feel very
confident in passing this once again. Dear passengers I wish you to know
that I and my entire team here at Safi Airways is dedicated to providing you
a safe and secure service and welcome feedback and suggestion in an open
manner. Your Safi Airways team wish you happy and comfortable trip. We
will do our best to serve you safely.
Sincerely,
Ghulam Hazrat Safi

Chairman of Safi Group
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Editorial
Dear Readers,
We are glad to print another issue of Safi Magazine after 4 months. I and my colleagues are trying to
prepare interesting and informative topics, so that you will be satisfied with the contents of the magazine and enjoy your time with Safi Airways by reading informative articles on different subjects.
Our major objectives are to introduce Afghanistans cultural and historic heritages and as well as its
economic and scientific potentials. In this issue, we have tried to prepare interesting and important
topics and in the meanwhile we have improved the design and printing quality of the magazine. We
always try to bring you updated materials on domestic and international subjects and we hope Safi
Airways costumers shall be entertained and get knowledge about our country.
Based on the efforts made during last decade and the developments achieved, we can predict that
the future of economic and social lives will be promising in the future, and our country has a bright
cultural and scientific prospect. The protection of Afghanistan cultural and scientific values should
be a top priority of Afghan politicians and cultural activists, and it is hoped that every Afghan will
feel responsible in protecting those values.
We, in our part have considered and reflected the local cultural values in our magazine. We try to
promote cultural and social values of Afghanistan so that the new generation will be aware of the
potentials and heritages of their country.
Finally I would like to thank you for reading Safi Magazine and wish you safe and comfortable
flight. You can take a copy of the Magazine and read more when you get free time. We welcome
your suggestions and criticisms for the improvement of this magazine. You can e-mail us to
idesign.af@gmail.com . Hope you happy and comfortable flight.
Said Zahid Danial

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Economy
With over 320 participants and over 600 face-to-face meeting held during both days of the Summit, it was an excellent
opportunity for Government officials and potential investors to share ideas and plan for the future of Afghanistan.
The Summit officially began on Tuesday 15th January
with an Opening Ceremony of Mr. Christopher Higgins,
CEO of CWI Summits, Mr. Assad Mattin, CEO of OXUS
Consulting Group, Mr. Haji Khan Jan Alokozai, First ViceChairman at the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce & Industries (ACCI) and H.E. Mr. Atiqullah Atifmal, Consul
General of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Dubai.
H.E. Mr. Atifmal gave details of the support and services his Consulate General offer and how they would support any organisation looking to invest in Afghanistan;
Afghanistan is well on its way towards sustainable economic development and private-sector support is key.
Mr. Mahmood Karzai, Afghanistani Businessman/Entrepreneur and brother of President Karzai gave a Keynote
Address focussing on Afghanistan: Opportunities &
Challenges. Mr. Karzai is building a new city in Kandahar. Initially his project was very slow to get going but in
recent years a great deal of development has been realised;
nearly 50% of the project has been completed to date. The
recent President Obama Karzai meeting in Washington
will boost investment in the region; the outlook is good for
Afghanistan and potential investors can benefit from huge
returns on their investment. In recent years, 10- 12% annual returns in the USA are considered to be very good indeed but in Afghanistan, returns in excess of 50% are very
much achievable. There are certainly challenges in the region but they can be overcome and the substantial returns
warrant the hard work; Government reforms are required,
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the Government should decide how they wish to proceed

and act as soon as possible to take advantage of the private
organisations currently looking to invest in their country.
The Public-Private Sector Cooperation for Success
panel was chaired by Mr. Doug Melvin, President of
DACC Associates and consisted of H.E. Mr. Noorullah Delawari, Minister Advisor, DAB Governor and
Chairman of Supreme Council at Da Afghanistan Bank
(DAB) - Central Bank of Afghanistan, Dipl. Eng. Gholam Sakhi Hassanzadah, CEO at the Dehsabz-Barikab
City Development Authority (DCDA), Mr. Naseem Akbar, CEO of Harakat- AICFO and Chairman of the Investors Panel Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund
(ABIF) and Mr. Joseph Dimond, General Manager/Director of Sales at DDM - Dynamic Defense Materials.
H.E. Mr. Delawari spoke on Financial Reform and Private Sector Development. He gave a brief overview
of how the banking sector has evolved and stabilised in
Afghanistan since 2000. Recent technology advances
are enabling the banking sector to surge but Afghanistan
faces being left behind. Da Afghanistan Bank is focusing on developing reforms such as mortgaging, a security
exchange board, and resolving border issues that affect
trade finance. The prospects for Afghanistan financially post-2014 are good, investments are rising across the
country and money leaving the region is reducing hugely.
The Afghanistans Infrastructure & Regional Links panel
was chaired by Mr. Ahmad Zubair, Internal Audit Director
of Safi Group of Companies and included Mr. Ahmad Shah
Sahil, CFO of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS),
COL Emily A. Buckman, Chief, DLA TRANSCOM Support Division at the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Mr.
Husain Nalkhanday, Chief Commercial Officer of Safi

Group of Companies and Hon. Don Ritter, President & CEO
at the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce (AACC).
Ahmad Zubair has shared the SAFI Group of
Companies achievement, products and services qualities, market evaluation, and its presence
in Afghanistan and the region for past decades.
Mr. Sahil spoke about Opportunities with DABS and gave
the audience details of the energy sectors growth in recent
years and how DABS projected future significant growth
based on the current tenders DABS are currently offering and
the projects DABS have planned for the future and how the
Summit participants could work with DABS going forward.
Mr. Nalkhanday spoke on Safi Airways: Opportunities and Challenges for An Airline in Afghanistan.
He started with an overview of Safi Airways and highlighted their efficiencies and notable achievements.
Mr. Nalkhanday went on to outline the opportunities
in Afghanistan and some of the challenges that remain
in place however, good work can be done and successful business is well worth the effort in Afghanistan.
The second and final day of CWI Summits third Afghanistan Summit brought together two extremely important topics, Construction and Security/Stability across
Afghanistan. Additionally, the second day of the Summit
also brought some very important Keynote Addresses.
Welcoming Remarks were given by Mr. Assad Mattin
(Conference Chair), CEO of OXUS Consulting Group,
Mr. Sulaiman Lutfi, Chairman of the Afghan-American
Chamber of Commerce (AACC), Mr. Vytautas Nauduas,
Ambassador for Energy and Transport Policy Issues
of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Government of the Republic of Lithuania and Mr. Azizullah
Edris Stanikzai, Deputy for Trade, Transit and Investment of the Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Mr. Lutfi gave an overview of the AACCs work and
how they have looked to support the economic development of Afghanistan for many years. Mr. Lutfi also
stressed the importance of such forums and highly
praised the format of the afternoon sessions where delegates can interact directly with the official delegation.
Mr. Nauduas gave impacting remarks about how the world

haschangedagreatdealoverthepast10yearsandLithuaniahas
a reliable, safe, speedy and highly developed infrastructure
to provide door-to-door logistics solutions for Afghanistan.
Mr. Stanikzai outlined the important role of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and once again, stressed the importance of such events as CWIs because they do make a
real difference to Afghanistans economy. The Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs will do all it can to assist
and support private-sector investment across Afghanistan.
The Construction and Industrial Development panel chaired
by Mr. Adrian Henry, Chief Underwriting Officer of the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan (ICA) consisted of Mr.
Paul Cruickshank, Head of Programmes at UNOPS - Afghanistan Operations Centre (AGOC), Mr. Edward Walter Koenig, Senior Commercial Officer at the Afghanistan
Investment and Reconstruction Task Force (AIRTF); U.S.
Department of Commerce, Afghanistan Construction Activities Sustainability, Mr. Naeem Yassin, President of the
Afghanistan Builders Association (ABA) and Mr. Jeffrey
Dean Brown, Director of Fleet Sales at Omstar International.
Mr. Cruickshank gave a very detailed and precise address on Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure with the
Afghan Private Construction Sector. He gave an overview of how UNOPS functions in-country, how theyre
the only UN agency to be entirely project funded; they
fulfil the contract and withdraw immediately leaving the
local workforce to continue operations. Mr. Cruickshank
also gave delegates specific details on how they can
work with UNOPS on the many future projects they have
planned across the country; $175million for 2013 alone.
Mr. Koenig shared great insight on The U.S. Department
of Commerce, Kabul: Successes and Future Plans to Accelerate Private Sector Development by giving details on
how the U.S. Department of Commerce promotes investment across Afghanistan and arranges similar private-sector
events across many different sectors. Mr. Koenig also highlighted how Afghanistan has progressed in terms of international media and far more often, they are now within the
business pages of a newspaper in a positive light. He went
on to detail how franchises are beginning to emerge across
Afghanistan and how soon, well being seeing shop fronts
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that are far more familiar to the western world. Mr. Brown
of Omstar International spoke about fuel and the challenges regarding Gasoline and/or Diesel e.g. expense, quality,
damage to the environment etc. Omstar International have
a number of green solutions to fuel issues which increase
fuel economy, decrease smoke opacity, reduce maintenance
costs, and increase lubricity in both diesel and gasoline.
The Summits final expert panel was about the Security
and Stability for Afghanistan with its panel chaired by Pete
Dordal Jr., Senior Vice President of Garda World, consisted
of Major General Arnold Fields, U.S. Marine Corps (RET),
President of Peacefulquest, LLC., Lt Col Jack L. Nemceff
II, Chief, Economic Development and Contracting HQ
ISAF - CJIATF Shafafiyat, Mr. Doug Brooks, President
Emeritus of International Stability Operations Association
(ISOA) and Mr. Hashim Wahdatyar, Fellow of the Asia Society 21 - Afghanistan Young Leaders Initiative (AYLI).
Maj. Gen. Fields highlighted all the good that has come
from the billions of U.S. dollars that have already been
spent in Afghanistan and detailed what he saw as a hopeful
future, by speaking on Progress in the Midst of Challenges:
A Cause for Optimism in Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. Fields,
former Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), gave an overview of the U.S. budget
send in Afghanistan to date ($88.56billion) and how that
money is making a significant and positive difference to
the lives of Afghans i.e. healthcare, education and security.
Mr. Wahdatyar detailed illicit drug production and its link
to poor economy by speaking on The Link of Narcotics
with Security and the Effect of Business on Elimination of
Narcotics and Security. He went on to cover recommendations for good business, leading to a more stable economy and better prosperity for the people of Afghanistan.
A final Keynote Address for the event saw H.E. Hedayat
Amin Arsala, Senior Minister of The Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan, Office of the President thank the organisers
for their hard work in putting together a hugely successful
series of events which directly aids Afghanistans longterm Economic Development. H.E. Arsala felt honoured
to participate in his second CWI Afghanistan Summit
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ture. In closing H.E. Arsala expressed deep optimism for

where Afghanistan will get to although he stressed again
that private-sector investment and sound business was
key to sustainability. Post-2014 was becoming a dangerous term because its by no means the end; Afghanistan
will go on and forces withdrawal is not the same as international disengagement. The International community will continue to support Afghanistan which is committed to an Afghan economy of local people that are
well trained/experienced etc. the people of Afghanistan
will support the government and they will support them
in return. If you think about investing in Afghanistan,
the government will support you and encourage you.
Mr. Assad Mattin closed the morning panel sessions
by thanking everyone involved for their hard work and
kind support. In closing, Mr. Higgins was presented
with an official Plaque of Appreciation by Numu Agribusiness on behalf of the companies that had participated in the third Afghanistan Summit, for continued efforts towards introducing and networking commercial
with national and international contracting agencies.
Even though the Summits Closing Ceremony had
taken place, there was still a full afternoon of roundtable one-to-one meetings to be held. Once again, over
300 meetings were held again on the Summits closing afternoon, some 600 meetings in all for the event.
The Afghanistan Summit III has, yet again, been considered a huge success by both the Private Sector participants and the Official Delegations. We have welcomed
over 320 Participants and over 600 face-to-face meeting
were held during both days of the Summit. Many of the
main issues related to the current activities of economic
development across Afghanistan were discussed and some
extremely valuable experiences were shared. The close
and sincere cooperation of the private and public sectors
is most essential in the promotion of any serious and big
scale economic program for Afghanistan; public-private
sector cooperation is a primary focus for Afghanistan
as they move towards their transition period of 2014.
Christopher Higgins CEO, CWI Summits
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Book, the Most

Tolerating Friend
Book is a familiar word for nearly
every person, and no doubt the modern life of the human being is directly
connected to it. Even the story of prehistory lives are also embodied in the
books in the form of myths and fictions. Without book, it was not possible for man to remember its past
and learn from the history. Thats
why there is an undeniable connection between the man and the book.
There is a famous saying about
the book that It neither gets upset nor it makes upset. Here
we would like to tell you about
a bookseller and his world.
Everybody has a different background in his/her life, and the same
is true with the hero of our report
who works as a bookseller in Poli
Bagh Omomi of Kabul. He has
gone through difficult days, but
has never given up, because he is
a determined and resolute person
and believes in beauties of the life.
This old bookseller has been
working in Poli Bagh-e- Omomi since last thirty five years.
I came by this area and then stopped
to visit the bookstores. The last bookstore, located next to Pashtani Bank
belongs to Haji Mohammad Asef.
Some books are laid on the ground
and others are set into green bookshelves. Haji Asif has many customers and in every five minutes
about four-five people visits his
bookstore and he kindly receives
them. Some visitors can find their

favorite books and others dont.
That day before talking to him
I was watching his interaction
with his customers, and then I
went closer and said hello to him.
I introduced myself: I am Safi
Magazine reporter and want to interview about your job and bookselling affairs. Is it possible?
You are welcome; I am at your
service. He says with smile.
His response was quick and short, but
clear and sincere. Looking around he
smiled and said that it was too crowded and noisy there. He suggested going to the park behind the bookshops
where it was comparatively calm.
After saying that, he asked a young
fellow bookseller, to look after his
shop. Then we went to the park.
In the beginning he said that, I am the
founder of the Bookstores wall in Poli
Bagh Omomi. Thirty years ago, this
wall was named Democracy Wall.
He also has his own concept about
democracy and believes that one can
get his goals through reading books
and people can get everything, even
freedom and democracy, through
reading. Therefore I suggested naming this wall, as Democracy Wall.
Haji Mohammad Asif buys his books
from some whole sellers and printing
presses in Kabul, Pakistan and Iran.
He sells the books in retail. Replying
to a question about his daily works
he said: I have a lot of memories
from bookselling; some are happy

and others are sad. I remember that
selling some books were illegal in
particular governments and even that
time, despite all threats, I was preparing what my customers wanted.
It was sad because that time it
was illegal and a crime to sell
some books. But meanwhile I feel
happy that I was seriously confronting the threats and trying to
respond to my customers needs.
He believes that his job was a kind
of struggle against totalitarianism in the ruling governments.
Haji Mohammad Asif had left Kabul for one year during the Taliban
rule and lived in a camp in Jalalabad, but even there he had been doing his favorite job: Bookselling.
According to Mr. Asif, during the
Taliban the people were tired and
there was no business, therefore
there was a very good market for fictions. There was no cinema or TV,
he said and I was importing books
from Pakistan and selling them in
the camp where internally displaced
people were living. Majority of the
books were novels and stories.
Haji Asif believes that it was an important service for the people. Many
people could not afford to buy a
book, said Mr. Asif and I was renting the books against small charges
for two or three days. That way dozens of people could read a lot of books
and I also earned some money to af-
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ford my family. I was thinking that

my job was a kind of support and service to displaced people in the camp.
This old bookseller is optimistic about the current conditions.
He admits that there are problems
and challenges, but there is a real
freedom. The government behaves
very open mindedly in regard to
the peoples choice of reading. The
young people are very interested
in reading books and the majority
of our customers are the youths.
In the past, majority of our books
were novels and stories; but currently the young people are buying science and technology books.
Meanwhile there are many young
people who are interested in philosophy and sociology. This is a sign of
improvement in the field of science
and knowledge. Though I daily earn
very small money, but with my job
I serve the people and the young
generation of Afghanistan who are
the builders of the countrys future.
Mr. Haji Asif has eight children.
None of them are graduated;
some are studying in universities
and others are going to schools.
It is not a problem that my children are not working, said Mr. Asif
for me it is very important to prepare a suitable condition where they

can study comfortably and then become useful members of the society.
Therefore I work hard and spend my
little income for their education.
The old bookseller insisted that it is
good to be wealthy, but even with a
small wealth one should try to support his children to study. He believes that every father should feel
responsible to facilitate his childrens education considering his
own capabilities; otherwise he will
be blamed for not accomplishing his
duties against his children and the
society, because an uneducated person will be a burden for the society.
He added: A man is responsible to
prepare the condition of education for
his children, so that they will become
useful members of their societies.
Replying to a question regarding
the cultural conditions in the country, he became a little bit upset and
said: Some works are being done
in regard to the culture and books,
but people expected more than what
is happened. The government has

not done enough. Despite the freedoms, we feel that the culture has
not received necessary attention and
support. Anyhow we should not be
pessimists. Afghans have a reach cultural history, and can improve their
culture when there is some effort and
plan {from the government side}.
Finally, I asked for his message. He
paused for a while and then said:
Those young people who spend a
lot of money and time for chatting on
telephones, I ask them to spend half
of that money on books. With buying books they will reserve spiritual
wealth and guarantee their successes
in future. This is not a difficult task; it
only needs some practice. Once they
get accustomed with books, they will
learn a book is a friend that neither it
gets angry and nor it makes you angry.
Lets always be with this wise friend.
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Safi Airways, Announces The
Acquisition of a Boeing 757 for its Dubai Route
The Afghanistan International Airline adds a new

Aircraft to its fleet to accommodate growing business needs
Dubai, UAE Safi Airways, Afghanistans leading international airline, has recently added a Boeing
757 to its expanding fleet for the Kabul-Dubai route.

This modern and technologically advanced aircraft carrier boasts 165 Economy and 16 Business Class seats.
Furthermore, passengers can now enjoy a much wider range of in-flight entertainment programs. This Boeing 757
is particularly high on comfort with plush new seats, offering travellers a much higher, upgraded travel experience.
The addition of this aircraft to our fleet is a big step towards Safi Airways plans to develop new routes in the
GCC as well as to expand to other international territories, said Ghulam Hazrat Safi, Chairman of Safi Airways.
He further added that this is another action in Safi Airways on-going efforts to constantly upgrade its service, and the companys relentless pursuit in the growing and advancement of Afghanistans leading airline.
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About Safi Airways:
Safi Airways (IATA Code 4Q) is the leading international airline of Afghanistan. Headquartered in Kabul and
Dubai (UAE), it is the first Afghan airline to be compliant with ICAO standards and the first private Afghan
airline to be IATA member. Safi Airways operates scheduled passenger services from Kabul and enables
convenient and easy connections to the World thanks to its numerous interline and code-share agreements.
Economy
It was recently reported that an Afghan American

Company has started to invest on refining Amu Derya
oil in Northern Part of Afghanistan. This report was
warmly accepted by the people and created new
hopes about the future of the economy of the country.
The Ministry of Mines has announced the endorsement of
a contract with an Afghan-American company on refining
Amu Derya oil inside Afghanistan. The company has committed to invest 700 million USD in the contracted project.
Meanwhile, Mr. Wafiyullah Aftekhar, the president of Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) told Safi
Magazine reporter that after the completion of Amu Derya
oil refining project by the Afghan-American company,
Afghanistan will be self-sufficient in refining the crude oil.
According to Mr. Aftekhar, it is planned that the company will build refinery plants with 60,000 barrel per
day refining capacity in Amu Derya Oil Zone, till 2015.
The biggest oil deposit of Afghanistan, Amu Derya
Oil Zone, is located in Northern provinces of Sari
Pol, Jowzjan and Faryab. Currently the oil extraction is implemented only in five locations.
Based on studies done by the Ministry of Mines, 78
million barrel of oil exists in five Northern provinces,
which make 20 percent of the whole Amu Derya Zone
oil. After the reports published about the existence of
vast oil deposits in Northern parts of Afghanistan, in-
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ternational companies entered to a competition for

winning extracting and refinery projects contracts.
The AISA president also mentioned that currently about
4 billion USD is spent every year on oil in the country;
and it is expected that the foreign and domestic investments on oil extraction and refinery will gradually decrease the amount of money we spend on importing oil.
Earlier to that, the Ministry of Mines had signed a contract with a Chinese company (CNPC) for 25 years
on extracting oils. The company is supposed to begin the drilling and installing extraction machineries in Faryab and Sari Pol provinces, and then to start
the first vast oil extraction project in Afghanistan.
According to the Ministry of Mines, the mentioned Chinese company will produce 1950 barrel of oil per day
which will be a significant step towards self-sufficiency
of the country in oil production. Based on this contract,
50 to 70 percent of the net profit of the project will be
received by the government of Afghanistan and the company will pay 20 percent tax from its income. Statistics
show that every year Afghanistan is spending around 3
billion USD in importing oil from Russia, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan, Iran and United Arabic Emirates. Therefore
the domestic production of oil will bring a lot of jobs
and money inside the country. Wahidullah Shahrani,
the Minister of Mines told reporters in a recent press
conference that the project will create more than two

thousands jobs for the residents of Sari Pol. There are
more than 946 million barrels of crude oil and 7 trillion
square foot of gas in northern oil zone of Afghanistan.
The US Geological Survey has announced that according to their studies Amu Derya zone contains 962 million barrels of crude oil and 52 trillion square foot of
gas. Based on British Petroleum report, Afghanistan
gas deposits are 59 trillion square foot, which is equal
to half of Iraq gas deposits. Meanwhile, Afghan government is trying to attract foreign investment for utilization of natural resources. On the other hand security
improvements can encourage foreign investors to invest
on natural resources of Afghanistan. In 2011, the US
Geological Survey announced that one billion and nine
hundred barrels of oil was discovered in Afghanistan.
British Petroleum, in a recent report mentioned that
Afghanistan has the potential to produce two hundred
fifty thousand (250,000) barrels of oil in a day. According to this estimate, the annual production of Afghanistan can reach to 9 billion and 100 million USD worth
of oil. Saifuddin Saihoon, a lecturer of economy in Kabul University says that Afghanistan can economically
be self-sufficient in near future; in case there will be a
proper management of natural resources utilization.
He insists that if a proper national plan is developed, the
extraction of natural resources can bring enough money
to the government budget and it also can provide jobs
and welfare for the residents of the country. In such a
condition thousands of Afghans will not leave the country in search of job, every year. Authorities in the Ministry of Mines has said that Afghanistan needs 6-7 billion
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money can be earned from the extraction of the natu-
ral resources in case the necessary conditions are met.

Professor Saihoon says that the government of Afghanistan has repeatedly pronounced readiness to pave the
ground for domestic and foreign investments, but due
to the lack of necessary technologies, lack of professional human resources, the insecurity in some oil-rich
regions of the country, lack of interest among Afghan
and foreign major investors to enter to Afghan market and lack of proper and necessary government supports for investment in manufacturing and extractive
industries result to a slow improvement in investment.
He believes that there are a lot of tasks which are not
implemented yet. According to him there is still time
and opportunity for the government to attract national
and international investment in extractive industry.
Professor Saihoon blames the government authorities for
not making enough efforts and lack of attention towards
the implementation of extractive programs during last ten
years. He believes that after the collapse of the Taliban regime, the new government did not have the capacity and
resources to implement major national economic plans.
Professor Saihoon added that the Afghan government should have an active diplomacy for attracting foreign investment in mines, oil and gas.
Apparently, the neighboring countries such as
China, India, Russia and Iran are more interested to invest in Afghanistan extractive industry.
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is very essential in the mining process. Government
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Entertainment
Entertainment
Usually few Afghans have recreations

during the week and they want to spend
their weekends in diversions and games.
Today is Friday and it is a holiday in Kabul.
Some leave their homes with their families for parks and site seeing; others want
to pass their times in traditional games.
The weather is cold and sunny. It is
03:00 pm. I go to Shahr-e-Naw Park
where they make partridges and cocks
fight and sometime they play with eggs.
Both Afghans and non-Afghans come to
this green environment and it is a male
dominated place. There are men who
carry bird cages. Around 40 people are
gathered in the middle of the park and
they are joyfully watching the partridge
fighting competition. I am also interested in our traditional games. I dont want
to disturb anyone, therefore I decide to
stand by the ground and watch the fights.
After some moments, I go closer to a

bystander and ask him when the game
was started. It is about half an hour,
he replied, both partridges are trained
fighters. It may last one hour or more.
He introduced himself a government employee and said that he was
found of partridge fighting and during the holidays he usually goes to
park and watch the competitions. He
added that he was enjoying too much.
There are a lot of people who keep pets
like partridges. They say there are two
groups of people who like partridges:
Some people keep them for fighting while
others enjoy their beautiful singing, and
therefore they keep them at their homes.
Noorullah, a partridge owner who holds
a cage in his hand says: The partridge is
a lovely bird that signs beautifully. I have
three of them and some time I take them
for fighting. My partridge sings

with a very cheerful tune, and every morning when Mullah calls,
the partridge also starts singing
for half an hour and I become so
fresh and relaxed listening to it.
After nearly an hour, the partridge fights ended and the best
fighter was announced the winner.
Niaz Mohammad whose partridge won the fight said happily:
I am thankful that my partridge
won the fight. I am very happy.
I bought this partridge from Mazare-Sharif in 1,200 USD and I have
earned more than 4000 USD since
then in different fights, he added.
The partridge should be prepared
and nourished well before the fights.
According to Niaz Mohammad,
the partridge fighting is held for
money and if someone doesnt win
the game, he will face hard times.
Partridge players say that fighting
partridges cost 200-10,000 USD in
Afghanistan.
Shah Zamans partridge has lost

the fight. My partridge lost the
fight, in second round, he sadly says, it had fought more than
one hour in first round and was finally exhausted. Therefor it could
not stand against its competitor.
Partridge players say the cost
of this game sometimes reach
to several thousand US Dollars.
They say, everybody try to win
more money from his opponent.
In the past the northern regions like
Derra-e- Soof, Samangan, Badakhshan, Dahana-e-Ghori and Alborz
mountains were famous for their
best partridges. The most famous
partridge was Samangan Partridge and it is still very famous.
But partridge keepers say decades
of war have reduced the number of
this beautiful bird in those regions.
Those who keep partridges for fighting and competitions put a lot of efforts in making them prepare and
nurture properly.
They say it is expensive to nurture

and keep a bird properly. They need to
be feed with special foods in order to
be powerful enough to win the fight.
Ehsanullah, who has ten fighting partridges said: Keeping and training a
fighting partridge need a lot of efforts.
I learned it from my grandfather.
I enjoy keeping and nurturing
these birds, he claimed, because I like them too much.
Partridges are beautiful wild birds
living on deserts, mountain slopes
and hill sides. They are found in different parts of the world including
North America, East Europe, Middle
East, Central Asia and Indian Subcontinent and parts of Afghanistan.
We call it Kabk (or Kawk) in Farsi.
In French they call Perdrix, in German Rebhuhn and in Arabic Alhajl.
Partridge keeping is an expensive
hobby in Afghanistan and one may
win or lose a lot of money in partridge competitions.
Art
Art
The Afghanistan National Institute of Music

(ANIM) breaks new ground this winter, when
leading ensembles of the institute the war-torn
nations sole music academy, founded and directed by Ahmad Sarmast, the first Afghan with
a doctorate in music make their American debut with a U.S. tour (Feb 217). Presented by
the Ministry of Education of Afghanistan, of
which ANIM is a model school, this landmark
visit crowned by performances at the Kennedy
Center in Washington, DC (Feb 7) and New
Yorks Carnegie Hall (Feb 12). These concerts
featured the Afghan Youth Orchestra (AYO) and
other ANIM ensembles performing orchestral
and chamber music on both Western and traditional instruments; collaborations with their
contemporaries from American youth orchestras; and guest appearances by award-winning
Russian violinist Mikhail Simonyan. Additional
tour highlights include a residency and concert
at Bostons New England Conservatory, master
classes, school outreach concerts, and a wealth
of further opportunities for cultural exchange.
At the upcoming Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall concerts, ANIM represented by the
AYO, conducted by ANIM violin teacher William Harvey, and three smaller ensembles: the
Young Afghan Traditional Ensemble, led by
ANIM Principal and ghichak teacher Muhammad Murad Sarkhosh; the Sitar and Sarod Ensemble, led by ANIM sitar/sarod teacher Irfan
Muhammad Khan; and the Chamber Wind
Ensemble, led by ANIM brass teacher James
Herzog. Joined by Afghan and expatriate faculty members, including percussion teacher
Norma Ferreira, cello teacher Avery Waite,
piano/oboe teacher Allegra Boggess, and saxophone teacher Derek Beckvold, the performers
was drawn from the institutes students, who
are Afghans between 10 and 21 years of age.
Besides demonstrating their mastery of the
orchestral and keyboard instruments of the
Western classical tradition, they draw on their
homelands own rich musical heritage, playing
on traditional stringed instruments the rubab,
sitar, sarod, dilruba, tanbur, and ghichak and
the tabla drum. In a characteristic example of

invaluable youth exchange, ANIMs students
played alongside American string players of their
own age, from the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras when they performed at the Kennedy
Center, and from the Scarsdale High School Orchestra when they take the stage at Carnegie Hall.
Repertoire will include original arrangements
by William Harvey of two favorites of the Western canon Ravels Bolero and Vivaldis Four
Seasons alongside examples of Afghan traditional and folk music. Mikhail Simonyan joins
the students to perform Lariya for violin, rubab
and chamber orchestra, Harveys arrangement
of a traditional rubab piece made famous by the
Afghan rubab virtuoso Muhammad Omar (190580). Funded by the United States Embassy in Kabul, the World Bank, the Carnegie Corporation
of New York, and the Ministry of Education of
Afghanistan, the tour showcase was the extraordinary success of ANIM. Founded by Ahmad
Sarmast, winner of the 2009 David Chow Humanitarian Award for his brave and selfless efforts
to rebuild and promote music education in Afghanistan, the remarkable school and its achievements have already attracted international notice.
ANIMs success illustrates the remarkable
progress occurring in Afghanistan... I truly admire the dedication of these young artists and
their ability to overcome adversity, said Ambassador Hakimi. I strongly believe that subjects
like music and art are crucial components of a
well-balanced education that will enable Afghanistans youth to become tomorrows agents of
peace and change. During their Monday morning performance at the U.S. Department of State,
within an hour of his first day on the job, Secretary of State John Kerry dropped by to say a few
encouraging words to the students and listened
to a traditional Afghan arrangement. US Un-
dersecretary of State Tara Sonenshine, Afghan

Counselor Hakim Atarud and ANIM founder
and Director Dr. Ahmad Sarmast also delivered
remarks about the importance of cultural diplomacy and the continuation of Afghanistans
rich musical heritage for generations to come.
Ive had the privilege of traveling to Afghanistan many times now, and I think you all know
that we have very, very high hopes for your
country that you can find peace and stability,
and we will continue to work with you to try
to do that, said Secretary Kerry. And music
music is the international language of peace
and of possibilities and dreams. So were happy
to welcome you here as ambassadors of peace.
Vision of ANIM:
ANIM is the first and foremost institution for the
education and nurture of gifted young Afghan
musicians. Integral to the schools music program is a high-quality academic education, ensuring that students are able to achieve success
at the highest level internationally as musicians,
music educators, academics and specialists. The
institute, located in Kabul, is committed to providing a dynamic, challenging, and safe learning
environment for all students, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or social circumstances. ANIM
focuses on supporting the most disadvantaged
group in Afghan society the orphans and
street-working children by helping them attain
a vocation that will allow them to reach their
full potential, while contributing to their emotional health. Through the provision of an internationally accredited curriculum, graduates will
have the skills, creative vision and confidence to
contribute to the artistic, social, and cultural life
of Afghanistan and to the revival of Afghan music traditions. ANIM is the model for future music schools to be built throughout Afghanistan.
Education
After the collapse of Taliban government in

2001, schools and universities were reopened
while the government higher education institutions and universities did not have enough capacity to meet the rising needs for higher education.
The government higher education institutions and
universities lacked enough competent professors,
modern and updated curriculums and necessary infrastructures. Meanwhile, the government could not
afford to upgrade and reform the higher education
institutions.
Therefore, private sector higher education institutions were founded and encouraged to fill the gaps.
Despite the rising needs, private higher education institutions were not established until 2005
when for the first time such institutions were
founded under the rule of article 46 of the new
constitution. The first private universities were established in the capital, but gradually they were
expended to major cities around the country.
Education
The government enacted the Private Higher Education Regulation in order to manage
and register new higher education institutions.
According to the mentioned regulation, the higher
and semi-higher education institutions follow the
following major objectives:
1. To provide facilities and grounds for private higher education.
2. To educate and train scientific, professional and
technical cadres.
3. To promote and improve the quality and quantity
of higher education based on free competition among
government and private higher education institutions.
4. To facilitate self-sufficiency in scientific, technical and professional terms in order to grow and
develop Afghanistan citizens scientific capabilities.
Currently there are 70 private higher education institutions around the country licensed
by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE).
According to Mr. Masood Trashwal, the General Director of Private Higher Educations of MoHE, there
are 31 private higher education institutions in Kabul
where thousands of students study dif ferent subjects.
The second city with the highest number of Higher Educational Institutions is Herat, said Mr.
Trashwal, and Balkh province goes the third.
Higher Education Institutions are also established in Nangarhar, Qandahar, Kunduz, Takhar,
Ghazni, Badakhshan and several other provinces
of Afghanistan, and students study different subjects in those institutions, Added Mr. Trashwal.
According to him, currently there are 53450 students enrolled in private higher education institutions, and many people are already graduated from
those institutions. Around 3-4 thousand lecturers
are hired in all private higher education institutions.
According to Mr. Trashwal, the private higher education
institutions work in constant cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry is monitoring and supervising their curriculums and educational
programs. Based on his information, the Ministry of
Higher Education and the General Directorate of Private Higher Education Institutions have issued warning
letters to several private higher education institutions
and have canceled the licenses of some institutions.
He added that according to their assessments, the Private Higher Education Institutions are divided in to two
categories:
A. The Private Higher Education Institutions that are considered weak and we issue warning letters and advise them
to adhere to Afghanistan Higher Educations standards.
B. The Private Higher Education Institutions
which have good and excellent education systems.
Meanwhile the General Director of Private Higher Education insisted that his office has prepared
a plan on weak private education institutions.
The plan will be submitted to the Ministry of Higher
Education and then to the Council of Ministers based
on which the licenses of any institution that do not ad-
here to the standards of the Ministry of Higher Education shall be canceled. He added that the government
shall support and encourage successful private higher
education institutions and those that are following
Afghanistan Higher Education Standards in their programs. He noted that the government shall facilitate
the introduction of Masters Degree Programs for
the successful institutions so that the people will be
able to follow their higher educations in Afghanistan.
On the other hand, some people are complaining
that the high rate of fees deter many intelligent but
poor students who neither can score enough to enroll in the government universities nor they have
enough money to attend private universities; but the
General Director of Higher Education Institutions
says that the MoHE has prepared a plan according
to what the private higher education institutions will
set their fees based on the extent of their expenditure and the fees differ from one subject to another.
According to him lecturers of different subjects receives different scales of salaries and
that should be also reflected in the rate of fees.
Alham Gharji, the head of Gawhershad Private
Higher Education Institute told Safi Magazine Reporter: In the past the fees rates were assigned
by the Institutions administrations, but recently
the General Directorate of Private Higher Education has begun to control the fees rates; because
in some institutions they had set unfair fees rates.
They were charging different fees such as admission
fees and monthly fees; library, internet, stationary, exam
and other charges. That way the actual fees of some institutions were mounting up to 1000 USD per month.
According to Mr. Gharji, the private higher education
institutions have some advantages compared to the
government universities. He believes that the private
higher education institutions are more innovative, and
they have better and updated teaching materials and
methods, which affects the process of educating and
training young and professional cadres positively.
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Art
Calligraphy and painting have long history in Afghanistan and they were always important subjects
of art and cultural studies.
Mir Ali Herawy was living during Sultan Husain
Baiqra reign. He wrote the first investigative book
on calligraphy and painting and set some rules for
a famous type of Persian script called Nastaliq. His
book Ganjina-e- Khotot-e- Afghanistan (The
treasury of Afghanistan Calligraphies) was reprinted in 1343 (1964) in Kabul Printing Press.
Mr. Abdulhai Habibi, the famous Afghan historian and writer wrote a book on calligraphy and
its background in 1350 (1971). The book The
history of calligraphy and ancient scripts of Afghanistan discussed the unknown angles of prehistoric inscriptions, the circumstances of the
emergence of historic calligraphies and their ancient origins and their prevalence in Afghanistan.
In this book, Mr. Habibi has also pointed to calligraphies and inscriptions discovered in neighboring
countries, but the major focus of his investigation
was on Afghanistan. On the popularity of calligraphy
during Timurid dynasty in Herat Mr. Habibi writes:
Calligraphy art was so much favored that even the
princes of that dynasty including Baisanqer, Ibra42 In-flight Magazine
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him and Badiyuzzaman were skillful calligraphers.

The government attention towards the arts and artists
encouraged artists in Herat and other parts of Khorasan and thousands of calligraphers, painters, statuaries, architects, tillers and dyers were trained and great
art works were created. The Herat renaissance in art
left masterpieces and perpetuated works in different
fields that can be the subject of a special investigation.
But how is the situation of arts in this era, when the
modern technologies have influenced all areas of life?
Does the digital system have affected the calligraphy
and painting? Safi Magazine reporter has talked to Mr.
Abdulrahim Amani, a famous Afghan calligrapher and
painter on this subject. Mr. Amani who has about 30
years of experience says: Before talking on contrasts
between digital and manual arts, I would like to mention King Amanullah Khan Governments efforts for
the improvements of arts. After the political revolution
and restoration of the countrys freedom in 1919, a lot
of social and cultural changes also occurred. It was one
of the highest policy priorities in Amanullah Khans
reform programs to establish fine art schools and create better environments for the improvements of cultural activities and introduction of modern art schools
and methods. Therefore we can say that Amanullah
Khans attention towards art and culture created a

revolution in the field of arts and culture. According to Mr. Amani, that was a golden age for Afghan
calligraphers such as Sayed Mohammad Ata Kandahari master in Nastaliq, Mirza Mohammad Yaqub
Khan Kabuli master in Nastaliq, Mirza Mohammad
Nasir Kabuli master in Nastaliq, Shaikh Mohammad
Raza Herawi master in calligraphy, Sayed Mohammad Dawood Husaini master in different styles of
calligraphy, Sayed Mohammad Ishan Husaini Alafghani calligraphy master, Azizudin Wakili Fufalzayee
master in different script styles, Mirza Abdulghafar
Khan Wafa Yousufzayee master in Nastaliq, Aakhond
Mohammad Ali Herawi and hundreds of other artists.
The new generation of calligraphers revived and improved calligraphy and painting arts after half a century stagnation.
Mr. Amani believes that the artworks created with
the use of modern technology can affect the manual calligraphy and paintings but they lack the
natural beauty of manual arts. According to him
the creativity and beauty of manual arts guarantee their preservation for thousands of years.
Despite the comfort and easiness that the modern
technology brings for any art work, there are people
who yet prefer the manual artworks and pay more
money to buy such works capered to digital works.

Currently a banner of 1.5 meters can be printed in ten dollars but manually it costs 60 USD.
Mr. Amani claims that artworks are highly admired
by Afghans and the rest of the world; because what an
artist can create by his/her fingers, technology is incapable to create. Meanwhile he insists that the survival
of calligraphy and painting arts in competition with
digital works needs government support, because as he
puts art works are cultural heritages and everywhere in
the world the people and governments are equally responsible to preserve and support them. According to
him currently there is not enough support for artworks
while a commercialized environment is prevailed.
The history of calligraphy and painting goes to
Stone Age and prehistory times, and despite the
tough competition created by modern technology,
the manual artworks have maintained their global
position in arts. Every year dozens of important art
exhibitions are held around the world where the
works of prominent Afghan artists are also exhibited.
It is worth mentioning that last year a handwritten
copy of Quran Sharif, prepared by an Afghan calligrapher and his pupils made the world record for the
largest copy of the Quran.
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Zaidan Khalifat Director Quality and Safety, Safi Airways
Please allow me to welcome and thank you onboard Safi Airways flight.
For the aviation industry, being safe is the right thing to do, and it is the law, too. The Federal Aviation Agency/EASA,
that regulates the airlines, has adopted safety as its mission and holds, Our mission is to provide the safest, most efficient
aerospace system in the world and our mantra is to improve the safety and efficiency of aviation, while being responsive
to our customers and accountable to the public. The compliance mandates released by the REGULATORY impacts
all business functions of the aviation industry - operationally and strategically. Mandates such as Continuous Analysis
and Surveillance require airlines to have a method of measuring effectiveness and performance of maintenance and inspection, and Internal Evaluation Programs for continual monitoring of internal processes, programs and procedures.
Safi Airways are developing systematic oversight programs to address day-to-day operational risks including the risk of loss from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, and systems, or from external events.
Many of these initiatives and activities are primarily owned and managed within a specific department or
function. By adopting an integrated approach, companies can ensure that all operational risk management initiatives are sustainable processes aligned with the corporate strategy, and not unrelated tactical projects.
At every level of management and operations in Safi Airways , we understand the role we play in ensuring to
continue grow and enjoy positive results, such as those we experienced during the past years. We are always hard
at work to maintain your trust, and earn the privilege of being your airline of choice each and every time you fly.
However, at Safi Airways, we pride ourselves on meeting the highest safety standards in the industry. Proof of such, we
were the first Afghan airline to be ICAO compliant and now, since February 2012, after successfully going through
IATAs stringent Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), we have officially been accredited with full IATA membership.
The IOSA programme is recognized worldwide and accepted as the main evaluation system designed to assess
the operational management and control systems of an airline. The audit itself determines the level of conformity that an airline has with IOSA standards, and permits an airline that meets all standards to become registered
with IATA as an IOSA Operator. The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) is the benchmark for safety management in all airlines globally, and being compliant with the audit is a pre-requisite of IATA membership (see
http://www.iata.org/ps/certification/iosa/Pages/index.aspx)
It is worth mentioning that Safi Airways has implemented a Safety Management System with all its elements,
as per ICAO doc. 9859 guidance; for your info, a large number of European airlines are behind us on the implementation of such a system.
We are constantly working on upgrading our fleet, expanding our network of regional and global destinations, as
well as developing and enhancing our services. All this is being done to meet your high expectations of Safi airways.
I hope you enjoy our airline services from the point; whenever you want to plan and book your next journey,
I sincerely thank you for choosing Safi airways, and wish you a wonderful and pleasant journey.
Economy
Economy
Insurance is defined as a contract that defines the

responsibilities of the insurer and insured parties in regards to the possible events and incidents in a particular time. In Afghanistan, the
insurance is a forgotten business, as it is true
for many other important economic activities.
Although there is a government agency called
Afghan National Insurance Company that is supposed to provide insurance services, but in practice
government officials admit that no considerable
improvements were achieved in insurance services
during last ten years.
Economy Faculty lecturer in Kabul University,
Sayed Masood said that for the first time in Afghanistan insurance services were introduced in 1960s.
According to his assertions Afghan Insurance was
also seriously harmed by wars as other aspects of
Afghan social and economic lives, and it has not
yet succeeded to revive as an efficient institution.
The insurance remained forgotten during last ten
years, said Professor Masood.The lack of public
awareness regarding insurance, the lack of proper
publicity programs and the lack of public confidence
on insurance companies are contributing to the
problem. Despite the mentioned problems, the Ministry of Finance recently announced that business
people should insure their businesses, and it will be
a compulsory condition of doing business in future.
The Director of Insurance Affairs in the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Fazl Bari Mumtaz said: We
have drafted and sent a regulation to the Ministry of Justice, according to which it would be an
obligatory for business centers to be insured.
He added that the regulation shall be endorsed
in near future and then, no business center shall
be allowed to work unless they are insured.
Although, insurance companies have limited activities and they are suffering from particular weaknesses, but analysts believe that after the insurance
will become a compulsory condition for businesses, the insurance market will boom, in condition that insurance companies would demonstrate
affective management and services capabilities.
The Ministry has also announced that they have prepared

a regulation for the activities of insurance companies.
Registered and competent insurance companies will offer their services according to the introduced regulation.
We work on plans, said the Mr. Mumtaz, to reform
and improve the quality of insurance companies services in near future.
Afghanistan National Insurance Company (NIC) is
one of the leading companies in the sector. According
to authorities in the Ministry of Finance, NIC is the
only company providing insurance services in health
and transportation sectors.The private insurance
companies are mainly providing services to companies, NGOs, international and foreign organizations.
Common people have very limited information about the role of insurance in their lives.
Professor Masood says that insurance is a key factor in economic development and the major source
of protection for individuals and businesses. He
called upon responsible agencies to step up for
the improvement of insurance role in the country.
Meanwhile, private insurance companies say that the
lack of public awareness programs is the major factor that prevents insurance companies to reach out to
the people. Mr. Omer Zakhilwal, the Minister of Finance also believes that the lack of public interest is
a challenge for insurance companies. The insurance
is not changed to a culture in Afghanistan, say Minister Zakhilwal, and despite recent improvements
in insurance and the availability of different kinds of
insurance services, the people show little interest.
Fazal Hadi Mumtaz, the head of Insurance Department in the Ministry of Finance is optimistic and says
that the peoples interest has grown up since last year.
Mandatory Insurance:
In most European andAmerican countries, the insurance
is mandatory and people are compelled to get insured,
so that possible hazards are prevented and the risks are
divided between the insurer and the insured parties.
Some private companies blame the government for
not paying necessary attention to insurance issues.
Khoshnod Nabizada, Senior Marketing Officer of
Afghanistan Insurance Company said: Since the
insurance is dividing the possible risks, it should
be mandatory in Afghanistan. He also added that
the government does not pay enough attention to

insurance. Afghanistan Insurance Company was
founded by American and Afghan stakeholders with
initial capital of 2 million USD, four years ago.
According to Nabizada, in other countries, governments make insurance mandatory, but in Afghanistan
the government is not making necessary efforts in
this regard.
Professor Masood also believes that some insurance should be mandatory, but he insists that it is
very important that people get knowledge about
the insurance and it is changed to a culture in the
society. He argues that it is difficult to mandatorily implement the insurance in current conditions,
therefore it is necessary that we go step by step
and start with promoting the insurance as noncompulsory service and prepare the ground for its
mandatory implementation, as they did in Europe.
People are skeptical about the quality of the private
insurance companies services, and they doubt if insurance companies in Afghanistan will really compensate the damages of insured properties and businesses; but the Director of Insurance Department of
the Ministry of Finance says that the people need
not to worry, because any insurance company that
receive license is obliged to deposit 2 million USD
to the Ministry of Finance account as guarantee.
Meanwhile, private insurance companies authorities confirm that they are committed and have the
capacity to compensate the insured businesses
and companies when necessary. They also ask
the government to support them against foreign
insurance companies and stop the activities of
those foreign insurance companies which are not
paying taxes to the government of Afghanistan.
Mr. Mumtaz says that after the enactment of
the new regulation, the costs of insurance will
be decreased and people will be able to insure their health against 200 USD per year.
Currently there are four private insurance companies: Afghanistan Insurance Company, Afghan
Global Company, Afghanistan Group Insurance
Company and a company that works on insurance
assessment. Afghanistan National Insurance Company is the only government owned insurance entity.
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After the establishment of the transitional government in 2002, serious efforts were made to improve
security, educational, cultural, social and economic sectors. The
investment and business support
activities were among the major priorities of the Afghan Government
and the International Community.
Since then, the private sector investment has grown significantly.
Currently the country is doing comparatively well in terms of trade
and investment. Thousands of private companies are established and
grown to successful businesses in
different sectors such as manufacturing, production, construction,
transport & aviation, and services
in different parts of the country.
In order to support and improve the
private sector and investment in
Afghanistan, several organizations
and institutions are established by
the government and entrepreneurs.
These organizations implement programs and plans to encourage and
advice the Afghan businesspeople
and advocate for the improvement of business environments.
Afghanistan Investment Support
Agency (AISA) is an independent
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agency authorized to register and

support private sector investments.
Wufiullah Eftekhar, AISA president
in an interview with Safi Magazine
said: Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) was established
in 2003 under the leadership of
Afghanistan Investment Commission. The commission is consisted
of seven governmental ministries.
The Ministries of Commerce & Industries, Economy and Finance,
and the National Bank are major members of the commission
that leads and supervise the AISA.
This agency has large and extensive
plans and programs, said AISA president, for the private sector development, investment and manufacturing sectors of the country. Because,
AISAs main objective is to encourage the private investment and support the private entrepreneurship.
AISA has more than 700 employees
in its headquarter and regional offices. AISA employees are mandated
to organize domestic products exhibitions, provide advices for business best practices and address business problems around the country.
Under the article 9 of Afghanistan
Constitution, the government is re-
sponsible to support the private sector and investors; and it is responsible to create conducive business
environment that will provide job
opportunities for the people of Afghanistan. Besides, the government
is responsible to regulate and monitor the business activities according
to legal frameworks and help establish organizations and agencies to coordinate business activities and monitor the quality of importing goods.
Currently, one of the major programs
that AISA is implementing in coordination with the government is the
establishment of industrial parks.
According to Mr. Eftekhar, the council of ministers has decided to transfer
the responsibility of industrial parks
from the Ministry of Commerce and
Industries to AISA, and this agency
is developing plans for the establishment of the Industrial Parks and decides on the locations of such parks.
Meanwhile, Mr. Eftekhar told
Safi Magazine that AISA has extensive programs to create proper and conducive environment
for the improvement of domestic
products and lead the country towards self-sufficiency in terms of
manufacturing and production.
Tourism is a major source of income in

many countries of the world. The countries that are able to attract tourists earn
big amounts of money every year. Afghanistan is also very attractive place
for tourism because of its reach cultural
heritages and natural beauties, but the
lack of infrastructures and security problems does not allow Afghan people and
government to utilize this advantage.
Bamyan is a major tourism site in Afghanistan and the government is trying to facilitate better tourism activities in that comparatively secure province of the country. A 60
million USD project is recently launched
for the improvement of Shiberto Airport in
that province. Speaking to Medias during
a visit to Bamyan, Mr. Dawood Ali Najafi,
the Minister of Transport and Aviation said
that tourism industry will improve in Bamyan after the completion of the Shiberto
Airport reconstruction and development
project. Shiberto Airport is located at 30
kilometers to the west of Bamyan city and
can only receive small airplanes, but after
the completion of the new project, it will
be upgraded as an international airport.
Mohammad Karim Khalili, the Second
Vice President of Afghanistan had also
participated to the inauguration ceremony
of the project in Bamyan. The budget of
the Bamyan Airport reconstruction and
development project will be funded by
the government of Afghanistan, Said
Mr. Khalili, and it will be completed

in three years. The vice president insisted that the reconstruction of Bamyan Airport will play a principle and
vital role in tourism growth, because
Bamyan has a very attractive place
for tourists around the world. He believes that tourists will show more interests when the airport is improved.
Bamyan Airport reconstruction and development, said Mr. Khalili, will not
only benefit the residents of the province,
but it will also contribute to the increase
of government incomes. Meanwhile, it
will create more job opportunities for
the residents of Bamyan. Minister Najafi affirmed that Shiberto Airport will
be built according to the international
standards, and it will be equipped with
modern aviation facilities necessary for
the big airplanes takeoff and landing.
Analysts believe that after the completion
of this project, Bamyan will become one
of the major income generating provinces
of the country, because aerial transportation facilities will significantly increase
the number of people who will come
from around the world to visit Bamyan.
Mohammad Salem Gerdish, Bamyan
resident who runs a tourism company
said: In summer the number of Bamyan
visitors increases to hundreds of people,
but the long distance from Kabul and lack
of aerial transport deter most of people
who likes to come to Bamyan. He believes that with the improvement of the
Airport, dozens of people will come
to Bamyan everyday which will create more jobs for the residents and increase the government incomes as will.
It is worth mentioning that currently
only international army helicopters
and small USAID civil airplanes use
Bamyan airport, and only USAID
personnel, high ranking government
officials and foreign soldiers can use
those airplanes. Bamyan is located
190 kilometers to the northwest of
Kabul on northern skirt of Baba Ghat.
It is one of the highest parts of central Afghanistan. Bamyan is warm in
the summer and very cold in winter.
There are seven districts in Bamyan: Yakawlang, Saighan, Kahmard,
Shiber, Markazi, Panjab and Waras.
Shahr-e-Gholghola, Shahr-e-Zohak
and Band-e-Amir are major tourism
sites of Bamyan that attracts tourists from around the world. But currently due to lack of transportation
facilities and infrastructures most
of people who intend to visit Bamyan cannot go to that province.
Bamyan is an ancient region with
thousands of years of history. The
remains and the site of massive Buddha sculptures which were exploded
by Taliban in 2001 are still attractive
subjects for tourists and archeologists.
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Three decades of conflicts and wars have caused
a lot of miseries and problems for Afghanistan,
but the most horrible outcomes were the human
costs. Millions of people were killed, displaced
or were deprived of education opportunities.
According to education analysts, literacy is one
of the most important priorities of a person in
his/her life, and in the modern era, they are educated people who run governments and businesses. Therefore, education is not only a virtue;
it is also an urgent need of life in any society.
During last ten years, the government of Afghanistan, particularly the ministry of education, has put a lot of efforts for the improvement of education; as a result the condition is
highly improved compared to a decade back.
Currently more than eight million children
are going to school and hundreds of illiterate adults are participating in government literacy courses. A recent UN study shows that
the majority of Afghans are illiterate and the
number of those who cannot read and write
is exceeding those who can read and write.
According to the UN, about 34 percent of Afghans are able to read and write.
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The report says that in rural areas of Afghanistan about 90 percent of female and 63 percent
of male population are illiterate. The UN has
stated concern about the high rate of illiteracy
in Afghanistan, but the Afghan authorities in the
ministry of education say they have long term
programs and plans to upgrade the literacy rate.
Dr. Hameda Huma Noristani, the general director of literacy in the ministry of education told
Safi Magazine: The Deputy Ministry of Literacy has literacy programs in the capital and other
provinces of the country, and the establishment
of literacy courses has increased the number
of literate people in the country. She also said
that women make 90 percent of illiterate people.
Deputy Ministry of Education on Literacy
has established literacy centers in 34 provinces of the country, and most of these centers are working in villages and remote areas.
According to Literacy General Director in the
Ministry of Education, they have also established
vocational courses on carpentry, carpet weaving,
calligraphy, signboard writing and etc. beside
the literacy programs so that those who attend
these courses shall get jobs after the graduation.
She added that as part of literacy programs, the ministry of education has established literacy schools
where students learn education from class four to
class nine and after graduation from these literacy
schools they can admit to any government school and
follow their education in high schools and further.
Currently, about half a million people are enrolled
in 27000 literacy courses around the country where
18000 teachers are hired to teach. She added.
The general director of literacy said that although
Afghanistan is a traditional society but most
of the students of literacy courses are female.
For those ladies and girls, who cannot attend illiteracy
courses due to family problems, she said the Ministry of Education has established local literacy courses in their homes, where they can learn education.
The Ministry of Education is committed to struggle
against the illiteracy in the country, and we, with the
cooperation of the Ministry of Hajj and Religious
Affairs, run awareness campaigns through mosques
and other religious centers, and encourage people to
get advantage of facilities provided by the Ministry
of Education to learn literacy, Mrs. Nuristani added.
According to her, the literacy courses are based
on modern standards. The duration of a literacy
course she said, is nine months. Students learn literacy basics including reading and writing skills in first
6 months, and in three remaining months, they practice
what they have learnt to master in reading and writing.
According to Dr. Huma, the ministry runs literacy
programs for illiterate police and army personnel.
Currently, about 100,000 police and army officers
are attending literacy courses which are established
by the ministry of education. Generals and army officers, who are retired or have lost their jobs under DDR program, are teaching in these courses.
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According to Dr. Nuristani, the ministry has initiated different awareness programs on literacy around the country.
The Ministry of Education has also established a number of Basic Literacy Schools
{Makateb-e- Sawad-e- Hiati} across the country.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called upon the government of Afghanistan and its international partners to
increase their efforts to fight illiteracy in this country.
Authorities in the Ministry of Education claim that the
Ministry plans to literate 3 million people up to 2014,
with the cooperation of the international community.
Sport
Sport
Fedayee won bronze medals in International Jujito Festival held in Pakistan.

Ruhullah Popal, Ahmed Belal Zazi, Mohammed Aziz Haideri and Nila Ahmedi
had participated in Asian Championships
in Vietnam and won bronze medals in Taekwondo. Afghanistan Cycling team participated in Cycling Championship in China, in
2012 and brought 6 gold medals to home.
Olympic Committee authorities say Afghan
athletes had shown good improvements during national caps in 2012 in different sports.
They insist that Afghanistan sports achievements in last year were very appreciable.
Afghan athletes had major achievements in 2012,

including medals from London Olympic Games.
204 countries had participated in 2012 Olympic Games; and from Afghanistan, Mr. Ruhullah Nikpa won a bronze medal in Taekwondo.
Tahmina Kohistani was the only Afghan girl who participated in a running race in the Olympics and it
was an honor and a significant achievement for Afghanistan. She was warmly welcomed, when returned from the Olympic Games, and the media extensively covered the news of her participation.
Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan appreciated Rohullah Nikpa for his championship and gave
him the High Government Medal of Wazir Akber Khan.
He also gave The High Government Medal of Ghazi
Mir Masjedi Khan to Mohammad Bashir Taraki and
Mr. Min Sin Hak, the two taekwondo trainers. Mr. Hak
was a South Korean trainer working in Afghanistan.
Based on the National Olympic Committee press department, Afghan athletes brought many gold, silver and
bronze medals in 2012.
According to them, 228 athletes had brought 228 medals from different international championships last year.
Based on Afghan Olympic Committee authorities, the
Afghan sportsmen brought 14 gold medals in different
sports from India. Meanwhile, the following gentlemen won gold medals in an Asian championship held in
Turkey in 2012: Hasibullah Qayomi, Baz Mohammed
Mubariz and Afghan athletes also brought gold medals
in Judo from Bangladesh. A group of Afghan athletes
participated in a championship held in Kazakhstan in
2012 and won 6 gold medals. Alias Aminyar Korush
and Mohsen Korush won gold medals in Uzbekistan.
In a championship held in Iran in 2012, four Afghan athletes could win gold medals in Full-contact.
In the World Karate Championship held in Denmark,
Wahid Ahmad Joya, Abdulrahman Azimi and Yahya
Ahmedi brought home silver medals. In the same year,
Shukria Ahmedi, Salma Kaker, Zuhel Serwary, Nazifa
Hussaini, Kerishma Abadi and Arzo Omid won silver
medals in cycling from Pakistan; and Hussain Bakhsh
Hussaini, Suhrab Allah Naderi and Mohammed Firoz
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