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YEAR-END REPORTS OF AFGHANISTAN'S GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES

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c o n t e n t s

Ministry of Agriculture ...... 1

Ministry of Information & Culture .•.•.•••• 4

Ministry of Mines & Industries .••••••.•••• 9

Ministry of Interior ...... 12

Ministry of Justice ...... 14

Ministry of Public Works • ••••..••.•••...•• 16

Ministry of Public Health ...... 20

Ministry of Communications ••.•••••••.••.•• 26

miscellaneous

Public Finance in the Afghan Economy ..... 28

ARCS Year End Activities Report ••••.•.••• 29

Implementation of Education Reform .•.•... 30

Art Education in Afghanistan ....•.•• ·.••.• 37

Proposed Programme for Pashto Dictionaries 39

Bakhtar Links Remote Parts of the Country 40

Supplement Summer, 1976 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE - year end report for 1354 (KT, 4/23 & 24/76)

· : following is the translat- Cotton proi:-ramme: · Establishment of fruit ga­ Disease-free seeds . an·d . An area of 112,000 heca­ ion of an interview with rdens under the World Fo­ seeds that can resist disc2-­ tres were under cotton cul· . Agriculture Minister A1.izu­ od l'roir,1111me in thl' abo­ sc and timely sr.cding ar!.' . tivation and 8,700 tons of llah Wassifi over the acli· ,·cmcntioned provinces. · factors that rrduce of pla­ cotton scrds were distribu· ""tirs of the Ministry · <.lur· · Supply ancl distribution nt diseases. ted. fol! the last Afghan year of 13,342 tons of seeds of l-'or prntection of plana )35'1 published in the cur­ . Distribution ·or 12,248 to· vcgctnhlcs such as onions, the project has carried c, t rent issue of the Jamhour• ns of urea and di-amoni­ turnips, toinatocs etc. · and the follo\\'ill:! acti,·itics: . um .. . phosphate· Total col· fat mar:a1. i11c : 1 provicli,ig of technicJI gui­ 1- Campaign ~gainst ,­ ton out put was 150,000 tons. dance 'in · cultivating the ants disca::cs. frµit bcarini Agriculture Dc,·clopme11t Establishment of. 85 cx­ seeds in 22 provinces. and non- fruits, over l,44El. and Extcn!-ion Projoct: prrin1e11tal farms. Ul9 plants. The project is aimed at : Sugar - beet • program· · Jlolding of training cou· 2- Compaigu against gr- _ providing guid ance for . me: recs; !-eminars a nd worksh­ ape vine di~casc . farmers and lives\ock own· . Sugar-beet · cultivation Qps for I he personnel · of · 3- Sprayini against v c- er!- and acquaint them with cover<'d 4750 hectares of the Project for· different .,rctah'.e discasc O\"Cr a:l modern .farming so that land in Oaghlan. .l<'vrls. · .., ..;. 10,755 j<'ril>s of lands ...... ~ . they can •increase produc- DistriLulion of 160 tons tivity. ·. · . ~; seeds.' •· ncsc:nch a11<.l SoiJ studies: · .. 4-Spray.ing 1~ 13 jeri~ The activities of the Pr­ Distribution of .1004 tons ... i1( sugar- beet and cott :: oject arc focused on prop- c.hcmical fertili~er for ·27\ · This project is complcm· farms against disease. . ogating hi!!h yield seeds sp­ farmers. . cr:itary of the Exten..c;ion Pro­ 5-Campai!!n against k­ eC'ially wheat seeds, provid­ Establishment of 12 exp· jecl. The Hrs,:arch and Soil cust. ,.. ing g uidance on use of chem­ eri111ental farms. in Baghl· SludiC's Depart111e11t of the ~[inistry has selected "cliff- ical fcrtilisrr, popularisation an one\ Dahanac~ Ghori. ·. 6 ...:._ Campaign a~air:~: Production of 103,000 to­ f;1r111s mirc over· 2C9.4~ of mechanised fanning ·and crcnt ·spots ,,•ith diverse cli: ns sugar-beet. jeribs of farms. a~r~tcchniques. As a res- matic conditions to carry . ult or the help and guidan­ ... Sugar-hect. yield from 1- Distribution of 14_:;. . out its scientific· studies. 75 quarantine certific.;~~ of technical personnel an '10 hectares land in Sa­ ce ·· These studies c-sta l>lishcd for exports. · of the Project followin~ mangan r<'ad1ed lo 8f>4 to- .the suitability of soil, Lime The curative a:-id prcn- works have been done du~ ns. · \. ... · ·· for sowing, time and am­ ntive campaign a;ainst ;-;. int 135-l: .. Production of sugar. · 13. ount of chemical fertiliser .inls disease will conlir.r~ Providing guidance in 000 tons." • to be used. amount . of irr­ throu~hout the S<'v<'n- Yt­ Jistribution of 70,000 tons · Also experimental farms igation, ways to fight plant m· Plan. cl1cmical fertiliser. have hcen cstahlishcarwan, N.J ut. the Seven year Devc'op- fall fanning, collect:: :: has · l,crn 85 seer. equivale- mcnt Plan. ·: ;_ and export of citrus f :-..::­ nt of 592 kgs. . . m:~rhar, Laghman, Logar, · Ma1dan and Ghazni. · Plants protction an'd qu~ ts. supplying of fo"c:(:~ =-­ arantine project: rel atcd con st ruction w :::-- - l ~ 1:s, industrial cslablist:::­ There has also Leen an · - · 'o\'.'jnr, of 50 diffcr- l,:t l:(lii.t Dr,·clopmci1t rro. C'l1l and living quarters :::­ incr as~. of J60. 7 pr1· cent cnt pknts .md hu !> l1Ps in jcrt: wo1 l;.C'rs. productio n 0f C.= · in crops production peci- urc:i:.. relating to rubul. The. projr ct is aimed .:1 iry prt•ducts ;ind m ::::.:. ally wheat. - J'lant'1tion of pis L:l- fun·sl p1 t:scr\'alic,n arid . up,crv is1on and main:.:::­ In )3!:13, ) 50•1 tons of, chic, sap1i nr,s in • anwng,10 rcfo1 C' 5ta ticin in the· rcgic-,n ,ll1CC of irrir,ation sy~:r:::. wheat w.is obt.iincd fiom p rovince. and dr\'clopnwnt of loc r1 : a11d i;pilh•:'ly arid pow:: .:-- the P 1·0j0ct and in J3:i1 - P1oducliun of 146,0· agriculture: .incl inclulant as v,~·:l . the prociuc:Lion r ached to O wur,dcn L,,::-.es for cx- J- H:1111l irraft prr jcct: ;is repair of machi!:e:'-" .2-1 17 tons. 'fl1erc h.1·, also pm t of grap(:, ancl pomcg- - l1J al:1ng of fu rnitu­ were suct<-'infullv cJr!" . s·~ bccn incrc~<;e in producti- ranatc~. re. windo\\'s, doo1~ . t:, blc•,:; out. • on at th<' livc!',tod; co 11p- - - Pru:t!n•alion and etc. :it tlic c;11 pc1 it,.ry The fill] f:i , 1ning in :.:.~ lex s of the prCJJC'ct. f'ur ~afq:u, JCli11g of puhlic p a- \\'orl;r.liop uf l};c· pt oj.:·ct. Projl'cl co,·cn.:d an 2:~.3 i nr.t,111C·! in 13:,3 the ll)ilJ: sturi.s in JG n0rthcrn, P 1\1duciJJg 111t•1,1 l f 1 ;:irnr s. of 1 J :1 LG !i jrril ~ of h,-::3 p r0cluction of the p roj,.,ct C' ilS{ 11or•h, v. c2 _nc·rt h ;incl \\ .:lcli.1~ l'quipn cn1, spare which co1np.q cu to 1:-:; w.is 7 1 J terns how0,·v1, in ccnti .il p:-ovinccs oJ the p :i1 l !; < k. ther0 had !,, ,'n an ir.c ~­ l3~>l ll>t• P rujcct w as :-1hlc· cnun!ry by 1w1r0n 11 el and - HC'p'li1in ~ of c:iff cr­ nse of '.2:3..10 .G jC'ribs in r-·-. to p1 tJtltH.l' , r.8 tons of pa:.tun s cuard~. nt maciii n'? ry o1 till' }: ri•. rulli\'ati,111. · milk - Prnp11r,~ t1 nn C>f cliff- j'- ct , nd i11cl1'.·idu.il ··t tl.c Jn an effo1 t to ·xp:- : :i The cun<;tru clion un;t or <'l c 11 t kif'd c,f fudtkr over n wtor \':od.slwµ of t, l r­ th ~· cll L'a for gtu\\'ir.c oli,·c: the Prnj-d iupleme1,kd ,tn , 1rc,, of ~~G JCl'ili~· of la- ojcct. J.:{00.000 ~('\"Cl ;I( \"C:-!J~ c::i its p rnjc·ct L· d J !:ms L_· Jiu - nds. 2- l't•rc (allo:1 pi-r,jct : 1. • . :ip,lllf> of olive s were s~- ndrccl per c ·n t spending CollC'ct inJ{ of ~t.1 tis L - Plantation of lC.-'..· p p ltl cl whirli sh,,w an !r::­ the a1.tic-iw,t 0 d .im~iunt or ic,,1 cl,1ta on ~,.0'.:],)7~ jer- Q()Q S' pJi;1 '.S, rc:1sc ct! f':O. ioo sapJ :r ;, /\fs. JO.li~1ll.O[IO. ibs of .:ctual p ~<: tLll<'S -- }'lant, 1: nn o f lG.00: comp.:.. l"<'d to 13:13. Forud.1(ion :incl P,1sti11cs ,, 11 d ,'11 cstin. t cl of ·1.5'i:,,- po ,lar and \''lllo -ap'i· l'roj 7Gll jc I ib~ of 1n.., lu1 l.:; in ll[;S, Du1111 g 11. ,.• yLar 3719 ·ct·: The natural fo rcrts of Jl crnt, I',1r~ , J ar:i .ilJ, Ba- tons of C'irt u~ fruits \\',1s Disl! ihu!ic,n of 91,'l­ oht,ti, 1.:d !:·om thC' cirtus Afgb;.i 111slau incl ud in[f in- d;tl; hi,ha n, Tal:I.; , , B:-r hl· .-.ts OO fru it hearin~ s:>.,lingc;,. orch,·1ch of the PtoJ,·ct uf dustrial fot co\ crs an nn. P, ·•mian. U!ill;h, Ka11J_ - Obt ·.minr, :.,.[ to!1~ \\'hich 3:i;,o ton'> w.is cxp- area of J.9 1nillion ht·rta1 c·,; al .. 1• Sannnc;1 11 an-i Kun- nltP011cl I I um ;\hu!-t. 01 tee.I lu So\:.-tat ion. P ,1 k t }ii:1 and Lanhman and of land. hncl hcPn an incre1c;r o f remaining l,fi"LJ.000 hc,ct:t- ,- 8-1 ~ire; I m;ps cf Pak- - Co1 ,struction ancl l 720 t(ms in ov?r: 11 cil tus res fruit bea1inc . rom in- lhia. 1':id, 1- his. n ~ghlan. ·cp:iir of lCli K.:., . ro .. :.:. yic.lds ancl l :i9G tons in dustn., J-ori11ekd and woo- La1:! iman, S;iin··1,g.1 n, and · - Pi C\'C'ntion of f :Jli,~ r ~}:ports of cirtus ds for fuel :,re }l'c;itc· l11nent of I.•, rovr rcmaininc is cont:11uinc. orest;1tion of the forests in difft•1 cnt si;,es. ovc:.r a two hccl,•rc land. The oli •c ydd. and ex­ which c:orn,l1tute the imp- - Pi C'J aring maps on - Pbntation of diifr>:-­ ports were c! C1t1 bled comp­ ortant 11atioplincs and GB.000 olh·c ings. S'!.nt fore..-. ts from fjre. wells. . spalings. - 2 - rtt~s nt the B.11:ra1ni nncl 13c. Establishment of 190 - C:.;ltivation of differ· their. business individu,pcrin}ental and pilot they .will face difficiultici" vrectable farms. cs~:.,JL-.hmc:nl of citrus, - Selling of •IG7.015 l'{;!­ - Establishment of al­ wl;.;:ct ;:ncl al.111:ld r:rovcs gs _:i11d hatchinr, of 245,31G ;n providing rnw matcri:1- mond and walnut gro\·e o,·er ;,n area of 3i50 squ_ checks nnd selling of rnc,_· Js, improving of produrt­ covNing an area of 472 arc m<'tres. ·· 003. · ion :incl snlcs of thc:ir prc,cL jeribs. - . EstablishmC'nt of g r· . -; Protlt1ctio11 of Gl,G7·1 ucts. 110\vcver, if !.uch bu· ove in Asmar and planting litre's of milk. , ~iness is carri,,cJ out cc,11- cctivr ly through coopcrnt­ . - PropagR tion of bre­ of 1000 s<1p linr,s. - Brecclin[! of 2:iOOO tr· eding chicl:cns. - Distribution of · 103G .ot1l fish al Q:irgha dam. ivrs thry can r:?sl assun·d :_ Vc1ccinalion of chic­ ,ton., of chcmka I f crtil iser. . - Fishing of thirty tons · of bc•ncfiting mor<' and se­ kens nnd sheep. - Gr.ifting <1 f G75G fru­ fish .it Dnrunta project. lling of their p1\1ducts a t Also th~. project h.1s pro­ it bea ri n11 t rcl's and cstab­ Pr-,duci11g ,1 11cl sale rc,;sonable price. . vided needed technical li~hnwn l of 16 potatoc .: x­ of 2'/.l :;o silk worm eggs Th i:- officials of the pro_ ject have dc•nc their level cuidancc to farmers :incl perimental farms. Loxes Cilrh weighing '12 Jivestock onwcrs fo imp- - Ex,11nininG :ind tre,1 L cram mes. . best lo let the farr nc:n, Jnenl of 9291 c;iltles. - P roducin~ of 2!1:!?. fully understand the use(. KUN AR PHOJECT· ull n<.'SS of coopcrativu, Tne. puq,ose of the· pro­ - Construction of a 13 kgs of wool. The project Jias nlrcncl v ject in the first stage is kilometre Jong 10acJ. - Krepine of l:!13 fam- rsfnl.,Ji~h ·cl many cl"l icui. Also tlie project h;i - ta· . ilics of honcv bc·rs at J-1 I • t°' tl:c implementation ·of the tural coopcrtives. The ac'. prcgramme for crcalin" ken .ippropriatc mc.istir· honey statio;1s in N,mgar­ h:ir, Kn11di1lt:tr f\!aid~n. ivitics of the projl'ct ,-ir <' physical infrastructur; es to prcscrvc the forests 1 imcl prevent the nc,tl.lech- \Vardak provinces. summarisC'd as follow: .;r.d tl:.chnic:il feasibility ..:_ llo)c!ing of gcnC' ral nical felling of trees ~mtl - P roduction or :l53:, Stl!ciiC' for the long- ten;1 m e •ti111: ,,nd \\'Cel:ly mee­ cc,·e!oprnent of the reg. rcf01 est.ti ion. HC'se:1rcn :'10: · · k~s ?f ·p.urc _hone~·· . out growing of sct.'ds VC'f!­ ting of l.>o~rd of director ion. The project has car­ - Artificial insimin ation of all ;ig1·icultural c0oper_ ritd out the· following wo­ ~.taLlc will continue durina of ?3,'/59 cows .ind 1550 .t he curren t year. aliv es. rks: sheep. - IkP,isterntion of H - Establishment of 16 V ctri nary all(] Li\'csloc­ Duri11 r, the st>ven- year lci11 g l'rojcct: former cooperatives :1nd t:x pcrimcntal and pilot dcvelopm!.' nt plan · thC' ten ne\'.:ly estahli. hcd on. w!:cat forms. The purposC' for the pr­ Project will expand its oj,!.'ct is to i ni prove the cs. - Obtaining 5893 kgs ~1clivitics aimed at bring­ b,reed. of ealllc, prewntir:t! Registcration or ~~ pri­ of whc-at from the cxper- mg about further irnpro­ mary agricullurnl coo pet. b;en~al forms. t he d1 scnsc :ind incce:ising production. vcment in )ivcstocking ativcs in the areas relating Obtaining 'lG,;54 tons anc.l increasing the. produ- to J abul pr0vi11ce. , of w~~ nt from GOS jC'ribs · Summary of the work ,.ctjvity. . of land. · done under the project arc .' - ~stablislimcnt oi a pr. as follow: The problC'ms with \\'hL imary knitting cooperatL .. ch the project is faced is th· - DistriLution o( three - Protecting and t:·cat. ve and small handicraft in ing of c,,tllc poultry al the ,'It of oulbrcah of some Eslalif. tons of h il!h yield wheat :inim;il disease and shorl· se:?ds. animal clinics in the capi­ - Establishment of pr­ ngc of fotldcr in winter S'!· imary cooperative in - Cultivation of le;t ov­ tal a11c.l provinces number­ Up­ ing 4.99·!.259. .ison, lnck of adequate Jnd per Karukh and Dand dis· er an a rca o( fin~ jeribs suitable shelters nnd sho1:­ of land. - The number of anim~ trict or Kandahar. als and poultry dij.lgnoscd t,1g of drinking water. - Rcgistr.ition or lives­ - Obt.iininc flS .8 kgc; t ea CoopC'rnti\'cs Dc1'clopm- tocking and poultry coope­ J10m t ea form. , _ . and treated ;it the clinics reached to 174,486. cnt l'rojcct: · . r.ilivcs in Chardchi of Ka· - Cultivation o( vario­ The proicct is .limed at us l: i.nds or . ve-­ · - Dif(crcnt v:1ccination bu!. re~chinu lo 2,77?,94.l cl os· clissrminatii1~ l11 c id t'a of Registration o( prim­ gctablc:s ~u ch as beans. to­ ·cooperative movL'.menL am­ ma~1Jcs., and eggplants. cs. ary agricultun1I cooperat­ - Production of ~.%9.­ ong the m:isscs of the pe­ ive in Bughra district of ople (producers nnd cons. - Plantnlion ,-md dislr­ _ 700 do.;es o( vacc:·,1 cs. IIel :nand as well .is i11 Sa­ ~mers). Through coopcrat- ;b~tion of 139,000 vegeta­ - Production or 819 lo· nr,charak of Jauzjan prov­ 1vcs all social and econ. ble saµJings. ns of milk at the farms. ince. omic a~pccts of the mcm· - P:anting of 17 kinds Supplying and distribu­ ting :n0,779 litres of past_ hers ar well tnkcn care A total of -42 primnry .e.ccal .vot . us. . ·~ agricultural cooperatives - Obt.iininr. 4354 tons orised milk. of to c!ircctly benefit the producers .ind consumers have been established. Su· of rice and 21017 tons or _:_ · Producing and distr­ without interference of rvcy work has .ilso been c.on1s. third parties. · carried out for cstablish­ -Est ablishmen l or a ci­ ibuting of 52.5 kr,s huller. 1f the farmers ;ind liv- m,:,~ll of agricultunil coop­ tru:; ar.d olive crove over - Sc.lling l G,409 chi kens. Produci nc ·9, 199,17.1 £'stock owners carry pn crt1ves in cliffcrenL other an. ~r<'a of 1'1 jcribs. parLs of the country. - 3 - - Holding or meeting UcraL Livcstocl:ini; D e\'· trncl c~r t or the Min istry of wit h the cultural pr: ' ic:, for educating the mcrnl>­ cJopm ent projr~t: . ) 11 forn1alion and Culture. A the R<·p ubli ca n r cgi17! C'. ~ crs of the coopcrnlives. Hegulat in~! Ii,· •stot f. rnlf! 11 11 1111.., r r of honks which hnd C'S (' materials helped , .. - Ma rk(.' lti ne or t hr pr­ off;i ii: ,1 ncl dc\'elopin l_! m e­ been pulilisltcd nn the occa· pnrc ground for tht> re-, \ oducts of the cooperatives at i11 dustn·. si('ll of t hr. said SC' tn in ars to study public.,tions i:1 , .; .i ncl cl oine nwny .with mi· - p rc\\;idinC l.i G li\'est- cin the life and scholarly rious ford[~n lan~L ng cs. 0 d cl lcmell. · ock Cl edit fo r li \' stod: acl i\'.itics or J\l a 11l ,ina Ja. l'rovinrial public-:i :ii,:, fl·. - ·Export of 1260 tons owners. l 11luddin 1,alkhi. Amir J(h- - t ion : · _ Cainp:i ir, ll :ir,ain~t N· of rnisins to Sovic.t U nion' ttlc cli se:1sc ,tnd vaccinri l- usrnu Hil lkhi, /\htt N11sr - ]{(oad~·inr, the expn1 t With !he co0pr ra ::·1 ~: ion of 31.'i'il sheep and f'arahi, and naq iqi J\ alkhi contract of 100 tons of ra­ the l'ratures Di:-1><,1t ·;irr:: c )evcllinr. of !J S j e1 ii.> ~ of \\ N C clislribut~tl and given isill s to J raq. away. the l\linistry of l nfr. :·:-:::·c land. ;incl Culture n s mi.1°: , • f E x1 .Jrl of 100 tons of (Concluded) Similarly, tltc cc- nl ral p·u· s N llm !' to So,·ict U11i on. hli C',tl ic, 1s dr p;irt111<•11t put he-Id hy thl' Pro, ir~ri:il J' ·· ***'''**1 *'****** **** 10 : .... Export of 3000 tons of ou t ,1 1111 mh1 r of pamphlets blication Dr p: rtmcnt µoml'cr,mn:cs fium }~h ulni ancl Al 1: h,ll)ista11 Hc·p11hl1 c ic. c- the stand,tr(J f agricull u re cooper at i\·c l o MlNISTnY OF r nFOPJ·1AT1 01 pr ovinci nl nc,·,·spc1 p.r:­ - - /\111, 11,il \\illi the· ol.Jjccl of S0vi<'L \ lnion. AND CU L1'UIIB - year cnc.1 inll od11ci11g th,' count, y l o pC' 1iodir,1 !s. Nccrssa. ~ - - J:;.;pOl e, [ ~-0 LOI\<, c,f report KT, 4/ 26/ 76 t hp 011 l side• , ·.-01 Id . A !so, a wai; providt•d to I he ~: .. ~ · rais ins to Pe>oplc's R C> pu· 1!0CJd tl c-a l or photos, films, 1111,l rc·portcrs of th <:> r blic of Chin:i. Fi,'. m , in [~ arc higlili ghts tJO nl,s ancl otlw r malrri.. il s vi nrinl pu lJlicntions. - ColJc cl ing of 3000 to:-is of the itl li, iti1 of vari L, 11 S Jl ul,licily Depart men~: of cot ton f:·,,m th~ m c1nb­ clcpartmcnb a net SC'CI ions. ,if wC' rc cl isl1i h11lcd inside and rrs of the cnopcralivcs and t he Ministry of lnfc11 11atton outsick the country. The pu lilicily dCJJ-•~ ·:' c deliver ing the> m to Ginn­ and Cull ut e lur ing J:S5·1, as Groun d was p1t·p:1 r('(l for Jr .is provid(•d cl fcc1i·, c l - ing a11d Pre-s Plant. reported in n1 rren l i~:. 11 c of a numl.Jrr <•f 0 1 g-.111isatinns ope;1a lil•ll lu ·lh~ n a,h 1(, . l' )­ Complc1inr, of the regul· J amhou1 i11 l rn ,1r,;11.inC' : to cnco\11' ,l t c 11111 sic in tlt c L1: slii11r: Ai:cnty in p_tJ.:~h­ ations gn\' ~·rning the loans Ji TIIE FfELD OF l N· Country a11u l,HIIIC' h tl1C' ir ii 1I: the inlcqJn•tatio.'1 cf l'C'l alC'd act ivil ics in accorcl· given uy A~ri cultural D c-­ F 01:l\1ATJ ON: Holy () ura 11 in I'asr to l.1:,~- velopmcnt Bank. :i n<·e \\'ith t hr I ulcs and T he c11llu ral policy book 11 .tr,r•. 'l'lw work is p~o~~t·· ·· Under the project the 1 r [! nl .t lions srt fo r thr rn . of /'.fgl11niq ,1 n ),c1s h r!'n illf! wr)I and o fn r l :; J. : fanners and J i\·estock o\•;­ The role of IJ u, t:Cnlral publi. lw,l for the fi rst ti me . pnr.il1s hav~ hecn r ·i'l:c~ ncrs :wi ll be cn~.:,ur..1ged p11hli rntions clcpnrlment of t,y ~ ESC i11 Engli!. h, l'r- lhc dcp;;rlmcnt a!:,:> c:,r. to es(aulish coope rati ·c.~.; the Mi11 ist1y of lnforn1ation nch, Russian, Sp o1w h, Ar· rice! out the pt1 b::c:::! , in the ,·cars to come. obie am Chinese JanguagPs. .ind C111l urc lo conpcrnlc A1:rir 0Hurc Dc,·c1.01nn c­ witl1 the dai lv Jl cywad in work of the Pt1y:u >:<; .. - T he 1353-1354 Ann11al nt 13:mk: pullin1i out i-cholatlr ,tnd mnga1i11 e and hclpC'd 1, ,c. was puhfo;hcd in 1000 pn ~<'s. lifl•rally works is wor th ally arrn ngc rcligiou3 r.:-::C'· To f mlh?r d eye]op :i~r­ ll carried I he ac. tivilics of mcntionini:: lterc. . tings nn c.l funclions r~:- p:.::\• fcullure r.nd lh·cstoC"kin g the nnd the public institu· A n c:w chart •r and ni nn- lie c·nlir, h!cnment. A ~rc:.l in t he count ry the Ar,ric­ t ions which had tnok plar <' 11 ual for compilntion and 11 um b<> r o{ bool:s wo. ~ ~ h ­ ulture J) C' \'dop ment Bank du ring th<' y df in ace _rd­ 1ra 11 slalio11 was p1cp11 1· ctJ \ 'Cll million nfghani ,·.er~ h as cxlc•nc.:cd l:clp through c1nc with the pt ogrcss1vc prov icJ ccl frC'c of ch.1r1-.c . b•; providi ng .i1~ rirnltu1 al to­ policy of the Rcpuhlican re­ .incl enforced with Lite oh· jcrl of encouraging \\T ilers t he Central Public Jti::u ."5 nl !; , 1;u Jll'O\':diC'd 11 e:cc.JecJ gime. cred it;; to the fanncs and · and rnis in,! the level of ar­ Department to the p:.:b'ic livestock owners. Centrnl 1'ubl icati0ns : t icl(•s ancl resra1:ch works lih rarirs, distinguished ~ u· D uring the !.. st Afg h,n1 Du ring 135'1 the Dom!'stic cl one. The measure hrlpf' ) of u:-dc: r­ 672,J G!l,OlO. Also 29 F ord of Afghanistan wc1c ce!ch­ tion: · stc1nding and know)('c:6!' of tractors and 3~ Hussian ratcd. The meetings of th­ Necessary fa cili ties wc1 c d 1ildrcn under the p u!:J li c tractors ctnd 197 water ese s<.' minars were at tcnclecl prcpar d for a [!re~t n um­ infor111alio11 sc,""icc prog­ pumps were. sold and Afs. and addressed by Afghan ·uer of forei~11 publ icat ions ram. 35,911,J 28 >';orth of Russ­ and for ·i{! n prof s ·ors and including n ewspapers, ma­ Wi th the cooperntion ian fam1ing quipment or scholars. 'fhc seniinars Wl'· i::a1.i11 cs and pr riodic.i ls and 11 1c rH·w~papers .i nd p .:. ricdi­ and medicine were i,o)d r C' nrrnn~r d in the l i{.! hl of a nu mber of rccorcl s nnc] on car.;h t o farmers. cals ;i i.:ood 11u ni uer of r. c­ the cultural poli cy of the tapc:d materials lo be imp· "'· pnprrs and pcriticl iccti, 1\epuulican regime from tl,c orlcd nnll disti ibutcd in )inc wc·rc daily clistrihu leJ to - 4 - 1mblic offices, schools and e<.!ucation programs Jast lwurs of Haclio Afghanistan. tivitirs c:irricd out in t !'.~ collrr,rs for public inform­ year to raise the level of Pashtoonistan Service: <'lco·nom ic, social, politic.,.:. ntion purposes. A )so, an­ information nnd knowledge · Jn l'ashtooni stan service educational, and heaHh ~.;:­ Clthcr number of such pa­ of the puhlic at large. 'fhe .I he voice a ncl .ispirations heres in the capital as ,,-::- pers were distribu Led free programs broadcast by this of the Afghnn nation and 11 as in the provinces, ar.: to the sludcnls and men of section range from relig­ th<' Jcgitinrntc de1mmd of put them o\1t through r ~~­ studies. ious programs, family pro­ the J>ashtoons and 13aluchis j c, and newspapers. Hadio M ghanistan: (!ram, and farmers prog­ for the right of self-deter-' Similarly, it prepared a::.: JnfonnaLion Section: ram, which arr broadcnst mination was broadcast lo publ is hed i1111slrated re~·:­ The informal ion section daily, lo school broadcasting the people of the world. rts and art and human ::-.­ of Hadio Afghanistan pre­ program, youl h program, The Pashloonistan · prog- : terest stories. In gen<'r.': pared 156 different pro­ science program, Afghan- ram h:is trird to get across . the dom<>sl ic · nt'WS ·'Sen··:~ grams on the loca I and in­ istan history program, and · the pcac~ful pC1licy of the of .Ilakhli'lr News Agc·r.::, tcrnat ional economics, soc­ schol:-irs program which nre ·Republ ican regime of Af· during 1354 pttl out nc-,,5 ial :mcl political issues. rt broadcast weekly. ,Radio ghanistan tow arc.ls the al· stories and rrports on ss:, .also broadc:ast a great nu­ contest program carried tainmrnt of the self-clr.ter­ subjects for public infor::-.- mber of interviews, and re­ out by l his sec I i"on are wor­ minaLion right ~f Pashtoo- . ation. In provi nces cff0;::: ports on various acti\'il ies th special mentioning. ' 11 istan. The program firmly ,.vere made by this sect i::-, of the state and public dc­ Art a.nd litcrateur section : s\1pporlcd t hr voice of Pa­ to open photo exhibilk:-..5 partmrnts and put in the kht unistanis and will do so This section broadcast du­ on dc\'eloi>ment acfr, :­ air excrrpts from various ii! the fut ure. · tics carried out in the ,._._. ring I he last year :four dra­ .other publica tions publish­ · unlry. matical long stories each "'the ,l nformation Section ·. ed in the country. The ph~t-oeraphy scctio:: month both in Pashto and · of Haclio Afghani stan is · 1 printed 9500 ·rktures . o:-. Most notable among the Dari, and weekly radio broadcasting a on e-hour pr· ogram for Afghan nation­ the development activit ic·s. pro:;:rams broadcast by the dramas. · It also put into air I . and submitted them to Lb:: · Information sC'ction of na­ a number o( other interes· als residing abroad. Jn this publis hing agencies lo br dio Afg1,anistan is "D'Jam­ ting and user ul programs progrmn efforts were made puh'.ished (or public infr:­ houriat Pa Palwasho Kay inc:luding night chats and lo provide the listen rs mation. lVfeanwhile, il pre­ (Jn the Light of the Repu­ songs, radio 1nci ga1.ine 1>ro­ -with the news of the deve- pilred 124 photo albums o:-, blic) which is broadcast ~ram, Bazar Jl onar progr­ lopment activities carried the visits of the official gi:· . weekly. with the main ob· am, nadio Theatre Prog­ ·<'ul in the country and some ests or the state and hanc­ jcct to give the listeners a ram and a num her of oth­ other information. cc! them over to the au tr.­ thorough pic l urc of the . Technical Department: ('rs. orities concerned. objectives of Lile Republic­ One of the main activit­ The· critica I prcigram of Forrign News Service : an state in Afghanistan, its ies of the T<'chnical Dep­ :Mirza Qalam which is pre­ During 1351 t he ForciF progressive thoughts and artment of Ra~io Af g)1ani_s- pared and broadcast by the News Service of Ilakht ~ tan during the last • ·year the practical measures ta- Programming Sect ion of News Agency prepared c::. . ken in implementing them .• was the purchase of three · l\aclio Afghanistan has had average .or 2500 news i:-:­ This secti on, with t he co· large audience. medium-wave radio stati­ , operation of the Dc1khtar J\ ad io Afghanistan has al­ ons, nnd registering new ms per m0nl h on the wor;!! cvrnls and commun.icatc.J News Agency, broadcast the so broadcast a number of frC'quencics for Hadio Af­ them to the publishing 2;­ major international news other attractive and useful J!h anistan hroadcasts with for public information. lt programs including Afghan the Geneva Convention. cncies together with corr.~ also broadcast news of the ·. Red Crescent Society pro­ Under the seven year de· ntaries on international i3-­ sues. Tn this section ecor.:,­ local events and developm­ .. gram and Police rrogram. velopmcnt plan of the ne­ mic sports, science, crin~i::­ ent activities carried out On music frcnt Rndi o })ll blican stnte of Afghan is­ a! and other interestin~ r.:: by the new order in foreign Afchanistan recorded 800 tn1\ the television project langunges for the informa­ new songs and broadcast was draft ed and studies on ws also prepared and si::- . milted to the publishing ;,r,­ tion of foreigners. The fo. them for public cnterlainn1- this project continues and reign programs arc lwoad­ cnt. The new songs have has reached praclical stage. cncies for public inform::­ cast in Arabic, English. received great puu:ic wel­ ' Start has made to train per­ ion. The ncferrncc Srction cf German, Russian and Ur­ come. Similarly, 90 musical sonnel needed hy the tele- the Bakhtar News Agcr.c:; du. concerts were performed by . vision project. Al so, it is I The Education Section: the artists of Hadio Afgha· <'Xp cctcd that work on COi~· prc1rnrcd 27 volumes r: cuttings from the dome ~:.:c The edu cationnl section nistan to entertain. the peo- . st ruction of television ins­ and foreign nc\\'Spapc.-:--i which is o,1e of t hr. impor­ ple. . tall at ions will soon l.> egin. : tant sections of Hadio Afg- As far as the time is con· Bakhlar News Agency : and maga7.incs. They c.:.:: considered as imporlc:.::t 1 hanislan prepared ancl bro­ cernccl last year two J10urs Domestic News ~Service . ad cast a good number of were added to bro,1dcast 'fhis i;ect ion collected ne- sources or information c ::i ws or the clcvc!opment ac· various matters of ~ntcrt.'- ~ st. ... ,. - 5 - · practical slucli rs on the p 11 t,)ishing Agencies: Historical Society: J ani l1 ouriat, Jl<'ywad, An­ '1- The Cultural Cooper· cleve'.opnH·nt of Pashto Jr1- · Jn addition lo thr runn­ is nncJ Kabul. Times cl alics, al ion ,A grC'Cmcn t bet ween nr.u a~e nncJ enriching wor- . ing of Ariana and Afghan­ Jamhouriat, Zhow,tncloon, the Hepublic of Afgha1tist­ ks done on it. istan 111 a~a1incs the Ilislor- .Kamkiano Anis, J'andah· an and ussn . It look active part in ! . icn l Socir ty started putting ar, Nangarhar ancl Af· 5- The Cultural Cooper· · the inlcrnational . seminar , out the -following Lool,s r,han ist an Ariana J:kpul~- at ion J\ grccment between on l'ashot Dcvrlopment wh· and publications, some of Jic Magazinrs publis· · the Hepuu:ic of Afghanist­ ich was held in Kabul . · 1 thrm ha\'c already been hed a grral number of nr- · an .:nd th Ht> 11.ul1lic of De Pola Jrcsentcd a n

The Dcpnrlrnenl of l\.Tus­ m.irri.i'C t' ), antl Jil io 11 . Jt nlso C011- During the pns L Afr:h.-.n (Tir e sC'll';,ppoi nl d Critics). d1ffc.•rcnl p;.irls of tlte co triln1trd i11 1winling for and . yc;ir l:551 the Dcp:irlmc:n t l.ac;t year tire • 1\f~han 11nlry \\ II It (Ji(' ouj (' l to of 1'T11 sc11ms tried its hcsl d t'C'l1 rillions fur semin ars Nnnda1 :iy 11rrp:.ircd r..ro­ l'c1i!,t' !he level of inform to do COllSl rue( ion Wurl< uncl for )lerfornwncl's of 1,C'ld un tlrc life .:ind works Clf _the rer111w11rc.J /\fg lr.tll ntion anu knowll·dr:<· of witlt the ohjrcl to house nrtists from fri<'1 Hlly co- the p,•op lc• n nd I fnrti!. l>clwlars l\l aul.1n;i J.ilalud in Billk lti, /\mir J ~! J3· ion c1f ,\f;:lt,rn I· ilr11 . · 1l 111nck the syrnbul 11[ by Afghan Film. Sir11ilc1r- Stf c;in l,e st1111111:H" i1.c·c.J .is The Dcpc1rln1r.11 L of Puu­ '·\10111cn·s l 11tt'rnitlionn l y ;,. , ly, it dislriliulccl ncll'sp:,p­ follows: li r T.ili.aries :· . . · · - ar rn,.., :111cJ prr parccl ti c rrs, 111,,r..i~.incs nnd j)~1n1pl 1- J- Work on construct­ nct•t.lcd portr.iirs :Ille! po~t­ IC't s .ind otht· r p uhliC'a tjr,t•·, ion of ill\ ullllC'X lo t Ire )'n· For the p11rp os0 of· c 111ic­ c rs anrl did ;1 nurnhC', \f to 2::i l!ll (] pt'oplc. l> ul l\lu~c u111 hC'lt, 111 :111c.l ;icJ . hi11g tltP public lihr:iric·s ro,·inci.1 I tlifferrnl si,C's. . v<'l c,p111c11t activities of t hl' µul,l i lih,·.iri1•s. It .1lso col­ The Dcp,11I 111<'1 ll of Aria­ nr1ti nn. 3- 'J'lie project· fot: the lC' cl rrl a tnt.1 1 sum of S'.! n,, Er1ryclnpC'clia: Ffforlt; wrrc 111 r1dc to tn-:­ con~lt uc. l ic,n of a new lllll· thousm1cJs A fglr:i11is donat­ During J 351 the ?3, 2.1 ke films on the d C'\'C'l()J11l1 · scum in Clta1.11i \\':tfi cl r.-1w11. ed by LI JC' in l<' r~slrd i11 ;; titu­ w1d 25 volume of Ari.111a <'Ill projc·rls alrendy Jn11nr.­ hed. 4- ~ 1111mucr of ltislori­ lio 11 nncl individual" t,> lr clp EnrJ C'lop di, \\'f'l'C pr i11t<'d The filrns ck nl with 1lt r. ral works \\'ere cJi :pl:iyrtl stn·ngl!H' ll :incl c,p~1nd th­ i ll l'.t<, hlu. Further m;it c1 j. 011 lhe 5econcl nnni\'l' r sary eir pro\'inrial li hr.iriC's. nls lr:1vc nl~c, hC'r n rollectrcl Log:n c·oppc;r miuc, P uJ JI,. humri nncl l k rnt B e ril(' of the Hrpublic of ::han- S,imil:irly, tire d<'p:irlrnt'­ .which wnultl romplctul 1, \f .ind tnlc 111inc:!>. In c !'nl.,. fa Lan. nl ~upplit' rl lltr apit :i l ::ii: tlH· print of /\rinna Enrlr- lopr· tlia in l';i -; hto. · al, thC' :s t> fjlms ,•:hich nu­ 5- 115 ancient , lies were well its p r0v1nn~tl !Jlir ri cs n tLC' r l'<'~c-hrs 15 dc•p irt • .11:i1carthcrl and 80 ai I icles with nen's!-.:i ry f,tcili,ics. ·1:. The Foll.lore and Liter- n1ech:u1izcd farming, di· t, and 90 coins were con fi sc· · Ji .is cullcctcd Hi2 volum.l-s aturc Dcparlment ibution of <1):!rirullur:tl h- ale~! as cJ'fo1 ls were tnildl' of bouks and '1G9 docu rnt:111.; ll publj: lti.:d •· Tarannli:'1 nds to ln11d lcr-:s Jl.''-'P c llll' 1 lo s11111 gtlc them out of .for National Archic,·s. Co:-:­ - ye ·-J ohs 1r' ( Ball..ic.ls n ~k wa1 irrigation 'projC'C' , the country.. · slnrction wo, k of the i'\a:­ of 1he 111ou11lainc;) in t1·1a disltihntion of .1 gricuHu r­ · The 1Jcpt1rlm.C'n l of I\fus- · ionnl A rddcv$ .is conti111 p.1grl> wlt irh i~ a !Jook . pc:- al tractors, OpC'ni 11g of !ht• c1ims :, tarted its serious me­ . ing. cially dc;iling with foll · nc\\' turbine of the T,11.1 1- J>oclry in cl iff rent parts of lo hydrnpowcr plnnt, l ;aj­ asures l«sl year on intern Slat istics indic;i tc I ha.t /\fghanistan. In addition to aki hydrot>lecl1 ic pow r alion;il level lo ·pre,·ent sm­ d11ri11 r,- llt C' p:ist year more t he p11 1Jiir,llion of 2000 fo· sys tem, :mnintcnance acti­ uggling of hisloriecd articl­ lha r1 913.SG'1 pcop!c m2..!: lk couplets tl1c D~p:irtment vitit:s of . alaing II igh,, a~. es nncl tnrccollrcl tho1; c· ~ ... Ji. use of the T'ahul Puhl:i; of l-'olldorr and J, itcratui ~ /ibjbc1ghan oil and n r1 lur- t:iken out of Libr.1ry and GS,000 your:~ irh 'have been ' put out the followinrr two al gas project, l hc ncri.il • the cou ntry. These mcasur­ boys ct nd tirls nncl chilcJr~:~ publications: b ·nalurc1J ~n~ p ip.i:! linc, Il.111- ntlc11cle cl lltc Yo1111t Club. es arc _:;lill cnnlinuinf!. .1- The gl,1zi1,z tile ma- . a tan port, Che1nical fr1 t ,}_ The Dl ;,., 'I:; 1 • ,1 f . Fir.c i\ f ghnn N ancl nray. k111 g jncJustry in Afghan is- izer and J)O\\'C'l plant, N·,- The J\fl!lr an Nancl ary p r· /\rts : fan. uris'tnn Ho.-.d p roject, J:il.rl- cparcJ c1nd stag~d fiv e clr· ll look part in arrnngir:~ 2- Hug-m:iking (illus- alwd Asph:i ll F.ictory, rxp· ainas clurin ~ tli c pasl 1\f!!'h· the culturnl xhi!Jition he-:-:: t'rnv-*1)~. . · . ort?. of orange and other an year 13~i'l. 'fhc clr,1111as by the J-.lini stry M l nfor~­ \'\10rk on collcctinr, pro_ · fruits, . Culturill cxhibjlion, which \\'ere s en by thous­ .ition on the occasion ({ verbs is continuing and Ghazm, Jladda nnd B:,tni· nnds of people in .- Ka!Ju t I lie second anni\'crs:.ry =.i .. : escnr0 w_oJJ.: in cultural . y~n c·xca,:ations_ and I est or- / arc as follows: Kh nn ll'lm- life ;ind works of J\fr•h ,1 11 lan. Ju th is exhibition tl':.1: (~Pl~~t lJ·) D;i111 ad- i:_~l~.1qa­ Cll ( ·• · ·. , . srltt1lars of the past, " Na11- Drp.irtn ent · of tltc Ar:.., l! (l r111po1nry ~room), ~lir- Du rmg the J),• st yc:ir the · gnrhar Dc• vC'lopmen t l'ro­ 1.a Q,, la111ha (Corrupt Cler­ m.itlc its contributions ;_, Dcpa i lrnt·nt of Audio--Vi- j ret, the, const ru c.: Lio 11 \\'urk ks) Talal,gari (rcque.<: l for dcsitn i 11g, dccoral iog a_ci sua l S£1C•cncd Ci3~ doeum- .. of th" n,..,\. hui_ld ing ol the J a1)11 l Co J Cf!t' of J 1 t d­ icin,·s. work ~ninl-! on tlit· - 7 - cons I 111ction of tl1e Pa111ir Film impnrts : The r,rcal c: ffort Jaunrh- by th0 . oci.11 ,md cron:r 1:uildill/!., Jl ospital of the D urjng tl 1e p:-ist )'t':-t r cl by the• department fo: mic crm,m1<-~1un of t::::­ N:1n;•;:i rl1c1r Collt'/'.l' uf Mc­ A f r,lrn n Film re· 11C' \\'Cd co 11_ at tr:1di11g Joni~stic and fo. Unilc·d :t·ation<; cl1ci11C' :mcl simjlar dc•vclo• tr,1cls for i1np o1 ti11c Europ­ rcir,11 adc:; h a,·p ht• n the The c,mmjtt're c.: ,·js,.: pnH nt ;1ctivilit·s ;ind proj­ ('an and olli" r films for the cffrclj,·c t:iu~r for the lar­ c1 munliu· of µrogr,•rn s ; , t:cls. r inem;is. Afghan F ilin Mc1- r,r profit m,1dc. . COt11dina:111g the .,(!i·::; .. d c· a profit c1rm111cl of one P1iu ·Aw::.-<1:11~ J) r pa1L es of , •. Cll 1l' ll 's socie:·::-s. 'J'wo short filllls wPre ma­ .incl half millio11 .1fr,h,1n i; Jl)l'lll: dt• by Afghan J'i!rn 011 ~ug­ <1ncl i11 !: li!utic1n thrC'U~- -i'· du1 i11 r, 1;i~1l ;i~· comp:ircd F ollowing nrc lh · acti v­ gc. tion d · to c:I '1r ii~ in ;, l I lo rlw11 Fil111 d11 1 in;( th•. last p ;i•; t ,acl:11i1 t1.1tive p·rrw· ., 01 d.tncc wid I Lt pror:1 <':i­ civil ;u cl educ,,' inn :;:il:. !-i\'t c,l,ject L's 0f t} c· . cl.ti cl~ Cf \,, ,1•CI) ~ll ;::i: .•c.;. 111(1)1lh ~ of 1:t1 i \''t•ic rcc­ ,111cl n •ronls ,ll1tl I ;11,<' im . i' 1 Hc·­ publir:;111 st; le to c•1wour:1g" izi1 ,rr, c .. u,!it~· p ~~ ~·· orckcl 111 Pa hlc•, Dai 1, ,111d c·qt<'l y of lilt' 1,c,ods hou~t·li "-'o':..~ , ,.,, ~ 1 ,... ' .... , \ • • - n11d I "', CL·. Ent:li. 11, JIJU St'11t t o 1-,u- ...... , ...... :·:·:':. i ": ~ \tt1,, l •. r'!''' ht· r A in .. ib ' r of rope for p1 int They ai c ·· Wurl. j I j ' • ;.i ; JI c:11.:1• ., wit 1 thr• cc,,1- tril'd lo C:io-r11,:,;; and :cli: luUII h,t1' fa 1"111S iillcJ t hC'll' scnt of the: O'.\'Be1 ::.. arls \\Cle sclcllld for art of tl.~ ~:ic :. 11 JC' µn-. . . :J1!i- 1.•>: p 0 1 t ;,broc1d. St,, ,. ,r .- i·c , :i.Jc on prize. jn p·li11ti11r:. r:ilirr­ 1j1•. nf \\·t1;:1en in tl.c $:..:­ l! JG llllll cr)h• 1· fiJ l Oil the cksl'lnpn 1t•nt and r-:; aphy, sculp e, phul '!'r\ icty. touri tic P a,;hm, n . . pa11sio11 of the altivitirs c,J phy and mi11j;1turc nrt.,. 1t ,,I ;o c P'-'n"cl an e:::-.;1i~­ ~-- An art .rxhibition 3~1 - rnm film on humn11 A[gh;111 riJ1 n \"ilhin th.:! jl10n uf ti L" \\0.1c11s p.oc:. sel1lt-mrn t ,tnd at•rku l tu- W i1S OJ)<'IH.'cl in l nbul. ucts. 5 - 120 \ \'C1 rb, one on 1 c. and irrii~a tion which ·· pr<'scnl pos~.ibjlitics and was nnclc· 1.,y J\fgh,;n l'ilm means c1vail.1u1L. \'.'ork pr­ ca1 pets :?ncl lhe I est on S1',J, 1Jy. a ~tniinar v:,,; fo, v J11cnv r i11tl'11t.tlion· occ·dun: for surh dcvc·lu­ cnhgraphy, sculpturt a11d ltcld \', J ·c: d!SCUSS ci !:.: al seminar ai tlw n.p n,c mcni ;id ivi t iL, lwvc ber·n other an•as of art, were "omei ·s n:o,·e1.1cnt c:.r. ~ puhl,shccl in :m nttc1npl t1J of the United N, ions Na­ drawn. the-. re !r. ,·:Lie!: \\·omc--: L f tion<; 011;n11 isat ion. A eontract was s1g11cd be ll'Cd b_y m ajority of tnd1:,- oug:n to p!ay h b~,­ p.·01,Je ill 111 '. COUlllJ V. /\s far as tt·rhnic:al c1ff­ by J\ ftJtan Fil111 ,, ith film ildiT'~ up ,hr· nat'nn ir: G- 1:ff01 ls were · made airs are conc:crncd Afg­ aulhurilit:s of the So, iu accci.-c!11.c. \\"!th the ~re:;._ to • ti 1,,cl woll~::. for the h an Film during the p:ist Union u11dcr ,.-bi.Ii the fc>a- en Oit ,Y 1 rqui· tmLnL·. G:-- year compl<'tcd the r pai1 lurc fi lm "Th 1J1ff1cult p1jzrs of 13~>:i. In order to u,,d w ;:,,, p:-cparC'd to le: dc\'clop children's lalcllls wo1 k~ uf their pr SLnt ma_ Days'' i-; f· lrl to a So,·ict wor (n CJ! 1 y out pea:c· ,rncl ti aj t•, cliilc rcn plizes d1 it1('S illl ~0:1:r­ activjtic: in t!,e so:ie;_.­ were ;icJrJcd. Thcr.e prizes 2~y fu1 opcrotion Pr •lim• acl J,,, , alre:.1dy L>c.en imp where tli~y Ji\ c. · will b~ given for arts fine innry l11CdSUI l!.· \\'l'J"e lak_­ l,•mt•ntcd. Dur·;1g t~.e p:!si A~ "'!1"'" ; wo11:s. C]l to . tan implc.1n 11' lion /\fr;J,an Atlvcrtiscmr11t Yc .. r thC' \'." o~ C'n ·s Ir~,:;:: r.­ of the project de·, i d for I) C'Jl':·rl HlCII t: "'omc1l 's Jnlc 111atim1al ntion ..i\ _"u r C0ordin~ :.:-. ::: scltjng up co ur film pr_ Durillg 135-1 the Afr,lwn 1'car Coordii1 :i(1ng- ('omm­ Commit •cc put out i; !:'e :~ OlY,:;<.inr, l,1bor.1tory. sou- Ad\ cttiscm"nt. Drp:trlnll'­ Hl<'r: great nu11)!.c-r of le..:fle:;. 11cl 1c rnrcling stucliri, and nl, :.t profjt·lll,1ki11g tatc · . A commit lee wa:- appo- · p 111q,!1] ... !: ilt!d c,th r p~b­ 1 filn 1 !-.hoo!in;; slutlio ns cn­ enterprise, made a profit j ntrd in the l\1ini,,try of ljc::.tie;?i:C:. In :.Ic-xico a;.~ visag('c.l in SCV!'J1 YN1l' D e­ of /\fs. 27~Gt:Gl. Thr profit l nfurmaliun :ind Cultur Bulcaria t!-.c H'prLs<;;>~t~! i· \'Cl o lll1cnt Pl,rn. canwd last Y."ar is 11 8-17- 10 C'(10l tliJl'r[n )'I C'p·irnlions v es of tl'e Cc )rd> -u~.:: 492 iifghdnis mo1·e than and pl ngr.11 1s made to cel­ Ccammitirc &tlrndcd co:1f~ that of 1353. ebrate the ,•10111c:n·s int ,,_ 1e11ct!- h .. ,d c..n wo:1:cr. nalioll:il ycdr in I\ fgh.ini­ Tlw~· SJ ol.e of the g1c:i t r.::i. slan as W[1s 1 C'Con,nwndcd . l e v:hicl1 women pl:!y i-. . economic ,is , ·di ,is calt.:­ - 8 - ral field,.. 'J'llC rommilter, nttract· w cr (• m :,clc· to make use of · 2. Construction sun·ry. of t he talents and capahilily · 28. Kand ahar ccim·nt fa. eel th e h elp nnd. the co~- •· l1 C'1 .it ~u gar fucto1 y. clory. of officjals, to the r .x tc·u l pr1"..., t1·0n of the•. l)1pbrnal1c. . 3. Con<.lntct ion survey of · possible, in smooth pc•, fo. 29. l.:ro11omic and tr hni­ \\'·vr~ OrcJntz:ilic,n, .J ala'.ah.id SU/!.i r factory. n nant'c of the· jobs cntru:;­ cal fr.iriJ,ilily slud.r project l J~TCEF nnd UNSSCO ·. 'I. Ht·s lo1-.1tion of the pre­ or Asb('sto. . towarcL; prnmotinr, . the . tcd to them. ' s<:n t Nan[!,lrhar su~nr fac- ·, 30. C:cr.imic fnrtory. inntcri:il Jl'vC' ls of ch1ld1 rn . tory. . It complC'tcd fJ O per cent ' 31. l I on melting con1plex . :ind mot her~. 5. E,p:m~ion and impro­ • 'fhc comrni \c.r, furlher­ the elrar:1nce of the w :1rc­ · · a. l'rojPct makin[! c1 nd ' VC'llt l'nl of J' ,tliul slaughter cons! 111llion of I It<' projN t ·inorc. a1rangrcl conf('.r~n- h ouscf. of iii". center of thC' 1 house. · b. l'rnj cl makin g an«l ces j 11 fl wo111C'n's cltn1cs J\1 inii;try of J nforn1"1 ;tin and scrcC'nccl £·ducatjo11al ,mcl C'ultun•, /\.fglian Jt'i lm .. G. Gha111 i slaughter hou­ xtrnrtion of Hajicnk mi­ films for the ,,·ornt·11 . and publii,hnc agc>nciu,. se·. , nes. 1 Go\'Crnm<·nl J'rin!ing H oo,:!'- ars. · · · ·,. · 8. J:,-.;p, n<:ion and fC' IIO· 32. l't •·p,1rul ion of tctl11,i- < I I wcr~ pul>lislw . hy *AA*i~i~*~,~~k**~ Vlltion of 1:a11ll.1llar JI l1 i l cal a11d c·< onomic docum- Bai}laqi hoc,l, publtshm~ procc•,.ill/'. f. tory. c11ts of copper . melt inf: ·9. Il.111 Ii giuninr•. ·.· and ng<'JH'Y , of the GovC"1nm- MJlHSTPV OF I.I ·lES & :1· . f.lc(ury. ----- : press fill I c,ry. ·nt J>rjntinr, Howe. rnous·r~ru· - ycr.r end , · 33. Cup per mclt_ing com 10. .Sturl) .mcl conslrnr.- 'fh1· Go\'rn11nt ,11 Print· r eport . l~T , 5/19/76 p'.cx. i ng ]low;• publi·h~d 2.-l~0- tion or J'multt7. gin .ind , 34. r,oj•·ct m;iJ:in~ SUJ· 420 eopi1•s of llt'\'.': p::ipc1 !, r01\owin~ i:; the t r.:in c;J;i. )lrt"·,; f, rlory. VC'y. of liquid [;,IS. ancJ pC'l'iucli<.':tls, ~1'.2;1:17·1 CO· tion of tht inl<.·1viC'w t'.t· 1 l. Study ,111d COO!,ll'II C[ j. 35. lnd11 r; ri:rl pa1ks of pie: of ,n.i,:ai'jnc>; :illCI 5-1· anll'Cl lty the Mini~_lt•1 or :on of Jin :iml pr<'::s and thC' p1 m inrc·s. 5l5·1Hll olfi<'C' hc,ol-.s and J\1inC',-, and 11 dtislr i 1 s l~[lf':. ; oil ,. ·trMtion f .iclory of 3G Tr,1ctor and il[:ric11l- .,, !her mak1 ials. Abdul 'Ln··ah /\<.scfi to the t11rn1 l', uiprncnt ,lS~cml.Jl- · r<:portcr of J amhou1i<1t ma­ 1i'. ln 1•ro, <·•nrnl and r x- i11 ~ projc-et. t.i7 454:,1'( po:;1 (>I'S, 4 J P,;i pl:l-. ' r,a1 iiw : , Pa11 'iio111 .xlrarlit1n ,111d explorat1012. with a tot al copy of ov J were as follows: pl,,nl. one milli<>>t. ; cl rilling thro11r.hnut t hC' y,,. . Sonic cnvelope-rnal;ing .' · ' Virsl: Solitl mineral pt· 15. Hc•noL1tion and ,on . ar and C'll\'isagr·d xtr;,cli­ machine's :incl linotypc nHt· . oj<'cls a11cl 11ttro-chcmical !>lruct ion of tlic prcsc•nl on and C'\ploration clrillini c}1i ncs which \\'l••:'1 out of ; induslrie5 . · 1 [!iii ancl pn•r.s far.I 01 iC"s. of ll• ll1 t c•,tutl of :)5,00U m<'· ortlc· i wc>rc rl'pa1red and 1. Dcsulphuri<:alion of.. J'unduz.\ · tcrs in tl w nortltern p c1 1 t•. I . put into opcr,ltjrm. Effo1 b J clrdnv an· pnpcr fnctory ers p1of il c. tlie set rul('s and rC'gula­ jccts: 2G. Caw,tic soda projrct. Th e- pct, ol c_xploralion tio11s no cmploy1.•c was left · 1. Baghlan sugar f;icto1y , inp:.i jd or· waiting. J:ffo.rts 27. )l rrnl cement foctory projrct hc'c;itfcs. initi~l sur- . ,·cy~ in fi r Id wot ks r an:ied - 9 - sation pl a11 1 and milkc rr­ ·at these places. "The re. · 0111 triangulnti on etc. lopo· to be co111pl ctrd soon. La· rri aphiral wo rk for annlys- · ;1cly for c•xporl and use in ter the projr t 111 aki11 ~ of ulls a, c brinf! analysrd hy industry. Tltc· g..is to be l'X· tltc rcsponsilJl C' n :pr 1t ,; of ·i; 1 r. anrl vcrifica l io~, of ~co· this oil rc:,c rvr and rrfinery • I physical disco\·crirs, . ancl l raclcd fro1n Gotri f l..iyrrs will also b t·f! Jll. , l he prc,j< cts. Duri n [~ 1351 in itkinl! ready grolo~1cr1l has lwcn estim ated at 30.!l \\orl: for c c;tnbli,hin~ p 10- · {onnations for clrillinr, this milliard cubic lllctc•rs. Oil and tr.is expl oartion spc·ctive poi nts C1f oi l and yc•ar on cl iffcrC'nl scales in ])urinr! the 135'1 LI H' pro­ in :-;ou tltc-rn Afghanis! an. j rnd of Q..iu, it .it the new site ha •c. been n urina the first eight ye­ y1•nrs :mcl the c·,plorntion procluucl 1253."1:; hlrf·;~! t ar:, of Ll1 c prr,jc'<.l it is ho· · compll'I t cl r111 d oppr~,1io ns will bt Lilrti d 11t i11 thrt•c c!C'ctmit_ , nd 32332 tc,:1::, · p C' d thal t,rn 111 illinrd cu ltir continue for e"timat int~ t h<.: sl age-:. l n r,l·ncrnl in the ,anmoni 1. The fr-, t::i:>-:.r nmounl of oil n•scrvcs. Ac­ n1 ctcrs of gas will he C'\· southern p.11 t of lite coun- p1 od11c(d by the f;ic!ory lo II acted. <' \'c1y yr ar. ·,, ry photo r.Polo:•.ical work cordi ng the prt> liminary \\itS co1.st:ml !orally \\ l.ile 1 ANGOT Oil Hcf incry : hns been comp ,•lcd ancl ii 1 , infoi mat ion acquirci l jrct also undr1t ook the co·'. c cd to fo1 cign rounlrics 1luccd 92.000 tons of CC· was signed. nsrluction 0f a ct·rtain nu- · for tro inin~. mcnt 011 which 141 5-1 1 1.10 . er of rcsicl1•11t i,1l qu art-' Thr 111 cl iminary study of Exµ loration of oi l and 01 tons \\'a· exported to c;o,·i· ·Ag DMia oil cll·pos iL s r P­ er~ for the local .ind for- · r.a~ in western Af ghanis- ct nic,n :rnd • J52.500 :ons . veal G.2. million tons of oil cicn cm11loy r cs dlll ing the . tan: to lran itnatr.d to tl1 r :..ccond Cil· ,\lJ<;t'11n· of rc,ads al~o 1d1h a spC'cific aim: Fol lo- rarrircl 0111 nt diff<' t rnt dr- : l <'t(lry. Similarly i11 acror­ crrase lhe p1ril,lcm m: . :· cl,111ce with lht i1 ~l·ru111111- 111111! is the inrormat io11 in plhs II IJjch h,1\'(' C' S[,Jli]irJicd . olcl s. 'J Ill· I r.i11. p0rl;,lio. 111 id regard i 111: C\lt' I )' g r- i ht' p1C'Sl'11 rp of· r1 m1111'hrr <:nrl.it io11 101 tunctll ly strip t'Quip111t·n t a11 <1 :;ui , cy ;- ,,, I JI. of 111 i11r1 als .1ncl purC' copp : mini 11r. of a Jaq·c q u,111 I ity 1;ipl,1·1 nali.i is not sm. N;wraha golcl sun·ry er- rr. The• c-npprr 7nnc•c; h,I\ e of fl1r mincr,tl ic; po1,~ihlr. t li us dl'l,1yint. the woll:. 1111)) ' rliffrrc·, t k111rl ~ nf 1 h1cb1css 11 1.- est i111:1lcd that 'J'lic Np1ipmcnt and ,. Th e: exploratory drillin~ nn d JI ·re·, nt:i,.!l' 1 hr drilli11r, app1 o,im.ilr ly 30 pc• 1 ent \'{')' {:Ct(1d•: is 1110\'ed ii 101,I, pl ace in .. rmili n •cion 01 ll'C'lls ;111(] clir,g-ii1g \\'liich of the min ml could he i11divicll1,il:; ,which l ,.i ; 11 !-t cl imenlary (!Ohl dep ,_ m r 111 rc~,t.11y for tlw rslrtb C':"\'tn C'tr.d f1 om .iuo,·c the: " o day~ to r<',h h SO I ,.II.•; Hnd exp nrato1y clrill- Jic:hi11:: t ht' clt-po<;its ..irt· {ti Olllltl. · meters l ,·rn tl1t·11 t hi.: ;_. 1111'. w c·.11 rit d in 1:ukrli,1 in pro,,rr<· ,. It is ltor cl th 1t the <'sli­ and fot l'if'll c·::ptrts r.'. 11\ l' I' (I\l;1,.;h,1d ,ti C'a) :i"ncl TI H· drilling ;•11cl rrophy- in,ition .11,,J rxplor.ih1y r•t·cl to the :11 c•,1 h.1, c· !, .. l '1111j rivc·r cl o111,1i11s fo1 siral n sc·;•rc.h revt al:, tfi;, 1 hot!, 0f 1hr mines will be al 1, lo cli1. HJOO 1,qu:?rt· : t.l J il ,ill/~ 11{'\\' en]tl dt•pc1sii~;. t li<; prnlo1,['i1!i,,u .· of rnm ,Jl't ,,d liy l hC' rncl of J1,111rtc·r It ac Is and ]~ · 111 ! Ill' arc.i; 111c·ntiu,1e•l ~o tlw c. ppc r mi11c·r:il is as J ;:ma 13~,5 ,tlld ll1c rrupC1n <(Juan• l.iln·1H:lcrs c.:; · I 111 '/-1::i 1 1 .ctr n, of c·x plo cltl'p as ~FO to [J(J1 nrtc1s. c·:-.11 ,'t lion hill hl"g in. l'or cir illinr·,, f0r c•-_·po,cci 11it io11 d, illin:·. 235 111,•lcrs Thr <· ·pl >1 ,!1 ory ,, o, k on t he c .. 1,·acl :rin pu1 po.,c. s a tr;,clion <•! 11. i' n,:nc1,.'. 11·1 II dril\in~ ar d J;. i51 st· J\i11,,J · «•Jlf'C'J' 111i11 -: COllf' 1o.t< lit'l1n·c·n :lit• llliac ,; and 111ibrly m:,pj'in;; :'l:t. c •• 111pl t·!- WC'rC o ,tai,,cd. Thr l1y H11 ssia11 c·>:ptr le: shows Krt11c ,ilt,11' Ji.1. to be btiill form liti, ,; have hcC'n c- n ·:; 11Jts c· ~ta 1li~h rather t hat till' clt·1,r,~i1 s ;1111 01111 lo ilt!Cl ,tl'J ,tllgl'rnrnt of w,•!c r 1d 'r1! f,,r tht' c;,,tr:iclirn l.11 ('.<' tl<·p,,<:it cil scclrrn<'11I I J lo two milli n tous. SIIJJJI IY li.,s lo he or<·r the rC'sc·a r h in tl:c "L lr111 au ,•rc·:i of J 8 sq I arc• kil. . squarr l·ilomrtns. A': :­ /:old found is nl , ery clcc·p Jh'rl of Ilic rr.incs c;,kium . IIIC'lrr. Si, ii!.trl) the v1·olo­ t It' complrtion o! the ;,. "ilt·s un «IC'n r,,th. Prr<.C'n1 · fl1101 il l' ht1s be <'11 placed in l'.ical m::ppi11" o· the minrs ppi1,g 11t1d cli~co,·r•ry of p; . l.l' I hr \\'orl i.~ h1 · I! r ttrit·d sctor·lc.11c·i.01 ) ,ilh 'l1es­ . ,·, as pn·1,:11 c ti , . h · Ii ~ho\'.'cd 11lilr ,. in. the digg1::,. 1 1111 L at JZhw;,ja Ghar all .i t1!lilishcJ we i1• 1t of 23''0.- I he> p• c,!1111~id inn of ind11s- ul·{.,1n for m.1ki11 ,: tnct::. r wh iclr · is suppos<·cl to hit\'C' 000. The: ,I\ ('fi,~C tl I I Ill ss tri,11IJ impo1 l,111l , lltl min­ a C ,0 !'q11:t1 l' llll:lcrs ~ ,~o ld. C'II' thC' rnincr.il layrr!l i~ r1 ,ll l.:clu1 vrins tn 8GO me­ for cxpo.. ecl ext met ion 2.'IH 11\ctc•, ~ and p .plo1·.itio11 , I o le·, J to Lhc squ..irC' mclcts. 430 samj > The J\ inak rnpprr ('roup <' ctslei 11 p;•rt of the Jfakh11cl cli~cov(-ry r,f fi ve> lavc·rs of Wf'I I.' takC'n. Af1c·1· \. oi· ! has: hrgu11 its acli\'ilil'~ in mines 137 WC'llS WN<' 01 il­ mag1H'<;ilc \\ilh a knt:lh ktioi f t1thc:1 terhnolt,,.. · 1hr ccut,,rl and westrrn l d and t1 ttc-ts 111adr in 1353 from 150 tC' 800 mrte1s and cal v:n1 ls ~o for ) 000 b '.:­ r,r;,ms conzilr h.i:, I.JN·n l •.· p .11 ts or the copper site of whiL11 'J?. wc.lls nnd tr.:cls t hid 11ess of 20 to l ~O me- 1:. l,·tkn with min<'1,1 l, t he rs! ahfoh t ht• prC''icnrc nf Irr~. t ratlc:tl from the mines dilfn form.<:. \1ork is hci11)'.! c:ir1 i<'cl c1l I hr miner,ds fr m l 5 to !lO Nnuristan group ent /\clivitics of ll1 e 1fr.£~ n1 1 inle11sivr pare·. Thr -:· pr 1rr11l. Jn thr .. ste111 part Thr NomLan r:roup i · t:dractio1 Dcp:irlmC'lll. ploralory clrillinii ancl rx- t hC' )C'111 th of t.hc arc a is \ 1·01 l-i1,i in t\\'o arC',1. Nilab <1rva ti n11s ti n, r lwcn w1 stly c·~ tim .itccl a101111cl COO mc·­ nnd Kol.1111. Th,·y kn·c o­ The ])ep:i1 tmcnt or Mi~·; lers and the tliicl:11r ss: of n1plc•krl r ,1 ll1t·r i1 1 dt !nil ex­ Exltaction continued its c · r 11rried in the rent 1 ;iJ pJrt · · thr layers is c•stimalccl plor,d111 r and discovery 1il·itil''> i 11 the field fo m i-: • <'1 ll ,r mi,ws anti a numhc·r 3.2 rn cl r1 s. sur\'ey in l hC' a, ras. m l c·x lr:iction from l1 1e r:-:­ 111 1 h,l\'C' dis- 111i11cra s ltcC'n The . r-rc, nomic [ecsilJility In the 1,(olam arr;, sur- nrs whos,' ,tt,pc,sit c; l'.' r:: I 11\'('recl. 'J'hl! JH'rCl' llt :igr of sl11 cly or the fl uorite · of \'t'Y, n1 appi111: ,md c ·plora· eslal>Ji(:hc·d h: the cxµl ,., : .. · < '' PPC'r found in ·the 111i11rs Bakhllll minrs was carried lion !1r1vr J,c·en c nmpkll'd. t c,1 y s1ir,·c·:s. l n 1352 I; c·: • \ 111 irs from .5 p i·rcrnt t o hy a thrc•r mcmhr1 Soviet No11 ri,ta11 nn·a i-; rough .in cl I hr. l'ilchg ha11 and T.il: .. ; __ <•111• ancl so111rt imcs tu two t <'am c1f c,p,-rts ,rnd afte1 difJi(Ult to t1avcl clue to its cll'por. its 213 tolls , f mi •. l 11•rc-tnl . '· dr. tai!c>d obscrv;it iu11 1rnd . was c.·:,,_lr,1ctcd, sim,I~rly ~=-· nm tlic Achin and , lame-):- - 11 - of the Ministry of intcr­ · . - Collection of infonn­ o( various ·cleparlments of rl p ie mines approximate­ io1: from the very establis­ ation rc.lgarding provinci­ the interior ministry, who ly G,000 ton of tal~ was hm ent until now,. study of al construction ctivities. discussed the following to. r xtrnct~d. The Achll\ ta1 c the rules and regulations .- Expression of views . pies. J11ines of Nan~arhar arc · pa~scd by the Kabul Mun­ on merger ·and abolition Problrm conccrninr, r~th\atctl' at 700,000 "'t"on's. icipal Corpor:ition and bt­ of some of the administr­ security and traffic. From the Sangalnn bcrit~· inging about nece~sJry am· ative units, and transfer - Prob1en1s of pastures. mines of Heral 10 ,000 tons . cn_ al i11sti tut ions. -period )'1-1101 tons of it - - Settlement" of landless ad. , ' - Probl c- ms of main tain_ was sold. Similarly from people. - Maintaining of perm- ing high ways. the first of Hamal of last Looking after the cond· anent co11tact with Kab,il - Problems of rel.:ltions year and till the c11u of itions of prisoners . and pr· Univer:;ity authority for bcl\\'ccn admin istralin: so­ the month of Dalw a totnl isons. preparation of tcuching ma urces and courts. of 8372G.30 dollars and -- - -Municipal nffairs. tcrials for the concerne:cl l 3G37050.55 nfr. hanis were - Settlement of the re- . couitc and t1sking univers_ - Problems of the Afgh_ deposited in the export ac­ lated cases. i1lv to help the ministry an Hed C1· c; cent Society count of the state. - Construction of min· in the teaehing CJ[ partic· and hCJuse of d ic;titutes. or roads. . ul ur topic'c fur the conce- - Problrms concerning ** **********~***** - Maintaininl! of publ- rned courses. ndministrali\'c def cc~s. . ic secu_rity. ... MINISTRY OF INTERIOR - · -Preparation o1 specia1 - Problems of Re :l yenr e nd report. KT , - Attraction of public fo1 ms for the government Dcvrlop111ent Deparl:T.<::-:. 5/12 & 14/76. coope1 ation . . empolycC's to fill up. :n icsc. The. results and deci;::.;.:: Coll~clion and analysis quPst made at the scmi1 r ·.-.-;.~ Following is lhe_ transl· forms contain ions of the above questions regarding study nnd other: . published in a 70 pa&.:: ::·:-­ ntion of r1n interview wL papers help the Ministry·; th Interior Minister Abdul particulars. ! ·: ok which w as submi::~-.i Qadir on the activities of to improve the system of - Convrning o( English to the prime minist,--y :..::· Jhe Interior Ministry du· : work in the provinces. language course for thos_e - laking necessary steps. With rc.gard to admini­ ·· ring the Afghan year of pNsonnc] of the Ministr~~; - The draft charter ,::: 1354 published in the cur­ . iorati.vc i\Juildings :ind who were nominated for;i­ · application procedur s w ~.­ residential hou ses .the rent is~11c of the J amhour­ scholarships. !. ich was sent to the &o,·.: :-_ : Miuislry decided to appo­ . iat m,ic nzlu ·. - Awarding of scholar· nors of l'abul, Ghazni, ~ ~-­ . int a committee con1pos· · • Study and Planning De· ships to 20 staff membnrs, gnr, Laghman, and P,"?n\·-=:: partment. cd of the represenoi;:tti ves of the rninistry. '. , , provinces for rc:veiw . c:: o·f various ministries to vi­ Preparalion of the Sev­ - Preparation of dcsig-, the instructions of -;:_:? sit some of the provinces en Y.c.ar Development pL ns and city plans of a nu_ Prime Ministry. After _D:· and submit their report ...... an of the Ministry and its f ti ,jties to the cabinel mbc~ cities, which have pressing their \'iews :r.~ 0 .or proper arr;111gement accor­ at ' · - . mulllc1pal :;ct ups. __gov e.rnors sent back . t:: -= dinr, to the needs and on me.~ 111 g_ . . - llolding of the first copies of the draft ch2!": a'-: t he basis of priority of the - Preparation of detai 1- local ::iclministrativc sd,m~ which ,va!. submitted ~·) n~w charter of duties of ed question papers on ad- inar nt the centre of the the Prime :t-.Iinistry. the Study and Planning ,ninislralive ,set up of the Ministry with the partici­ - Preparation of b .u:: Department and other rel- _co\1 ntry. . . · ~ pat ion of provincinl gover- . prints of a number :.: . ating departments. - Preparation of q.u~sL nors, rcpresl'nlativcs of a · municipnl bu1Jdmgs. -Collection of all laws ion papers on municipal number of ministries, su­ [: Maintaining of contac:s passc-d alonrt \-vith other set up and numerouc; p_r~- prrme judiciary council, inside :ind outside t::-:- · Je{!nl documents of the Re­ blem·s concerning mun~Cl· rnral devcloi'lmcn t d CJ)art- country for technical st:.:-;­ 1 ff . ti J)l"OVln- . publican state, preparartio!l . pa O ices lrl )C ·mcnt. J\fghanistnn cartog- ey of potable water prv~::­ ·. of historical backgrouryd . ces. r aohic department, head.:; j ts. - 12 - - Mninlaini11g of rnnti·,.­ Jn this cunnl'cliou asc; ist:i_ Zabul, ( ;Jwwi, \V:ird~il., J lolclinc of ;, ll CC' worth !.JUO 111illio11 afs cturs or tc dinic:tl s11r,·c::,:. L:11:li1 11< II, N,111g.irll"lr, na­ li:.Ollllts !,pNi11 C' 1~ •• d rc:t11c- r°H·lw11 ks c,f ~ l'.'.:­ foc1 d stuff, \\'1 cat, tea. su­ rhl:t11, . 'arn:1n,ri.in, H .dl.h, uc•mog1apl1ic SUI"'\"(. r n,hcr of n u•1icip;J! ccntru. f!ill', edible· oil i!- undC'r st­ J~uncluz, 'J\11.h, r, ,J r.uzj~n, lhl' p•·u1noticm uf t~: · u dy so t hat ,:ith the u ti\i_ - Tr.tnsf < rri11g uf un;;_ ) kl111·,11cl, )~: cl1:ltis and • d:111 i i[ tht· C'(IJ)C~l ,·: I - sec! .ind !'.11rp:u. budr,c t c.:: Sitlio,1 of tli" ab.ivc aid f:i­ ] Jc,1;1t. Dist1iLiu tion of irl­ r SOll)l('l. varinu- m11111cip ,lit i< • ~·) r rncrs mwt lit· in thl po iL uil ily c:r1 cl•, , ,il. he 0m1 - - Tal:ing c, f re·:··· a q1C'ci:1 ; C'COUllt in cl /\if ­ ion to i:npro,·c· the ii Jiv1 n:i ll lt ,l in l '.tnt" 1mroz. st ps for lhr irnpi h :m ist ·111 H:i nl for the ii..­ Cln 1d it ions. ),',11 i:1b, P~11 \',' , 1d 13,H.l- of the n,ndilit.•.1, c, plcn l"li t, lio11 of a wt' ll ;,:_ ahli··I ·111 pt i•\ • this iwrs ll1i.111c l ,~1 1Jic r ,mr.:c d r·o11 c: lr;1('1 illll pl:1;; _ The. de 1ni tm1'nt m:i, 1' ' ·yr·:ir. 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I nasi1l 11, l, HJbt.z:ic <1 11ilsl thr fon,1 ·of 1;11,Jct -:, S~,ltlrnwnt cpartn CJ1L confirmed. rc111:iininii of 2080 persons food sl ulrs li"" : With t hl' cmcrr_:t·rn:c of . (C'cllSIIS ))C'Jl"ll flll nt:) or •11:.0 J 1•1 cent of it c11 c bi"quitrs, . picc.. C' tC . the HPpu\il:c.in c,1d <1 in Till:. D <·i r:111t·1 t Jicg:11 1 f1·n1: Jes. Jfi1 pi<'Ct.'- Cf l' ~- the counh y u11tlcr ti_. lca­ · cli ·tr ihu ioll ~,f l~l'J uhlic. 11 Ctl1tr :1cli\'itics. 7?./.l pit• ·c ~ c,f J. : : . dcrsliip c,f (lllt 11;iti u11<1l le idc ntity cai cl:; in J-.;ib 11 l - J)1 .. ftii.1: c,f the cha_ nigs. atlcr l' rcsidt:nt and Prime provin~v in th1..' y:-ar whi-. rtt· r pct tni1,ini: lo the du­ J (. rh w,1 .• followecl by o,l,t r Minislc r J ·iolt itm1 a d D.io_ . til·:-. of tl1c p r ·on11cl, col· . i1s stones .. pi() •inrc:; lalC'r on. UU it WilS cJc·cidr•d to dtslt· l"ction of pc·r., 111nt•l l'l!CO· - J\ Jaq;e e;u .... :.: Durlnr. tJ,c: yc<1r 13~,1 ibu tc l,trnl tu till land lc·!>S nls in E :1 111 1 ;•nd pr vinc:­ hulJ<, ts \ '"lll' faciJil il'S. d 1~. t1 ilit ti0-, of idrt1tily. C'~ , ,,t r,H I ion of fin.11)C'i,1l h., polir in ,·,•1icJ : · : · c;,rcL ront11n1 l in ]~;,Jiu!, • fo order to impru,·c the :1::si :t.1ncc rte. .of tlic roulltry. J< ~•nd,1ha1, H:.irnian. B r,,i-· c·c· momic s andr,rd of f " r­ -- Prop'.::· r :u r an,::i11g of J~~72 U.S . clo, .. •. 0 ck!- 1hl' ck part 1n1:r I l UC'f'.a ll m c rs f;tmi]i s th e.> Ministry the :11 clti\'e:, !'.Cclio11s of lCH!D Jndi:in i - - attr,icled UP assisU111<.:e. • d ist1 ihu ti<1 ri ·of idrntity· tlie i.t ;J~isUes cle1n1 t111ent. · Jr, oo n ;,,1 c,o di. in 1lic nrnvincc., of - 13 - - Medicines: made by the. personnel of bcr of duties in order to The. Police Academ~· ,~- - Di:;lilled water, 11- this department. .. . . solve a number of probl­ . mils a number of n i:::: . 800 ;imputes, · vix tablets, Other notcable activ1t1cs. ems which may come acr­ gr:idc :md h igh school r:-.;.­ 33-l bot tie's, 190 capsu Jes, Publication of a number oss every day, like arran· duatcs in its satann:.,~ 5450 toblels. . of instructions through ra.: gemcnl for struction of class. In this conncc::. :: · - 517 boll~ . c]_oth piec­ dio and newspapers a~d city bus stand o~ techni:·· nct1rly 3500 graduates c:?­ es. giving numerous intc.rv1c­ al basis, inslallnt1on of tt- plird for ndmission in : :-::· - · 744 saving m ·achincs ws to the n ewspaper rrp­ affic sign boards to be academy of which J ~ :•: · nnd other ·cosmatic items. orters for the purpose ~f used throughout the day high . chool gradu,1lrs ~: ­ - 25~'3 case~· of, 'cigarcllcs. enlightening of the public and n ight i.n various _parts ught entrance cxarni na ti:::. · C~?i pairs socJ; s, 6'31 cL1se.; on the objectives of the of the city. · The J\1 inistry Ji c.1~ f:j 1:·.:- · of mat1.. uoxt>.s, 149~ piee­ Ministry which is aime.d Rccular recording of u·­ mbcr of ro11rse for .' .tht ,. cs of blankt ;.. , 108 pieces at public services. aUic incidents, number of cnligl tcni11g of Hs poH:- c: · of turbans, 383 set~ 1,ir,s, vehicles used in the cou 1:· p cn:Jnnel. The 1 linis:::: lJ 24 caps, 2~0 pieces oJ Expansion of fire briga_ try and trnffic r~\'enucs 111 provided more facili~ l::.:; · chi Icl blankets, 1G52 pairs ' e · services of the cenlarl .c<:.ntrc and provinces. -. for the fort!_tgn tourists w :::, shows, 1931 trays, a nwn­ and rrovincial offic: 1s. . ·_: ·· 'rhc statistics sh ow that . ber of elrctric fans, cas:;­ Transferri,,~ of technical visit A f r,hanistan. The ~:­ thc1 C ·were ) 4.51 traffic alistics show that duri:-.; ·cts and other electric it­ teachers to the provinces ac­ cidents during the year fo:-c ­ .'. .em~. 200 tents, J J 53 pieces to guide. the conrcrncd the year 1354, G7896 1352. In spite of the fact gn tourists· visited Afgh.=.:·. . of handkerchiv •s, 47 box_ pcrso1mel on the new me­ cs of building p,iints, 14.35 thods of handling fire b r i- tha t the number of vehic- isstan either by air e ·· casst>ts, loud · speaker:;, gade services. · : Jes incr.c.:ised in the count­ surface. At present the,t' ry during the year 1353 are 1113 forcjgners at ~~­ - ! other house vessels. )mporting of adequate .. · Following smug{!lcd it_ but fortunately the numb· rvice h ere. Similarly d~­ number of machines and , er of accidents dr.creasecl· ring the past eleven m o:-.­ ' ems were confiscated in other related parts for fu· . the provinces: by 342. . ths 17541 Afghans we,: . .. . ~ rthcr equiping cen_tral and Traffic income in the providc.·cl passports to vi~.: provincial fire b~·1gad:_s. year 1351 was only 3~10_8- forei ctn countries on va:~­ - Opium, 2513.504, Inspection of f ire lmga­ ·· kes. 1:aw hashish, 10.500 S32,82 but· lhe stal1st1cs ous ;,Hposes like rnediC'C.: ,fo offices uf some of th~ show that the traffic in­ treatment, business. stuc :­ · Jeter:;, morphine, 97 bot­ provinces (:lrnzni, . namely come. during the following es, tourism nnd pilg1imaf.i"- : ·tics, 333!:: tablets , hashish Balkh, He.rat and K andh­ · ]eavc.s, six seers hashish years 1352-53" rose to 511· *****************i* ar through technical per- 73747.90 which shows an sc"":!s J 1.500 kgs. 30,4 kgs. sonnel. . prl'c..io.i~ l>Lones, G99 cattles, Selling up of a fire bri­ . incrcnse of Afs. 170Gl824 ,· MINISTRY OF JUSTICE - 1G9 bolts cloth pieces, 24 gade centre in T akhar pr­ 08. f year end report. . pie.ces of carpels, 77 pieces The- training centre o KT, 5/18/76 1 ovince. Traffic Dcparlrnent in or- • of large piece:; of carpet, . Holding o! special tech- dc.r lo provide more facili. . . 'rollo,,·ing is the interview 52 · pieces glim, 83 _pieces nical courses for forth.er : 5987 timber pieces, 322 . tics for the public to acq- of Jamhouriat magazin~ cnlighlc.ning of fire b1:1g· u aint themselves with lhc with Justice Minister Dr. of shalranjis, 19 rifles, ade personnel. Prcparat~ on pieces of turbans, lol cases rules and regulations of Abdul i\lajid on the judic- of text books for tcachmg thc Traffic D epnrtmcnC ial activities

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- l !> - a sucn way as to win pu­ oreans of the Mi nistry of wh ich reflected disputes with ours. The project ho, . t,lic nss11r.i11cc anti trust in ,J ustice, and police officers lw twcC' n incliv iclu nls :i nd al ready been prcse:n tcd In the lr r,al document~ rcgi- of the Mi ni stry of Jntc·rior the state in which the in­ the CounC'i \ for its passage 1 stcr<-'rl in the j ucl iciary. was assit;nC'd with thr ta_ dividu:1ls coulc.1 easily del­ throu gh lq ~al channels. lt Q- Whal measurc·s sk of goin~ through d rla­ nyed Ihe p:iy lllen I of thei r will b<' brought fo the pi,. h ave been tnhcn to impr­ yecl cases of the prisoners : cl ues f;imply by saying •·r uli!' :i ltentinn ,1 ft C'r it 1s :> VC the Jot of p risoners and took nc•rcssary actions don'! n1:1 l'C' to t he ncco- finaJi;, ccJ. one.I what results hnvc so as r gHds invc.:;ti[{:1tini; 11n ts'1 . This m .i tt1•r so0n Si m ilarly, it is deemed fur hc:en :;ccured? t hose r<'S J>Ol1!,ihlc fo r the d rew th e.: nlt c·ntion of the m•,rssary thal p cnnanl'n A. '.l'hc Ministry of Ju- delay ilnc.1 thu5 help rcka_ slate. A e0m1ni tk c was ap_ sp<'Ci,tl v;:irclio11sc• cou rt,; stice in pu t "- uit of the in­ sc the pr isoners wilh t he poin ted f10 111 the rc'prc~c­ should lie 111 :mncd to h.m· structions nf tlic l h ,i d of penni•;sion o ( the au!ho1 i­ nt.i livC's of the J udiciary. c}J c, C,1st•s clralin[1 \'.'ith wnr­ Statc and in the light of tics conrernc J after 1J1c \' /\tto1 11 c•y C r· neral's Office, chou~t'S a11tl g ra naries. Tlic the lofty and just objec:­ fou nd no 1 C'.ison :tllcl arcn.i­ ,t1H l t he Audi ti nf{ D l"p:ll'l· p roject is uncl rr c.l iscus!>i o.1 t iVC'$ of the r <' puhliran rc­ ncl for the· fu rther ·. Cay in 111,.nl c,f l hl' ]> d 1ne J 1in i~. t­ ,1J 1cl co11'. iclc: ratioll. the prisonc;, · r,i mc has i,tudic· d the: qu<·s- ry to !-t udy c.: cs invot ·­ Q. W h:it nrc the rn~jor . i posc• cl by I hr l\ l in isl ry ion ini: pul,Jic p ro] crty nn cl prc,gra1w; of tl,e J\1 inis: 1: ol .l nk rior with rrgard to What deserves mention 1r10lll')' and tl1us lwlp col­ o f J ust ;t·c wJi oc; e implcm­ the clc·l::1 y ,ind pr11cli 111; or hc1t · is the issuance of a lC'ct 1hc :,t ·tlp ;.i r an. and cnt ;-i tio. is u JJcle1 way in ~ p risoners in1 priso11t'cl j n dtC'l ec· l,y tlic state: ,1bout publ ic: m on< y left \11 1coll­ the c0t1l H' if the first year t the provi 11ci nl pri~o11s who­ cka!h s<:ntc·ncc t,f tho.:sc (:rtccl 11 Ii <' Jll'op I c·. Uf the• C'OUJ1t1y 's C.',\'('li. sr cnses p1 c•sc•n tcd to th e v,1 l1CJ p:,ssed ?..2 yc:i rs in YeH r Ecnnrnnic ,md f..oci _ P rime M111i sl1y prncling th(' p riso ns. Unci<•1· this de­ The Judirinl Cou11c ii of al De vc·loprnrnt Plan '! am! u 11c1 cc:icl<-d caurts will reve:it t he hy 01h e r cou11 t rie~ whose l. The f ceder roads · and prising of reprC'scntativcs f:t ct thil t in the past there c·on cl itio ns arc comp:i tible hricl ces complctr d i n 1351 of judiciary and justie~ , .! r.rcat nu111b r r of cuses - lQ - arc o.in[.!arn bridge with n Nineteen kilometers of J.7 kms, survey tdcvision Salang (~allieries. ·· • Jcn[!lh of lG .35 meters a11d dirt road was constructed. :1nd tower rortcl 3.5 kms, :, Construction of road ma- \l'idth of 4.8 meters, Hog- . J'l lru­ Jarly mncad<1misalion of Ba· · Jr.n{!th of 760 meters. Jklm and vailcy roncl from ct ion of snow protective 'J!rilll1 roacl with a Jcn 1! lh of Daulat11bad - Shiberghan Desltu lo bonkr of Tran. walls G.5 meters hi [!h :1nd 5.'1 hlometrcs, Bada111bar,h roda. The slll'Y<'Y and tksign of 510 meters Jong. ordinary oil depot rCJad with a length Twenty-seven lcilometres this road hegan jn l 354 by . banks 000 meters long, cx­ of 17.3 and 170 meters of of 11cw dirt road wns built «!11 Jlr1lian consulting com- trnsion of rid- ved road and including the 'fherc arc eight road project: ges with steel and iron was . two sides of the l'ond the ~· maintena11cc offices in ci· Building of new road wi- competed. · width is JO meters. There ght ,centres, namely Ka­ th n lengt h of six ki!omctl~rs 74 stone culverts with 'l is no bridge crossing this bul, Gh<1zni, Kandahar, He­ and · .m;icaclamisation · of total length of 1110 met- 'road but there arc 207 cul· rat, Parwan, Damian, Xan­ two kilometers of road was ers were al o built, co1Ti- vcrts of different sizes. garhar and Pakthia. Tbe~c complctcd last yc>ar. Mc- dors with a length of 4G The roads and secondary 1 road maintenance units anwhifo 3G culverts were meters and a bridge over bridl:{cs on which partial · look after 11e.irly 957 kiJ0- also built with a tot;1l Jen- Dangi river 239 meters work )fas IJ<'Cn completed metcrs of asphalt road anrl gth of 410 meters. long. Also installation of urc S.irkirni bridge J 68.G 24GS kilomete1:s of c;ecood . d I Barile mine road in [Jerat coal tar machine and :-; tone meters long an seven me- · and third grade ro.ids. Th_ . 'fhree :'Ind half ki lometers cutting machine in Khan· , tNs wide, Qilai Shadah br· ('Sc units also have the res­ of 11 ew road was built and abad. · idge l 5.72 meters long ponsibility to keep the tea· 8.!i kilometers of tbe pre- Fundamenfol survey of and six meters wide, Kunda me flowin g on all route.5. vious road wa ::: rnacada:nis- roads. Labuk bridge 32. 5 meters Similarly the road to Sher­ ed. Concrete oulvcrls with Suney of Jalalnhad-Ass· Jong and ts meters wid~ . khan 13nndar via Sal<1ng z length of 158 meters and adabad road 44 kms long, and Landhor Baba bridge and from l-'ul e·Khumri co !;lone culverts with a lcu- survey of Qarah llagh road, 13 meters Jong and 4.5 me· Shiberghan including Naih cth of 45 mete,-s were .ilso design of 34 kms road, sur· ter wide. Abad road, Dnndare ll a1· l,uilt. A 7.2 meter bridge very of Jstalef road 10 kilo- Construction and asph- ratan, ;ind from Turghunc:: was also construct'!ul construction of a bridge '3. ding of second «hd tl1irc Jalnlabad-Assadabad road city five kms, survey in meters long ;ind seven me- grade roads, repair of b1i- )lroject. Shcrkhan Khcl Gulbanar t ers wide. dgc•s, cu lverts and corrido, s, cleaning of road drainalte - 17 - : ' system, repair of protec- plastciing, and one unit in of th~ '·Mii1ist~ of . i>ublic ,,,_-.: ; .'. 3. Settlement planning.·._:. tive waUs, tunnelling for asphalling. The units ab- orks in the: Jii:: llt of the hou- Pl ai,niu:i- an_cJ d '~ir,ing uf · 1he broatlcning of the road, ove mcnlioncd lia\.'e sinr. ~l1C1rta i::e. llihi ?vlrhru project anJ t·cmoviug of snow from Lhc completed the an acada1n1sa· 1. Town l 1Jannin(! study of the 11111 d from thr. roads and rrndering I hem Li on and repair of Sar Cha­ Dcl.iilccl plans of a part point· of view of housing ro.. passable etc. The units last shra- Siah Khak? 23 kms ol l\1 aza re L lrn rif city, Shol- . ustruC'tion and pri,ing. r:.?· year also r epaired th<' road, Drhla·P,1njwai 25 girah :111d Chamtal wolcs- 1~in g ·and clesiening of ::~ Gha1.11i-Zar11111t road :n kms .N akhuni 20 kms, Ch­ walis of Bal kh proyi 11 cc, de· hi idt~C opposite preside!:1~:.;.! kms Jon g. macatlamised na­ agh~l1ara11 Minarc J.i m lG y lopment nrca of p art of p;ilacc, preparation of .1 grami road, lluthak, Shina kms, Sharkhaukhel-Gu lba h­ i11d11 striill Haghlan, a part number of !-pedal dt'.$;::s and Knmri, 111acadamisc1tio11 ar two kms, Chorbnnd­ ' of Ghami city, commer· for houses accordig to ~-=-- of Gh a7Jli- Sarba road 'lO, Siah Gard 19 Ions, K,una cia l centre c1f Znbtil prov- ditions of the area. siD;_ mcad.i misnlion of the cit·­ Goshta 10 kms, Samangan ill C:C', c:ommertial site of larl y sperial designs f ..... cular road in llcrnt ~lirl\C Darah of 27 kms, Andar.ib· Hcl111 G11cl province centre, hous<'S in villages, rom·e:- kms, nrncaclamisat ion o1 Baihl;in seven !i and Kotal Tara­ 1 J 35~ 939 kms etc. l'nklhia province. . The department constrl!\.t- hki 73 kms repnir and ma· Residential quarters 2. Survey and Den~arca- ed eleven residential b~ o.::- cadamisation of lslalef roaJ The Housing Construction tion · ks including Min istry of 27 kms, rrpair and maca­ Department of the Ministry . Demarcation of the Jet- · Information and Cultn:e damisaiton of Ayub Khan of Public \·'forks is respons· ailed plan of · - fercnt points etc. . houses should be met based lbahar mark"C't, Gulr,hunrli, · arlmcnt of l\linislry of Pu­ · ~Similarly t hrce units arc . I on statistics covering the Charckar, Ghorband dist- blic \l\'orks is responsible busy in i-epair work of .se-1 needs of the public_. in gc: rict Jurin district city area, rond ·and third· grade' roads,·, the n aharnk an pl a~tcing, and one unit in irs carried out 1,y the hou­ province. ·· ,; ·. ·: J,. activilies of lhe Constructi- cadamisation, -one unit in sing. construction department

- 18 - on DC'p_nrt mcnt during \'icw 11oin ts a nd the rrport standard of the people and TIH' n :i mc of Af~ha 'j. )j:,'1 : was cl clivcrcd lo diffC'1r nl 1h e national cl cvc.lopmcnt. t e: r wr :Js shou lcl 1,e r ! · i­ J> roj<>cl making and m-:· govc· rn111 rnt offices for . im· Po lahlc wntrr pro jects : on eel. Thr five wdl. c!;- •,! pp'ing : pknicntalion. · thc:re h:.ivC' r, tr,lal can:c: : J. The J) cparlmrnt sin(c 5. Durinr, the last year The ]\'linislry of P 11 hlic caf 200 Jill l's of wdter ·c-,·:.·v the 011s<·l or 1351 c.in ied · ronlr.tcls w re given after Works was mack rcsponsib- second. The ay<•1.,f!c c' :::- , ou t prujt~ t 11 1aking :llld 111a- hidclinr- for Islam Q,tla --cu ~- Ir for wat rr sup ply wi lh ~ of t1 ach well i , ,, . p:-oy·-a. 11pin f of .i n11m hC'r of ,"O· toms house, trollC'y bus, ..h e commC'ncemC'nt of 135'1 tr!y GS mc·l<-rs i11tcl I l.i c•: 1Jt vcrnmc:n l •l>uildinr;s 1111J oL 11·c,v· builcli11g for Gl rnzi · an,1 ,he ckp:11 tmcnl wa~ l li tse fiv e we]]:, hm ! ,1 f ices. It ineludl·d cic-sil'ninr,, ;1t1;ichrcl to. the J\l inirparr(mc:n t of Con~trurtion J\l,1i11trm.nrc:, (')lploilalion ancl onr of m:ijor c>c: : · ·• pital, maps an h.td , cn1:incer­ G. The Department pre- prise. Ae1 icullurc :ind P L. 1! ic · rks. H(·nrn 1kaul c pro~ .. ,, . . in1! maps of 11 a i:Jnal arrhi­ pared ,1nd csti111ntc,d mo- Tht.: :ibovr mcntiollC'd ~t­ 1 C' _ lhan one huntlrci(!n ing nn d co11',lruclion carried 011! wit h thC' tt·c· - • W <:';;t signing and ni:tps wi th \\'c<­ and improvcmrn i11 the co· ic; c.onccrnrd. J"ollo\\ ing arc en! lidvicc of C: ter and elect, ic:il network nstruction \\'c.irlcs, of lhc • ii' brief the activitic~ of nny. Wi th the actornpl . · - oi prisons, d ·1 ailc cl m ars govcrnnH'nl bui ldings. · l his .slnte rnl<•rprisc for en! of tliis pro.kcl ,, -' ·: ~ w r r e cl ii- with c•I c.~ric and ,vat er 11r­ 7. Liccnc isl \\".ilrr !>Upp)yinrr. wpply wi ll donhl C' i~. : twork cl c..,it; 11 s of Lh c fourl· i.J u t rd to 302 persons c rl i­ ln Kabul pruvincc: a nd the present shro- ·,:e ccn slorC'y huildin;; nnm"cl fyin r, thei r merits. Bdore 1351 lhti Depart­ will have been C'rad icz:' l'am ir, anJ al:-o nearly 98 8. Pr part ion of rcgula· ment of W aler supply w:is Expansion ;111d e,tr:· ·. diffNe11t mdps of govrrn­ l ions for the: cslablismcnl busy only in two regions of l',,bul Water nc.: we· -:: m"nl officc·s n11d pub '. ic bu­ of COllSl rue( ion inslilll [C'S of rauul i.e. Khai, ldrnnn The W:iter D parlL -~~ ildings were completed :1 11d and compnnit's. Such l;1w mid Nour l\ foha 111 mml Shah wi', h the apprrhcn ior. o1 did not c>x isl in t he pa in -. ::::;­ the constructi on projects in shment of the new stale by the cons! ruction depa­ nook .inti come,· of : ~t> rtment lo 1hr government the seven year devc1opm cnt rnlcrprise all til e wnter su­ cily. As c1 resul t the plan om the tovrrnmcnl pply cJ epilrtmc11!s of Y;ibul instil 11trs .. r, artrnrnt creal<·d lhc ~ 1·~ 3. The drparmcnl since offices in the crntre and including Nhnir l'hnna and Sang and Dch Afgh.;-.:.;'1 ll1c bc['.innin g of ) 354 has the provinces. The seven Nour J\lohauimad Shah . t ransmission Jines t o ~ :­ been carrying out onst­ year dcvrlopn1C'n l plan of l\l ain,1. The stale rntr rpri­ rcasc lhc w:i tcr cap:: • ruction of '1 9 workshop bu­ the statr forc:scrs desien­ se c111 barkt·d upon after its the• work on the pn .,!d ildiu~s and mc1i nt cnancc of ing, planning and const1u ­ slah'. ishmcnl 011 the clrve­ still continuC'S. ·transmitter stations throu· ction of a htrge number c,f lopmcnl of waler rescrvui­ H.iising of waler u;: :1~y projects in public interests. r s of l'al,ul nc• lwork ex­ t!. h its local ond fo reign ( X·- 1 In l ~r1 rl(' ,:-.ra murin E- •• : ..• A large ptirl of the pro· tent ion nnd distrihnt ion of pcrts, engineers, architec­ trnm)njssion line w;.~ ,. .,_ jrct for C'SCC'll by the seven tures. wntcr throu~h waler taps l c1 II C' d \\'il h lar..,t>r dii•- :.u year d \' Clopnicnt plan of to I he residential houses, '1 . 'l'hc Dcp;i rlmcnt rcn· ·and similarly in J !oh·,.. -;-i I the stntc is in public intrr­ der<>cl lcchnical advice on· <'sl:ihlishmrnt of trnnsmiss­ Sh ah Mina. This has . - ::-1..·- csl. l mpkrn<:ntatio11 of lh· ion Ji11es fo r boosting up lllOJ c than ]50 COllS (rucli- asecl t hC' ca paci tr of , : t·~r cse pr ojects will be instr u­ of waler pumping-. OIHtl m:i tt crs afl cr scrupu­ and hns helped c->:t c- ·.i ~,, m ental in I aisin g t he Jivina DevclopnH' nt oJ suutrr- lous sludy from technical of water p ioclinc to :- • c· r ;ine;i 11 waters : than 150 fornilic-; of L:: i:-. i­ - 19 - st ry of Def cncc. Development of Kauul ln provinces: untrv with in the framew­ Jving problem of · m 9:- University water reservoir 'l'he maintenance of tfa­ ork ~f a ca ref ull and scie­ nurtition, reducing t:::: j,;; also a notable fact car­ zarc Sharif water network, . ntif ic plan nnd program­ . number of mort.'1lity r, :: ried out in 1354. The work development of its resour· me. of expectant mothers a::.: 011 the project w;is comple- ces l,y sinking of deep wells: Meeting the needs of infM1ls, providing pe:c.::-­ 1rd last year and has ueen and sun·cy and study of a people in medical and he­ Jc water and cnvironme::­ put to use. Jt has immen­ transmission line which will alth services, in both cur­ tai hygiene. sely helped to lessen the. transfer water of tlie wells ative and preventive med­ E stablishment of heaJ::: burden on the city waler to t 11 c reservoir st i II con- icine and expanding and centres in all parts c: net \\'Orks. \Vil Ji the de\'C:· . tinucs. popularisjng these seryjc­ the country in view of c; ,;'­ Jnpm cnt and expansion of cs throughout the count-:- nsily of popuation is cc :­ Similar1y improvement . ry, opening new h ospitals the University water resrr­ so part of the Minis!ry·~ work on J al.llabad ·water in the centre and provin- voir sufficient waler ha:; prog ramme in the f iC''..:; networks will increase the ccs, regulating the train- of preventive and cura::­ been provickd to the lrnil­ C'apacily thus helping mo- ing p rogramme and labo· vc medicines. Great wo:-:; inl!s :ind living quarter:, re subscribers. The extent- ratory services, providing on the project of hea!::: in - the area. Thus the sup­ ion-work is in continuation possibilities for fu,-ther centers has been carrie:: p'.y of water which used lo in J alalabad. The ·improv- cooperr1tion with Medical out tl1icl the rcsl is ne:a :­ l!O to Universi ty has now work 011 Herat and Kanda- ·collcecs, cquippina the completion. rn each d i::- l,rcn o:­ The study_ an? survey . of · Cll ~rekar water network Also in the field of prev- tcd in the country, Wt::~ the water p1pelme comrnu will also ·be improved. entive medicine major ai- prcvio\1sly small-pox c! ~­ down from llaghe Bala re- . - ms of the Ministry inc- imcd the lives of thous.:.­ scrvoir to K.arte Parwan • · 1t ling popularisation anl herbs : .­ that the operations of he­ 3- Preparing of a plan ect: . und in Afghanistan -=-· l: lping and r,uicling th fam. launching the project si­ The P roject which is very percious and tr. .::: ilies, tackline the heal th milar to P arwan into oth­ alrcaly submitted to Pla­ scientific values are ::~~­ of faffti lies and children er 12 provinces. nning Ministry H accept­ al. These herbs ha,·e ;_-». and other statistic collec­ Medicine: ed its ·establisltmeJ1t will at demands in internot::~.- ting ~re better organi!>cd I- Preliminary studies be undertakcin soon. _. al mnrl-cts. T he count:-:··~ It should b e added that climate is v ery favou :-.:. ':.l · and improved under the and measures towards im­ porting and distributing The raw motcrials !or Jc for growing the he:-::;;. supervision of local exper­ the project will be imp­ H the growing of such ::= ­ ts and foreign advisors. generic medicine instead of patent commercial med- . ortcd and · the syrups, rbs nre brought under :-> Following js a summ;:irv ointments and tablets to be anned porgnrn1me the ;:r­ of. the new measures tak- cine. . produced wilJ be supplied oduction will increase -'- ­ en by the Ministry of Pu- · 2- Planning a project nsiderably and through ~;.­ blic Health during the for producing ampules, r.y- t o local market at reaso­ le of these herbs cons~.:~­ l"Ups, ointments and tabl· n able pd.ces. ~~~l\c; ,~a~e~i~~i~· the Rep- ets ,vithin the country. rbaJe nmount or fore:;n exchan~e will be broi.: ~r:t · A. Upgrading the hosp- 3- Studying the mcdi­ . Vaccines, Scrums ancl into the country_ itals and health institutes ·cinal herbs and making Ampules maki11:; project: use of them within- the . The Ministry of llcaltb to training centres at The Ministry, in accord­ the level of post gradua- country. . ., ,_ .. , : ance with developmental plans in colloboration wi· t e. Constn,ctic n of ho.spit- plans, intends to provide th Agriculture Ministrv : J 1- Upgrading of Chi!- als. Health institutes, he- the scrums and ampules establish a joint dcpa;·tr..­ Crsonncl in the fields ol pie task. This pl an will the project will have ade­ the training activities ca­ ~n.eclical tPchnology, nutr- be e>:eruted gradually. Jl quntc experience and alr­ rried out for clcvalin~ 1l1on and health education requires a long period of eady a numbrr o f Afghan the knowledge of the d oc­ · • . time to completely repla· youth arc busy styucling tors and for updating t heir cc commercial medic- in ·European countries. · .i,nfonn::.tion educationa) - ;n - nerations have been saved ca­ courses w<.>re convened la­ Js iield since the last two es and ·74 of the from this dread{ul disea­ the st year which w-cre atten­ years and has ar...hi.cved ses were brought to formidable successes. The se. During last year a . ded by a large number of t~tal of 217094 persons : ~entral clinic the figure activities of the departm­ ls extremely low as com­ doctor frorn the centre ~~ ent during last year . were were vaccinated against well as the provinces. The the disease. pared to the years past. as follows: · Trachoma: lectures were delivered The national program­ Diarhca and VomJltiug ; by local and foreign exp- Diarhca, vomitting and The next major disease me for control of tubercu­ after amall-pox which di- . crts. · · -· · losis of the Ministry of other stomach ailments arc · In order to meet the Public health took effect­ important problems faced sables people permanent! v growing demand of the ive ~teps for: controJ£~)1g · by developing countries is trachoma. The preven­ people a new dental clinic of diseases. The depar­ resulting from low pers- tive Medicines institute in was opened in Wali Min­ tment attracted the coop­ onal and environmental · cooperation with World ah last year and is now in eration of many internat­ health protection. Health Organisation i1as l full operation. ional organisations. and The Ministry of Public drawn up a plan for ca­ ~ 1, The eilinc treats opened special sections in Health has made untiring mpain agaimt . trachoma gum diseases. filling · cav­ every province for the e(forts fighting spread of and has begun practical ; ities, teet.h or gum infla­ treatment of the disease. these diseases through pu­ experiments in the pr­ . mation etc. The treatment The tuberculosis Institu­ blicity by radio newspap· ovinces of Parwan, La- , is done both on payment te provided B.C.G. vacci­ ers pamphlets, seminar ·ghman and, Nangarhar i and free. nes to every patient repor­ etc. It Kabu 1 and its since the beginning 2. The production sect· . ting to the institute, the suburbs more than 16.000 of 1354 through j ts 'ion makes all kinds of patients were diagnosed wells have been chlorina· mo.bile teams. So far a artificial· teeths, including and given medicine for the ted. The . Department of great number of per..;ons full sets, half sets, partial. disease. Most of the pati­ Environmental Health Se­ have been treated. Free plastic coverings, repair­ ents were given free med­ rvices took special care of medicine has been distr· ing artificial teeths ect. icines and some of them disease prone areas bv di­ ibuted including tetracyc­ ~- The dental surgery se-. are still under treatn,ent gging more wells with hy: line ointment etc. The ca- ct1on has five beds for of the institute free of ch­ genie water throu~h its . mpaign stjll continues and patients out of wh- arge. According to the technical personnel. the instituie will continue pich three are reserved for prescription of the docto­ · Dcpthcria: its activities untill the patients admitted free·and rs many of the patients The contageous Diseases disease is totally wiped two for those who can were x-rayed free in Ch- Control Department hopes out. afford paying the · rent : aman radiography centre. to expand its field of act­ Lel)l'Osy: Since the begining of the ... ~.National p-rogranunc fo1· ion for the control and er­ The Ministry of Publie: last year a total of 1 iO su­ u_adioation small adication of this disease, Health is giving special at­ rgery cases were rcgistereJ ,,r pox: to schools, institutes, vill· tention to this disease and 1reated in the clinic. Mobile surveillance gr­ ages and cities. The Dep­ and since a long time ·Twenty - cases of brok­ oups for small pox are artment considers- the use a number of clinic.; en jaws and ligature and busy in different pro\'in· of D.P.T. vaccines as a ne­ hrwc been spcciatly twenty five others perta­ ces c~rryin.g out survey for ccessary measure in this assigned to fight this ining to cheek bones etc. spotting victims. Fifteen connection. diseases. · The clinics were also treated in the vaccination groups have Lieshmania (Saldana) have been opened in diff­ clinic. · been busy in the provinc­ The Preventive Medic­ erent parts of the country . J?octors on voluntary baSi5 es specially in the western inces Department of the where the disease has be­ :attend the patients ev­ parts and during tnis per• Ministry of Health -plans en discovered. The clinic ery day except F1ida,· and iod no small pox case has to survey all Lieshmania of Wazir Akbar Khan and :other public holidays. been ·reported. It should (Saldana) prone areas. li· Maidan provinces have kc Parwan, Balkh and He­ ...->reventJve Medicines: be noted here that accord. long been serving this pu­ rat provinces and then to Th,; contageous or com­ in~ to. World Health Org­ rpose. embark upon its treatment municable diseases have anisation standards a dise­ Immunity agnlnst <1.i\;e~ and alleviation. always taken a heavy toll ase is considered eradica­ ascs: , ' · This year 2289 houses of humanity specially in ted when no case is repo-. The P reventive 1\ledici· were sprayed by anti Lie­ developing countries and r:t,ed at least up till a per- ne Department of the M i­ shmania powder. More arc considered as an intric- iod of two years. There nistry of Public Health than 1.h ree hundred , ate problem in the third fore it has been proved th­ has chalked out a vast pl­ cases were registered at small -pox has been an for implementation in world. The National Inst­ by Khairkhana Mina totally wiped out, and 1355 in cooperation o! itute for Control of disea­ and Chardehi- Clini- ses has been active in th- the present and future ge- World Health. Organisat­ ion.

- 22 - ·rhc oue:- t ion or immun­ na tion, ~howing of f ilms, ity ;1r,:1inc;t diseases such lC'clur s family planni?1~ 'J'uberculosis in Ch:1man. tio1 1 arc apprcciab!l'. ~ · · a!i t II hc1culosis has drnwa nnd r r1 r ation program ii11p ro \'i11g :ind reactivati­ rosropic c:1r opera~ .· . t hc·nucntion of the mini­ for childrC'n. on of .i microfilm plc1nt were p(Tfonn<1d wric!"- · · - c;frv of Publ i JT e> :illh and in. 'J'\1b e1 l'ulo~;is Cc1111pai;!ll re u11p recrclentcd i-. .:.. :_ \V~rlcl Health Orc:11iisat­ " 'omen Sanitarium: J t· par t1 ncllt, in stall ation gh(misl:111 c1nd e.:i,-ci :-_-:: ion: ,_ This clinic has l 5 bc>ds of a )[, kw elect ric gcner­ wc•re rrolnrecl v:hich ~:. ,ti(1r i11 ) fernt Puhlie lle­ Envl ro11in 1· 11 bl li caHft and ;1clmits p:i1ic11ls suffr­ hclpL•d f ro111 GO to f."'\ 7' ·-. pro gr:im: , · rinr, !ro111 tubcrc.:ul nsis an l1 y of Pllblic carries out radinc1n pliy. m c·nt of :i well CC] 1ippcd in!: nn\\'er of ll.c p·,t1. : ·: Worl~s considering ii its radioscopy and b \o'ld tcsl.,; worl-shop in the centre Th<· srco11d opt r:?lior~ ..·­ forc1 nost duty has embar­ in its hbura toric•s. )f nls,; ,, itli the <'XIJCnclilurc of tl ,c.· Sc1 111C' p:t1i<'l.ls !,; . : k •d upon n mns<,i ve prog­ c·xamines urine, stool ma· lJFJCEF'. i11 1mc·nsc·ly incre?.!-~d ; ~··­ nm of providing ch inking lni in parasitt• rte. l Jc·;i 1th Sric·ntific .ind l. rninini,; h c..11 irir, p·owt•r rt-,1ch:,.: · • wat r to the people ,111d publicity, nursin1~ station activities 1! t hr J fot('J nity 85 pen·e11 t. - has {;in•n n top prir,rity in and many otlic>r rout ine l ICl. pil:tls Thr c: nr open,tic1:1.;; works compile the acti,·i­ This d<•pa1t1ncnt acts all its ht:alth protc•dion pr. carried out by 1\fl-b;:.:-: · gr,im 1o din l;ing water pr· tics of the clinic. as nn ;,c.:livc lr:d11inr, J1C: l t in roopcrnli'Ja ·;-::-: ojects. c-cntrc uncl ( 1· the r,uidancc X-rays ckpar(tnP nt ,in American t~ 'J,·\Or. =~::· o{ tlil' hos pi t,il x peri c;, The Minis t ry hns taken The Jnsfilute woi l: s ide.; this a number c: necessary measures in Sine(• tlte bcgining of 1354 b oth in sc n ·ing the p:ilit>n­ other Nit· and t hrc,31 :: :­ this regard u!Jlis i11 r: all over 100 dc,cllirs passe.:l ts ancl as a t raininr centre•. kncs"<'s were cured. ?-:- · aicl in this I c.•sµecL } ollo· thrir inlcrsliip pe•·iod in Jt has / five radiogr,1p\1 m rdicines nrc d i:; l dt _:-.: wing arc the irnmc•s of the amt raclioscory .incl on~ this h c,s pil,ll comin f~ from recularly by the he,~.·: __ places whc•1c :1 ctivilies pe­ )< r1b11 J 11n d N.1ngarliar Mt·­ r a_t.liC1tl1C'rapy a<·hi11c·s. from it.s xriuitl lt::··· :- - rtaining to drinJ-ing w.:1t­ dic;il Collrgcs. Similarly ' he ti aiuin1; aspect on r,C't while Ca, -~.;ec :.. -> c1· l1avc Lici~un in )351, l~a­ the n1 achi11 es co •rs a co­ thr m11 • ing l:olJer,c of the so r ndcrs valu,, ,.~ c:,:::-­ hospitnl g1 ncJuatcd more bul, Loear, Nanr,nrha1·, u rse for :issislant radiol•J• eu1tion \\'ilh t!rc ii::,!:·:­ L aghman, B:1chlan, E uncl­ tlw11 100 nursl·~;. The mir· gisb. The students afl c>r jn the form or 11.r·dic:-.' : =· uz, Takhar, P.i rwan Si1n1- com1,lcting the cou1sr arc sin,r nn :1:-.,·dnnt 11ursing r:tphC'rnalia mc6:ci:i£·~- :-­ angan, J auzjan, lJalkh, ra­ a})sorbed in the x-ray . tuclrnts frc.,m 1h0 pro •in-· pC'rfonnc1ncc of ope1·::·::-~ crs ;,nc\ the c('n tre arc rinb, Jlerat, Nemroz, F ar­ cent1 e;; of the centre :wcl r·tc. under t r:iining of expert tth, H C'lm:rncJ , Orzgnn and the provincc·s. Tl!e cour:.­ The :illcrcy clinic c: ::..-: Knndahar. Siinil:11 ly rem­ es arc taught by local and doC'lur~; a nd nu rscs. h ospital treated l?.r< c - :.· polJution oving of and foreign t'>:perts. The sec­ mbe rs of p:itiC'nts a:•.:: ;:­ nine Sill:L Hos1>ital protection of food stuff is ond bi.Itch will i;radu:itc in ovidctl cliagn sis to r:.:. :·­ nlso ronstanlly ·ing ca1r­ The operations carried u S aralc.111 1355 from the 14 l crgy pntienls rc·µorH:-& : _ out h1 t)l e ho:.pital by the ied out by the Mmifnrinns t h c] a!-s and will be la te:· it. appointed by the Minis[. rccrnitcd .1s assisl:mt rad­ doctors of 1b ne Sinn and ry. visi ting foreign doctors jolof( ists. .l amhonri:il ITos1lib! During la!.l year upto include chest operations, The new Jnmhour.~· __ Cum livc J\1cclicinc Dcp­ .the month of .l addi a tot;1 J Ju ng t umors, Oesphagus s it:JI is a pa rt of :·.=-= r( of 53971 patients visited eru1 c(•I', stomach, vn rio~is . a men t Sina hospital and -'-!' · Child Health Institute: the institute. The money J, incls of p:ii c1 ·c1 tic and ga. 250 beds. H is cqi:: :-:·.:~ 'J'his institute has l uJ dCJYJsitccl to the Medici1~c sl1 ic juice operc1tions. with all modern e:~.; ::-·.­ bccJs :intl acts as ccn t:·c Depot last year :i mountrd womb and anus tumors ent including radic·· _-:~:· for rcscnrch nnd train;nti to Cl8Hl590 Afghanis :ind and m any others. And so allcl radiogrnph,v m:.,··._-.­ for child speC'inlJsls upcJ a t· the money deposited in the also thyrox, stones i n es. ll has 01 ,er:'tio:, :·-_: -­ ing and C'le,·:iting thei~ incomes account of the sl­ lcidnry~ etc. or.thopecly op- tres with sophis.ti, ~:'"-: k nowlcd~c. 'J'he Jnslitute·:: ate amountrd to SG-15'.'!90 rations ,md m;my others. mad1 ines. It began c;-c::.­ anounl report shows that Afghanis, a11d is con:,ider­ The internal cliscas~s tions with the me, d uring last year it regist­ cd as n special income of srction is clivic\ r c.J into J 35-J. Presc11 lly the r•: :-:- :­ ered a lnrr;c numue1· of in­ the stale. t wo sections, emcrccncy in ta! is noL worki!"'.g ;.: :.:... ternal dise>nse orthopedy which pntit•nts uf accidc•n• and has sla I tcd fu:-.c::: :-:­ by nnd physiolhcr.1 py pat­ Some o! the institul.c·s ts, h nemurrhrtt!,C, shocks i ng with only .;o :.:::..: ients. Similarly dJffcrent and plants aclivat d dur­ eic., and non emerr,ency with four dorlc.,rs arc :.·.-: kinds of laboratory tests ing last year arc instal la­ section in which patients. nmses. H dcpC'ncis for:: :•: were made and rndiog1 n­ t ion and nctivation of a wh o cannot he: lc1okcd after of its n eed s from t h~ ::c­ plant phy was corried out. He­ new in Nangnr­ nl li rimc arc ndn1i ttcd. cl111i cnl point of \"i£:'·,,· '= alth pro tection p:·o~ram arliar hc,spital, two nrw ln the car nose t hroc1t )bric Sin.i hospital. - • .,. were .ilso followed by lh '"' sets in Jamhourint h ospi:­ · srrtion m:-i jor operations h ospilitl will be 1-... ~.:-.::.; lns titule including varci- al, n microfilm pl nllt in have 1,ccn pe1 ftmned and al full Lloom in nc,. :- the National lnstitute c:f the ,!Clivi lics o( this sec- tu re. - 23 - i;cs arc also bt>ing held for cl arc being trained in clil ­ ·c Health Jn stitulc: 6- Survey of drinking )>II t,l I . nurses and midwives. So fcrcnt fi elds such as sani­ '1 lnstitutc's operations water in Kabul city. 1 IC , « ' 7-The experts of this far four courses for doctors tation, nursing, child and wo-pronged- can·ymb arc t . . and seven courses for nur- · CCI · tra1111ng programmes department have taught :it rnr' her c.irc, control of out or . d'f the public heatlh schools. $C.<: ancl midwives ha\'C br.C'n mmunicable ld in the centre and pro­ ily guidance, distrihuti o11 [(•rent f iclds of pu > ic ic- cal College of Kabul Uni· vinces wilh the assistance Cl[ fo od . stuffs and environ. ll h to solv e the related 11r· nwnt.i l hygiene. :h\enis :ind submitlin? .them vcrsi.ty. of UNICEF. It is planned to The. Nutrition Department: Also the newly s::1·adun- to the health authorities. op en two such courses for On the b;;sis of prelirn itt· Physicians who staff the doctors a nd four for nur­ led doctors spe11d a period ary survey, malnutrition basic health centres w~- ses in each y<'ar of the nf tr.iining in the centre. is n public health problem re preventive and curat1- plan. . . Wazir Akbar Khan Bos­ in Afghanistan. The Nut­ :c medica l services arc be­ C. The problem of mal­ pitaI : rition IJcp;irtmrnt has oc­ nutrition of mothers who in~. ., provided for the rural. The \Va2ir Akbar Khan population need to acquire . gun its work since March breast-feed their childl'en hnspital admitted and pro­ 1974 with thr. assistance, 11{ a1.:.> bul and Nangarhar Medi· present due to financial dif- tio11 in four hi g provinces c:t <.' . T he income of the hos­ ca1 Colleges are enrolled • ficulties the child and :no· of Jlerat, Ilalkh, Kandahar pital rose by 806100 ::ifs. for a period of 18 months. thcr centres arc used as and Nangarhar. However ()\'Cl' 1353. Following were .The participants of the t:O· units of nutrition. The Kh­ due to budgetary problems . the changes and innovati­ ursc are given diplomas so airkhana Child and Mother they arc still not opened. ons brought in the hospit c1 l that they benefit from 1!s Center is chosen as a nut­ It is 1,lanned to make an during the last year: privileges. The school is rition centre for the cit V asse·ssmC'n t of thr nutrition J. Estab'.ishm cnt of aca­ recognised by the state as and that the Shewak1 Ccn-· programme to sec how cf· dt'mic cadre in the hospital. v:cll as by international. or­ tre as a rural unit. Throu­ f<'ctivc it has been. 2. Training and <'ducalion ganisation. gl! tltc:.c ~cntrcs r"·cl:mi11 Blood Hank : of the doctors serving ii'\ ary surveys have been car­ The Il!ood. Bank is serv­ the internal diseases sec­ · Epidcmology is one of ried out on four hundred ing within the framework tion and survey. the important sections o.>f families in each unit from or Public Health Institute 3. tvfan ::igcmcnl and hol­ the Jnstitute. lo an effort nutrition point of view. As which provides blood for ding of eighty JectL1rcs 111 to better tackle the rese­ a result of surveys carried surgery and emergency ca· the internal dise<1scs sec­ arch work in connection out in the urban and rural ses. tion and eighty in the sur­ with public health probl- areas the expectant moth­ Vaccine preparatio~ lnS· gical sr.ction. The lectures ers arc seen to have been titute: . will be published in the ems the ;,icrobiology l~bs, suffering from anemia due Production of a number form of a book in two vol· children mortality sccllon. to lack of iron. A research of ·vaccines such as <;l1olc- um es. Preparation is und· environmental hygiene arc programme is undertaken r.1 . typhoid, vaccine · ag- crway for their publ ication. also attached to this dep­ on a number of expectant ainst rabbics which are 4. Coordination and ma· artment. The Epidcmo\ogy mothers both in Kabul and important in preventing and n.iging of the visits of ! h<' Department has carried 1.hc its vicinity. cu1·ing of these diseases. 'fhc tloctors to the patients in­ following major work dur­ n. Training and teaching l nstilutc functions under side and outsid e the hos­ in« the last Afghan year: p·rogramme : The subjer.t t•f the Public Health Institute. pial. ~Survey of lieshmcnia. nutrition is included in the In future the Jnstilule 5. Imprcving and better 2- Sludy of liver disca- curricula of Collr.gc of iVJc­ ~£ Vaccine preparaion will management of the libra­ ! ses in Gui ran district of dicinc, College

- 24, - varcs inrlud1ng polyclinics · For the purpose of eler­ ot~er contraceptives, an<1 is working closely with Ib­ nod laboratory testing free at ing the standards of th? 482 persons were treated ni-Cin:i and Children hos­ of charge. pcrsonnel eight hasic anri for different gynecological pital who · have interest in .Medic.ii Depot cxtention courses were er diseases. . this disease which so far The important functions nvcned in which 1527 pe-r-. AFG/\ received f orcign has affected more than th­ «•f the depot arc importing s(lns were trained besides · aids from a number of fr. ree thousand people. The of medicines, medical cq· hundreds of people were icndly countries UNESCO a~sistnncc of Public Health uipments, .medicinal com· employed for spraying oi ·o:n~ ·il>utcd four thousand Ministry in helping the Gui· pound production, storing medicines to kill larvac-s dollars lo AFGA for prod· rnn people has proved ve­ o! lar~e quantities of me· and mosquitos after they N:'­ ucing two documentary til· ry successful. dicines for unexpected oc­ ceivc briC'fing and traini:1g ms five minutes each for During the past year SC· casions, and sale of mecli· before embarking on the publicity purposes. One of . . - .. veral thousands of diagno­ cine produced in the depot. · job. the films has already been sis were made at the Insti­ During last year more than Hcgarding the laboratory­ produced under the name tute. A complete documcn· SOC'\ 000 dollars worth me­ activities of the dcpartmrr.: 'Habib

- 25 - conl:.(:<'OUS discsasc and ca­ ary steps lwvc b(•en taken lion in the year 1354 and· Farah Road, Adrask~::. rryint out or ltc~lth pro­ to m ilinl.\in a balance bet­ soon aftrr the inst:illalion and JTcrat. r,ranullt'S the b;is1c lic,tllh ween communications ser­ work the station started With the installati .... -: R<'nlrc vn.rkt hia provinces used ,:. en ,U1e provinces. Th.cse · The telcxt rules and re­ low:irds cxpanclinr, of be maintained throu;h c switchboards nm on batt- r111lntionc; havC' ;ilready be- pair of. orclinc1ry lir.~· =­ . :il. ;,. : . :~~ ~ '. ~ ...... :1 . t . " \ 1.!H JHUlllUlg.t C U t.11 •cl }JU J- only. Jn order to rl'..il'c:y ·· s c,f the country is that cs the existence of batte­ )ication in the Official · f collection of demoira­ this the Minisll)' cxtc cc: ry in each telephone wh­ Gazelle. the channel ~ysten b ;'J. ,llld topography d.ilit t..: :e ich makes maintenance Since extension and in­ line. Since then 1!-ie;.~ i u Chat the health services espccial1y difficult. In ord­ stallation of telephone lin­ channe.J have been iur.c:­ ·,~ ucttcr provided lo bC'­ 'cr to solve this problem es to all the houses is di­ ioning sllccessfully. :ice,"' :- •dit gre.akr number -,[ the Ministry of Commun­ fficull task for the govc:·-. . dine lo the new plans t~:·­ ttoplc. jcalions undertook the nment frorn the point of· ee channels arc ins ~1:1 l:::: .:: A plan is drawn for ~­ task of preparing ce­ view of finance hen­ for communication f2t.i:i:. lzblishmcnt of fifty new ntral battery swi.lchboar­ ce in order to J)rO\'idc ics between Kabul nnd Gz­ health centres in 13 prov­ ·us. This kind of switchb­ the lleeds of the public the rdiz and three other ch:-.­ incc.s. The demography and oard consumes battery and Ministry o{ Comm.unicati­ nc]s m.iint ai n commur,ic, :­ lC!pography arc also takL;n c2ch telephone subscriber ons inslnlled a number of ions between. Gardiz a:~::: into consicler.rlion and .the pays for it. . . tcJephone boxes in v:irious Khos·t. .-:; plan is submitted lo the au· At present two sets of parts of the city. At .Pres· · During the yer1r 13:;; tltorit a ivc sou recs. · thjs type of switchbaords cnt there arc 37 such tele- 180 1~m. telephone h:1!·~ ! ; arc installed in Charikar phones installed around .·was extended in t he pro·:­ centre of Parwan provin­ the city. . jnces whilst 9.5 km. ca:::­ ; "'***** ce at the capaci{y of 200 C~UCl,'::'JO'.~ MINISTRY. the Ministry pl:i:,s to in- ·.: cs was extended in :Kab~l lines. Also its city =aelwo­ stall rnoro · such tclt·phn:1c · and its surroundings. ~inr end report,KT, G/7/ rk has been extended thr­ boxes in o'l.her pa& of 1'.... ollowing is lhe transl­ ough cables. the city ahcl · 11ublic pl nces. · Sin1ilarly a numbe r c-: ation of .in interview with The Ministry plans to At present commun. •at - . telephone lines were Ex~­ Communications Minister install such switchboards Jon facilities · arc being endcd in various par~s ,:: Eng. A bclul Karim Atta- in Fariab, J auzjan. 13alkh, maintain~cl ;CX'ltvecn Kab.-_ the city for the 2pp. ica::­ -yee publishe~ in th_c la:~. Samangan, Pule Khumri, ul nnd so;nc o( the prov ls and also 12·10 km. ch a .. :-.­ Garcliz, Jalalabad throu­ est issue o[ the J amllou n­ inces through carrier syst cl lines has been repa1:-e-.;. ~h the help of ils tcch1_1i- cm. But the system does at m agazine. . The Mimscry intends to not meet the growing ne­ Communication servic- cal pen;ornel dudng the extend telephone line:; i·~ current year. Similarly lbe eds o( the individuals as es arc consiclcrcd to be some of the provinces. well as &overnmcnt.al ins­ hithly import ant towards Ministry plans to . maint­ . rostaJ services: ain telephone exchanges til u lions. . . . ~ . . , ... I growth of rconomy in a New postal rules and re­ in some of the provinces country. In fact no coun­ Jn lhis connection the gul.ilions which have ~e­ in near futurt'. try makes rea l progress · Ministry of Communicat­ cn prcparc:d on progre!:~­ Since linking telex sys· in the: absence o[ modern ions is extending the !-ys­ ive method and on th.! tem is one o! the urccnt .., . communication [adlilies. tcm and work is underw­ requirements of the time With the realis.ilion of ay in Parwan, nlula, Pu­ basis of the needs' of ti~~ the · Ministry of Commun­ this fact our country pa­ le-}i i­ J1eeded for installation of · pror.rammcs of the Re­ Ghazni, Ivfuqur, Zabul, Ka c.ition in the Officinl G:.· publican slates neccss- half-automatic telex sta ndahnr, Grislik, Dilaram, zettc. lmplcmcntation eif 26 ..- till· nrw p nst:1 ] 11 le.- :mrl Cd, })l'llllC'Cl lllat ·1 1 h cgi11 c 011~1 met i ,n ! (il'.~ of such l.rnrls WCl'l' p ,_ •. n inlc rn.1:ic.1 i.,I tril11,it er· t t'clin ie;tf JH 1somH'} of C'C- tc·lt•pho1w c xC'hil n l!l' p11,:;, ·~ ahroaI OjL'C I<; WI IC /'<'l tlJl \ ral pc' rM11,11f' J. 'J'o pmvick ,,I 1:,d,111, l~;11H ali,H', lln;!!, whid, continue.(] for· nnc g,,, c·1 n1w·11 l;.unc It 'i tr:d11inrt fr1ri lit. ·: l0 ii:-: \\ t·cl; l l,1111 (J. .'. a11cl lh<' lrnpo· ;iir l~l..111a pre jr·c l ;,11,:·, . k cl1J:ic;d persvi.nll the re ,ttc·i sl; li,1:1 in J:il;il 1h, r. 1ltc ll l 1(•,1rl.1, ,wno hn:. J)urinr! th(• :,;('llli11.ir Mi11i :;t1~ du··i11;. 11,e ~C,\1 ll i:; Jik, lj t h,d t 111· tll'\'('· 1 h 1,·c· b e( 11 cr111,11 nt<'ti 1hr )):ll lidpa11 , )C':11 nt Ja:11 Cijl('l rod JJ 1. Ir. tO\lr~;­ h,, r·ci c 011ntril·r; rif I hr- world t lw m•'a wl l! r<' itl •ti :>o - new nwthc•ds c,[ pr,~:t:tl l' <·~; i1 1 Jls lrL1ini11;: crnt1 \\'ill ('Cjll ip tltc:J (C•llll lllliC· )IC 01)l1• Ii, . l I i!. 0!1, I l\l~ • and impk·111t• 11 l:1tion of for 7'ikcl111it·ttl p<·r.;011;1<:l ,,ti, 1 S) (tern ,,it!J e:.irth ;it i11 sm h ,t r n,• ,'1 t.l nPw p 1 ,~·l :il r;1tc:s of crn Ire> ~ nd pt I'\. i;,r·c•-.., ~atdlitl: aud ·(111.c r slation, 'J hl' J Jinislry of Cu11i111 u ndl'r lfic, stJJ'' l •.'i..i<,n 0[ !>itlcnti,11 ar('a ll t· r.~ Jil·,, 111ic Io ,·.-;,-.·<'c; autl I r,1· u11 ic:ilion• c•, t•l ~ y<'ar pu­ c·>:pt·it,. Jt i'. I prcJ tl1,! fo1 t'Xlr11•ion uf I 't·p!' -· po. c, t I< r st ;1 1 ions so I hat J;l,shL•t. ))(1.,; t,.} :,(:i!ll)l ..; Ul1n­ will, tlit· uti i · lit•n of -.;u­ Ji11 t's bcn.,.nL·s .i mu~:. r.r,1du.illy thl' old :J;,tio•1 · ('J' v;•1 ious c·apti n: 011 irn­ ch «n11 "-l'S tL• i\T1nisll'\' Ol'Ul'I l ,1 ll\ L'I c,,1111: t!IL' l,e 1 l'pl.:rcJ 11: lhl' nr·w port:11,l ll .tion:d ;111d iul­ will li<' in ll1l' 1 o i!i,,n lo ]1] C'llh Of tlH• Jt. !CP:.'. onc• r;, Jn lhi c; co11•1t-llio11 ,11,~ <' n1·1tit•ll·il 0cc:1sions. Jn t r,1i11 niorc. tpcl,nil':il pc'rs .t hi:, ilH'il ,1i1 h 1 ('.:,'rll J,I1ui t1f c r Co11111w11ir:;t1 ions thi ~; c.onncdion t 11,• Mi11i~­ omiC I to rend,·, po;l:il s<•- ·1rlcph,,:11, th(' i\li.,i l1 iu 0 1 ,'•·r lo llii•int :iin in: l r- t 1y durin/: 11H· y(':.ir J::i 1} 1vic-e, in t11e cot•ntry. Cm,1111 :1ir •1 ir;ns inclnc. lh l ivnal u.111 els h.ic; i:11 )'lluli•.hc·cl nc.:aJ)v [JlOU'l.) l n fll'd"r 1o furflwr inc,. the c1,11<; ! 1111 t ion c•f a li~ 1.,1 ,. 111,tiu· of 11,c-sc new spcci·il pwl,il :-.i:imp:,, in clr ·11i:-· p11,t t•ff 1Cl':. in J~:i­ in:: le l,r,mc lh<' ti.'l I, cl ·,t'l,,pm,·nl~. :111cl lat,• up "" rinu:; f lt·11 omi1 i:1 ( ions h ul :111 cl prc,Y in1.c·s lhe: c•xc h:rn.:<'. :ind a 1nc, 't. nr·lLS'-,H y 1uc· 'lit<'<: tl1,il and dC'i; ir,ns to C'Om 1wn1ri­ M inbl ,·y he<., 01 1ercd fnr !,,, po.,l o:tiu' in it,; c'l\ t·lc ~ uc h !,1,tl iam. p1J',r· no o!Ji;. r atc irnpc,rUm t n, I ic n:,! 11 c·c<·ssc1r. · cq11i;rn•cnt. J3l!,;­ (•n l p'.~10. The C.\ .. ·ru(: l,1clt.: in tl1l' w:,y of inkrn.i· m,cl i11tl'1 uatinn,1 c \'c·nb. ic er; tli<• l\Jini-;tr~· has ar,­ ol tlt1 ~t' lWO liui J:nr,s liLunl .r) s­ Si niil.!rly nrarl., 71 po,;­ a11rc·cl for a 1,l.1,,\J, r of l.,i­ ror.111111n;,.,1li<1ns nr.ir co1,1plr·t ion. .t:il lfo>:C'~, WCl L' ill!..\:tJll'll c·yc-1•'" I n bt: w .c ..l hy po,·­ tem. llt·1H r Hie r,li11i:.!1·y ,jf Com111111ii t:ttic 11s h.,1:, in· in w11 iou., pnts of 1bc c-1- t mc·11 in the· p1 o, inct's. \\ irrks..; !.lati011 ;iroj du,\ ,1 t proiccls in ty ,mcl in 01 dcr to m,::nt­ Tlll lvli1ii,try pl:rn.; lo li1.• Si in• 1Ii(' J'n' c ,l \ aii1 prr,1 1pt mail dc.:l1vc·ry opc·n :~·l nr·,,· post of fil'<•s its ~.Pv(•n y,·.11 cl1·,· rJ1,1,111<'11 Jc~, st;•ti111is ,\ul: mo:, pl a 11. t hr l,linislry chuin1, thL' in the pro, incc . 'fhL rni- r111 1'1 hours a t ..y to r yrar 13j,J pul ,t num lirr 11 i~try has l l'teJJtly pub) i \ ' ith th" in l'lc11C'nlnli 1n t.iin te!C'phonc (.iltl t -·· of trj-·whC>elcr:· in f0l,r :-!. <:Cl tL c Ji,t uf ilr pc.,st:11 of 1hi :,; rrnjcrl Afr:ha11i!,l,111 am fac:iitic:s hell cftr. cl ist1 ihution 1rr,ic•:,, of p1 icvs wliich is hci ng dis· c JI. ml a· a l1 :l,lsi' point tlir city. t ributccl t u lhe public: free fot c1>111n11i11irat ion SC'I'\ i(:. Jn orclc.r to p rovide po­ of cli;,rgc for thci1 iufor­ r <: littw 1•11 1;iid1H"' J~;ic;I tion., h:n c· ltcc-n u ilis.r-:: ~ 1 ~tal scr\'icc·s to t he public m atw11. counl1 ics an I fa1r,1pr. ancl t l1 t 111axi111111n rnd c· :, c1t nc•arl'sl pl<1cc Ui'c- T\l in1- r1J so to u. c i-11ch staliCll1S 1or nerd of npHiril' . . C -. •• strv of comrnuni(':,tic11,::; rn:VCLOP1 ir~T J'JELD: ii~ own · comn111nic:ilions. olhN li,•n tl1c c.0 ·•11 1. • op~11ccl nu1 ncrnus po•·t of­ Tlw M ini"l 1j of Commu- Tlir fin,11 stirvc·y of the it c1pprc,p1 iatc to 111, :·."' 1 f icc>s in varic,u.; parts o f 11ical il1'i' in vi<·w of tli r J) I ojrrl co• i .. :ini c,f .,ld· ~t, clirrcl co11.mm,il<'lio:1 Kabul and provinci;J cc·n · nee-els of thr country l ic,ns ; nd .i sun·t•y work of I rC's. Jn tJ ,is cu11nLctic1!1 t:icls with :i 11 umltcr c,~ fur the co111i11g ye- the: r nacls lwl\\t'C'll 1' ·1h11l, 1 c·r co1111t1 ic :- hrnrc ti f : 1- the J\1 in ist ry opcnrcl lw,> .tis lw!> p'. Jl(ICd lo 1111 rr­ }'111<1,J,.11, 11 1•,.,1 , lsl,11n Q:1- nislry dr1icl<'d lo pu: ::-~, ' l ~1kt: a number of dcn·lup· l.:.i and thr· 10,cls hctwcn1 l lCW por;t offiC'CS i n Shah 1H·w ,rirrl<'ss i:lnlion~ J" • rnrnt pn,j LCI<: thr impl<'m­ l".ihul, Jal.,l;ih:id, Torl.!1- Sh:ih1d and Aoa Ali Sha­ unclc·1 l,1kr 1ht' c ons:1 _ ::_,1 c•11t al ic,11 of which \ 1 i 11 lie· arn ha:. ahc,• / l,rc•n ·com­ ms mc·c1i, in lZ.1\.Ju l nnd \\'01 l; of !he ln:i'.dm:-: ncfil t he w11nl1 y on 1rnli· ,t two ; ll(JJC' in ~a.,y<'d 1rour plete-cl ,illcl t hC' cJe,.,i[!ll WO· 1!011-,c such st ~ti ,n:,._ i-. t:.c 011 ;,l as \\l'II as inlc111alio­ 1'.l oh,t111mt1J Sh;il, Main.:.i :1nC1 i k, of !hr , o:.rcls sill conti- nal ll- vt· l as J;,1i11 chi11~! of Bni ihnt .in'as. . l tlll'S. sunounclilll:-; an .. of ': ·'.- .'! D uring llw yr;ir 1354 t !H'.f.'' pi oj C'cls will solve our . h h~it ld1,,11a Tckpho11c t 11ot an,1 '1\1.,h\ah Q .l;, t .. 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- 27 - 'J' hr co ncr rnc·cJ C'CJ11ip1 11 r 11l The fol:owinf!· projc· cls r 1l wsC' :-.lnl ions \\'ii I arri- \\'ill l1c undC'1 t c1 kcn d urinl! 1'11r i11 t: lllC' firs! hJ!f of 1hr current J\ ft: li il n yr nr of PUDLJC F lNJ\l'CJ~ IN T!JT'. J\rGJl.l\N EC01WM Y c11 1-r<' nt Afg ha n rear ] :1i5 5: KT , 5/2: -::. . !tt· r \\'hitl1 l h<' J\ linist,y Th<' microwave project

wil l !J q;in i11 slall atio11 \\'Ork. ·of ]~al,u}, J' i1 11 C(i1 h t1 r, Jsl· I , Cc1t1 '-I l"ll (l ll)Jl jHOjl't"L: <1111 Q;il a, and l m poscal tcr Thc i'.ov<'rnmC'nt hudr.el r,rC'a ler usefulness, c:,-,-­ Con'-1 rncl ic•n of com 111 11· _J)l'ojc•cl of J J !alc1h.t cl . is of hey importanc e in Jetcnl'ss, acrur;'lcy a:-· ~ 11 ira1ion n·11lr!'s .i nd post . nati11n,,l C'~:oiinmy. The fl ow lllplrH·ss of rt:porlin~ 1 i officc·s of K aiwi ancJ c;om<' The 1111:l l sun cy nf th:5 · of 1 evr nuc in .relation to r-;-t.1lol1~h i11~ the r! ~ _ c,f t hr JII O\"i nc.r·s was ,Jf prnjr·ct Wits cornplt't cd j-::, - public cxpt nrlit 111 c• h ;i~ im­ public.it io n of m ontJ,1., • 1'" 1 p1 ime rrnH·r rn to the T\1 i- in:: t l1 c J.r ct j'('1 J" and 1'..:' po1 t ant cl f•·c Is on t la r · cco­ • an11va l i11 fc,r111at i(,n a 1t isl1 y nf ComnJ1mical iu11s. 1 <·11 1,1i ni11r. work \\'ill ~.~ no111y . A11cl ;!lso th<' ~011rc· s consi,1c111 bnsi::;. By :\• ln t hi~ c·o111wcl io11 f our post hancll<'cl in t hr rnrrcnt \\'· of 1r ve1n1c ,en cl the di11·c­ S)SICl11 \•,h iC' h ncpt•' c,ffic c·s " rrr 011C'11<·tl · in Sa­ il l'. l ions of cxp('nclil 11rc as Stale is I\ illinf! to yyed !\our J\Joh,111111wd ~h- •The rxlc•n tinn project well as Ll w tc.tn!s h ;1 ,·c im- t lwrc .,r<' docu1~1c11ts , .1 . ,, ')\A.,:.,., P ~1·ilrt1t Jl ;crw;in Slwhr i '.1 11 l<·kplin11c : port :111 t df ·els , .. , l hC' pri- dif111,1•: :,:i of OWr!i:. : , ,, "' ... J·d.; r,.,... , n,·-c:. J\l ain;i c111d Dih f\c,1 i : rc·as l c•r('jJ,t' and l XJlCll in Ka h ,1 1 a1 1d C(111~lruction lines abo the r:d<'nsion r-­ l' C' li k 111fon11,lliou fo• 11,l i11 tl1c ~um'11;,r_, : .· wo1k of co m111u11ic,1tiol) 1i f ­ <•j1·rt of J: arii Chahr tt::­ pn \'ic,us y1·ilrs is <'S:,<'n~ial J. ,tinns [,ltould Li~ c': : s ha, r of .rclNJuntr n11111 ier of it:­ !w it{! C'Xl't 11\c•d. TllC' !\fi- hrini s11cl 1 a Cirn,jr' · • .. alrrnd1 h C'<' ll co111ph..tt·d. kphonc· li nes ha<, so f,ll' Ii ' : nis!, ies of Fi11:i11, I! and l'J. 11 11111h<'r of a c.l jusln1c · , rn Orn l rci l Po~l 0!!1ic r p1 o­ hec> n in the pnc:ition to c> a rminr not u1 }y ll c('(J such the u.. i.,l i 11[( d ocumrr , · ~r cl j, ~ . lriliL,lC morr Jinrs lo 1'-' i 11 fv1111;1t, ••1 for thl!ir own t lil' c.rdlNLing i .. forr. ..~ Since t IH' prc·s<' rH rr11Lral rC' <,idtn ts of -1\:tdirshah M:r o pcrntions hut ,, l. o ht1, 1.: "' ~- slc.H1 ,. hich I , in.~ ; · · ,1 po!,t officr is not in the po­ nn a11CJ Wa1 ir J\ldrnr l~h.:.:1 rcsponc.ihi lily lo make t he t'tl pr c·\' iously by t IH ! , it ion Ln nH'et l h<' ,:, o\\'i 11[: .1 1 <·a whC'l'c tlicrc· is .r 1111,­ , idn1 mtnio~ ,1\'ail.rblc in tiy of l'i11<1cnc•. Cc11 J!C' NI of t Ire country wil h bN of t;n, crnmcnl insti::.:­ c·on\Tnirnt form J or w.e inC'iplC's thc1 t ~!.,,uld ·,, 1 c earcls to c·o11111111nicali<111s tions ,m e.I hn!-pitalc: a nd :i . !Jy ollirr · rt·sprclivc c1 r:en­ , hnl:1d to dlHl to PHll,, ; 11 - thr1rfo1r t he J\rini~t,· i11 - large n umbl"r of privali' . cits. t mbr1· of :,pC'rilrc rrcc, cl11d , d I lie conqruct ion of ho11scs. Thr limilcd nur.:­ ;. The J\finistry of Pinanc "/dt1t ions fo r the bnd c. 1 a inoclern post offi ce in b<.'r of line's <.'Xlc•1irl<-cl to :::­ by instructions of llcpuhlir- jt1 .. l 111r·11I s Ira , c ;iJso _ :- _ ;i its sc,·rn y<'a r ckvcloprnC'n l csci ' il1 ca~ .11 e t.,kC' n out ..:f ; an St,t lc has undcrt .. kr.n provid C'd hy t he ?lli1. .·:·. plan. · t ht loin! number of C'rntr .:.: t hr r f'[(ubr maintenance J'i na1,ce. Shibi, gh '.ln , Maimana, tckpho11C' cxd1nnrr0. ;,,nd gr,1. lPntion of c!iannC'I lin es ' ************~** ** ****l tire purpos<' of .,pplying ;rnd in <: lall ation . work J\ 11 01 Ji r r impro-.: - e:. • or inor<' :lppropriate a ncJ bet- t IH• ccH1c.c: rnr cl sl a tions in ni .ade 011 dcp0sits ti. te r 1iys t,•111 . t hrse p rovin ces in its dcvc­ c·c,111111 od ily a ·<:i~lar:~ .. ,l· Lik ' Wi sc·· t Ir r. Ministry of lo11 men l pb n. c,un ls nrn int.i incd b·, ~!.r Fi11an ct w ill 11 nd er l;i kc ac­ C.c·ntr.: I B;rnJ: bl·cau,~· :. t'.:c• t ivil ics such as working for d eposits do p rC' st·Jil ; ov- - 28 - • ( ' I n11H'lll I rrr ipl:; from the· . for ron1n1CHLly a <;rt'-l<11 1u oll1l' I ii lJWr(nnl I C:!SOll l o p11 hl1r. )'r<·\'im,• ly rc1 l.iin "hir!I mine,; 11ncl 1•1 :11 1 C'"· In brc·n!.int'. do,•.:ll 01· \\ nJk (1\ I the rl'COllCili ,lion 1r;111!'.nc lio11 ~ of thl' e<11111110- · men( ol f1 rcir; n aid and ;,. lo !ta,·(' a n111C h more rd1d ~.upplils p1n\'ic:"d I:· cl1ty .l'.'Si l;1llr<' liC(Plllll." t hl' luc ,•] c o<.ls of ckve'.op­ the fl I{( S l\)1 l.l('h (1C'C:!v c .i1 rrnt mc•:, stll'C' or go,·c:r­ l. ·.rl h<·1·11 i 11d udul in the· mcnl p1 Pjc·c t:,; fi11 ,H1C'd. ll ion t h(• rqiort ;1clc.' 0,. llllll' ( Slll pJU •. t ,tl,11l,1ti ,ns du<· lo n lad: \\ill h" ll'ft Oil\ ol holh th,• ·t hr cwt,,' it•11 of WorH HC'~ A c, inform;ition rir<· ,l\'Jil­ c,! dnl .t 11 i-; I e·lt now t li:11 rr ,·r11m :i 1cl C',pr11Jitu1 f' Crc·~cr1 ,t.; D,iy , .. Jiich i- ,•l1h' f1C 111 lhC' 1.!ir1i:,l1y of t !Ji~ t.1h1d.ot io11 k.td tr, a SC'· arcotlllh of tlic hli1li' 11.1 ol h r in t! 111;11 l;l d c,·c·1 :: ye. r,11:·mr !hr ~J.o, 1 mc•11lio- 1 iot1 .'- rli slurtiu11 uf inf(IJ 111.1· rin:111rc·. Cc,tJ• id1·rahlc 1111- 011 T,i;1y thruu1,J..,11t t r., 11 t t1 111 ol,l t n1 i1:- \\'f'!l a~ t h<' t ;c,ll Oil j!ll\'l'l tllll('lll C >.Jl· p1 u, r·n11 nl 11,:,dr ill t 1,c· nc- cou1,t1 ,. tlit• A ltC~ J,15~ \". · 1r,1.o:s ll,r th.: cliflcrc•nrc r 11cli t11rc·~ ,1,tl c.i~ h nr pH;,.ic.i ,•cl /\(,; 51 :,.,C: -~ ,.,111.-il Cllt ilf.\ r,f j1d 01 rn· I iu11 on ),d, 'lf'll t l,f' c ,•111r,• J ·1:ank v:01 tli c,f tkthi11f:s ; r.d c · 1:m (' 111 1r1 1 C':..pc•1H.lil111 C' 1:, fip11 e•<., on t Ji ,.' nel f'..I ik·~. ) '>O clrc·:;',1·s fo: i11fn1111, 1io11 arr Jt is nl' nrn ;.,,p' 1•;Jriatc 1 \\'l•I k onl tllC' rr·c onc:li h·il , IJ11t,l 1:n·n1111ll'11l r· pc':1- spvc:·. 1 \''Cr ~ \'. L ·l'h i.:; _l:,l • )11< 'l1US1'!'S l1 [t\0 l' } Jl t:ik- ir; to l1nv1· a 11111th more dilt1rt,; 1 , lhly anti ; nnu­ i11g Ill J <·cl P\'l'l ',' H 'Jl' ti.· l'll to l clp H,... n<'<'· cm1rnt 111 r-: 111<' of rin,('r­ ally Ir, dr, 1\\' 11p J'l'J ,<11 lin,: r N1.'.J,o.it the• cou.11t·, to\•. <.Jy i'llH )Jh~~ic:a]Jy nmcnl !'>t11 plt:s. l onn i11 cooJH.! r.ilinn ;rnrl nrds the (Id of ()~~obt, Ji; 1 die; i·,,C'.1 pu.,,11 · Tltc As inf111m,11io11 ;11 c· av,,il­ c1,11!-11lt.1lie11 with the· Cr11· /\ f~ ~{,1 J 5.~:,(1 wo,·th c,: A HC~ l1 t1'> ;ih,11 bcc·n nhlc from th, l\lini lry (.[ I rill Acc·,,unt i111•. OI I 1n.. Th­ lll:tl c 1 ia} ; ncl C'.'.l h y:h- qtiicJ· i11 p1ovidi111: relief 1 J'inam,· tlil' r1hu\'C 1,1cnti·,. is ,. ill 111ul,rs lh1 d.•l.i more ich inclii i d ·J:.O:i k<,:: m:- f,UJ'. l c .• l u1 ill:.! tli, natu- usl'ful lo hc,1h tic· J'.'i11ist­ · Jk JWO lwXC"S c,f b;,,·t•it•. uccl prnhl, 11 a. Wl'll ,ii. the 1: I ruult t,.J.m,it:"s. /\~ « ~00 J-111ulli-\·itaininc. 1~­ 1 ca•.<•11'> for tlit· clif 1'1 ·n·1H, rit•s of J'I: n11i111!. Nt, c ,·I he· t•f th . l1C'lp r:i\'• n h:, the ] 5 d 1(: .,s, J :i i G d ll'S~ ['~ fo :­ hrtwrc n lhc Cl·utr;,l Ba:J, Jess I hr 11· i~ a prnl,lcm ,, i­ J\I:CS some ha;-c• he·, n c·n­ chi Jc.h Cll f:'i-!O 11 l:Jl :t1.d \'.'Cr and t h }1f'1iisl1) of I'inc111cc th pn•<.c II fi11ancial pr1- ch ,J,· cl lo l'C'l''' ·c:- thc:ir 111'1 11 O\'('I ('n;1ls ~!~~0 pari:= will )1c \llld rc;toml. fo rn1, nc ,. i 1 tl·11 11s or re,,.._ he :ilth, ~u1nc• h,:\'l' h<·c n pr: . stockir:::::: d1st1 ilrntrc' to 11\lC .'lHl I X)'C'il 'i lll'C' ,·. I ;lh its wc·ll ;.~ to 0, c n·t•I r 1hl' · o-;itkcl ~:lll'llt•ff. C'<•r, "idt·r-1 the 111,cly ~chor,1 e;i:-;, Si· I it diffC'1 · fH,·1 Central n:111k al,J: 1111rnhc•r of 111 ,l~t111\l m< ,•sure 111rnt of proplc milatly. re 'ic·f supplic.s we. f{~-;-;rl'<. 1111 the tll'I t,'ovcrn· 1 bo th I h1 cldicit a 11d Hll'• . h~l\'C' IJl ('0 11C Ji clr,1k. rnc:l't d 1·~ ]l 1 rquir<':,; rr·­ pli,s ,, ii hin a l'IH'rir1c ti111c·. . 'I'h C' /1 t'rf:i, an oq:~111 of r e d ist1ubutv,l to thr. /;> cuncjliat io, (II tlwsc: two /\ 11 :c llC'111pl lt:i _ abo bee 11 . tlJC• J\ HCS in ih I ccu1l is-, rny l io~pi1a l~ No. 1 ",.~ m<' ,tSu1·.-,c1 fi::arl's to l,c: cw­ 111;: cl (' lo n 11 ·< l itd 01111.tl ic,.i · _!,u,· h· -: 11ul,li: h ·<1 the Ml· N.'.'l. :>. m.•tu·nity }10..;;,i:·.},. c·r 1, o:l;rcl out. Jt is of u l· on this rn,1llcr and l111!l1LJ 11 1 nai t1f the Al~('~ acli· )hni C'i:,;i l Jo,pital, \·n :L,. mcl'.l jmpo1 l,rnr,• to fi nd l<.i 111; kc· apprr,pri;.'c• acJju­ Vi tit'~,·, ll un,kr f rc:li f :upplit.s, includ­ cec;. f.,, p, orc·cd.\. of .\. ,!le., un in ~truc! ion• of 1\,.p11lilic an int; c·:tf.h, c,11 the (1 C.i:.•;ions ,t11y )l)'IO HCC OU tl!>. , 1,Jl c; ll.i~ L cpp11 •111 i.ilc· to of th!! \''oi 1d J:•.cl Ct c .,ce­ ... 1 Jc.;tl th Scrv ir<'s: snl\'C this 1,rol~Jrm hy 1h<' nt•; )).1y, \lnthc:1' J) -1y , Ch· Uncl c'r th e n0rn1,.J si~ :..- '] lw prc1cl·cl11rt's cliiillf:l'n entitled /\tcfa whkh Mini,t ry of Education s t­ ~·IU,:~30. An equivlc.•nt of 1\fs. 8,000, carries the ARCS aclivil­ " rled ;i prl·l i rn i nary sun·­ 'l'l1 e First Aid Ce ntres: 000 was srwnt 011 the new ics ,is well as the inll'rnal­ cy of education throughout At the first aid ccnLrrs project of Kabul Ilow,e ionn l sister orr,a11i sa lions. the counliy 011 the ba:; i::. 1,f J\RCS which a1·c equip· for ))estilule ( 1:ira.sloun). of whit'h the J\linislC' r wa:; ab c to prcp,re its S e \·t•:1 1wd "ilh technical per:;on­ J\RC · < on ado"· au ro a1l : ****** **** ************** Year DevPlopm<'n l Pl;i n. lll' I. nccrssary !medicine On humanil;,iJan basis - Jn the vear 135 -1 n~­ nnd ambulances and arc on the .AHCS has al··o donat­ IMPLE'·1ENT1 TION OF EDUCJ\­ arly 31Jr. 1ur a·l and prim;: duly round L!,c ctocK a ed a total of l'lcvcn tbou­ TlOllf,L P..£FOIU4 KT , 4/ 19 , ry schnc,1., wc,rc pro111 ,i t, ' tnt,;1 number o f 58,0GO pc- ~and dollars to a numb :• r 20 & 21, 1976 lo cighl gr;ide schoc., 1._ i,1 1 ~11ns received first aid of countries on the occas­ :rncl GG,G3!l pen;ons · we re J,'ollowinf! 1s th e transla­ th '. provinces. SimiJ;,:·lv ion of natura~ c_a Laslroph· nine middle school;; w<:1.,: · ,·.1ccinated for different ics. tion of an i11lr rview with n·asons. J,cttcry1 F.d11catio11. Minister P rof. ch:ingecl to d ,[!!1 t , -~radc Also at Lhc. fi rst aid ce­ Tliro1 1r(h sale of lottery Abdul l(ayoum on activit­ p1·imary schools. ntres of /\ 1 CS which arc ti c l, els the A llCS has inJi­ ies or the Jo:duc:ition 1in­ Jl1 r, lt . rl,ool <'tl11 calion newly cslablisht•d in K an­ r C'c lly hcl1wd a nutnbC'r r;f jstry during Inst year pu­ which took thrrc years cl Jh.tr, lfchnand, Z:ibul, physically hnurlkaJJ))Cd pe­ blished in lhc current i-;s_ w:1s pn1lllllgC'd to fnu , Nan,p,rbar Ihlkh, Wund, o ple. Thl' J\HCS loltcr:v uc or JamltourinL magn- years ,JllcJ the c11rricul 11 UI., j lcr.1L .incl (;)!Or pr.W· tic kc1;,; .i r e so lt·l1 by :,uci1 nc: f 0,· ~u!.!· .. : ,·:f"I!; -.,:1:: r' iuccs more th:111 :13.318 pc· pc>olc. Du1 ing the pa::.t A(­ Ecl11 cationa\ rcfcH ms : a red in line \', it '1 1 hr. Affairs oplc rccei\·cc! vnt:cinnlion. r,h i1n ycur a total o f 2G Aca uemic n.c.'W rc·fo1 ms. }ksides 3~'i.B7-I penplc we­ ,1·.1fflins to()k place throu­ b '.'lard hcgan activities in Jl igh sc hool enl · re providL'cl first aid trea- gh which the Lit'ia .. l · sell - the monlh of Ddlw 1353. a111i 11 ,t;ons werr g1,'L'J1 tmen t. · , crs r ccivtcl Afs. 2,fl00,00(' TIH' cclelJ11s nncl Limc:lablcs sixth g1.idf'. grarlu,1tcs L The ambulances of AR­ and Afs. 17,72enoo were of prim ary schuol wl·rc re­ 1353-1351 in Kuhul and pr­ CS :ire on service round paid tn the w i1111crs o( vised by the Ac.1dc111ic 1\ f­ ovinces, lo p10 •i dc chance the clock nt the firsl aid the lollcry. fili1s 00J 1 d.- New Looks of fu1 lhcr s~udy for ::.hnul_~ : 2- )1 different courses will Ministry cstabli:;hd Pl1y­ the new ]3th, H, 15th, and parlment was cstabli~: ;,1 i.,c se t up fol' the same st­ siq1l Training Inst.itut~ ii~ . JGth gr.ides teachers train­ in the f ramc. of r:-at ion:.l ~-­ udents in various provin­ the yc~r 1354 and l :W gi· ing academics. teracy c.ipaign depar::-·­ c s. These courses arc, ca­ rls and boys jom•:d the in· - Framing of n number . enl. Simila rJy ~1 spec1 a1 .:: ·=· rpentry, ,yO l :1dministr­ ing, motor repair ,, orl<. ca­ Education which ools. The Ministry prolo· ativc st.1 ff c:harter which ir n rpet wcnving, typewriting. chnrgC' of autlio-,·is 11 al .;.:ti­ ngccl the study p10gr,ti n <' . will be en f 01:ced aflcr co­ shoe mn l~ing, tailoring, ph­ mplc:tion _of 1<:g:11 proc-cd­ vi1 ic>s. otogr;1phy. and fi rst nid Madrassas. - One the basi:, of tl1:: : ures. · , - The l\1inistrv of E.:~­ with the help of expert:. -·. -- .. calio11 intends cle,·c .:::i 1111d concerned tech nici[lns provisions ol the r~fnrms - The charter governing lo t he future ucaden~ ic t c> ­ the dutic.~ of impcctors fu nctional literacy I re;_ --:·. 13 grade tcachC'rs nradem­ nm with the hclD of ~~:) rn, in these sc.hoo! :.; ,·:1 11 was revised. ics wcro:- promoted lo 14 li kewise th0 M ii1ist ry -: .­ U'' prolonged .into fllur :>C'· - The draft charter for gri-1 cl e. The curricu!am for ans lo clcv~lop fomil~· ~-- a•-s instead of thrC'C' \'Cars utilisa tion of vocational SC· training primary school te­ alth program and aC::. : tnui~ will ion of nation :-i l plan for ools. :. . · · · . detailed study the Doard be: changec iiWJ eight g r- adult educalio11 being fin­ - Jn order to contir _ 2 will submit its clccisio:1 to .-;de schools and tl·e const- :mcccl by UN Developme­ r,ports ictivitics du . ;-:; the High Council of Educ- ·, niction work for thlsc sc- nt Prc,gram . winter season the •Tini ~: -:.­ .. ation l\1inistry. ; hools will sta,l on th(' b:1_ - In order to promote provicled all round fac..:;. ·... · - · The curriculom pro· . · sis of these ch~-.:a~~s Lik- the academic staud:1rd of tics for its footbnll, vo .1 , .- _ ject for vocational schools '. cwisc the .i\'J inist :·_v . h:is te.'.l chcrs of Physical Edu· bnll. basketball and ho::--:­ - has already been drafted ! · undertaken the construe- cation Institute the Mini­ ey teams to visit ,,·arr.~ · and is rc;1dy to be 3Ubmi- tion of residential house;; stry of Education in line regions of Kandahar. J:1- . tted to the Acadrmic b0- • for the. out or to.wn tc.ich- with the new refo1ms set nga rh;ir for practice. S:. :b ard. · \ ers in the province~. Du~·- up 13th and 14th grades visits continued for ne.:..:iy - The ·new reform~ inst- · ing )ast · ycar the I\Jinist1 y in the institute. Al pr,::,se- .. two months. , 1 uct that all high school tc- ·· undertook thE' cC111struc tion nt the institute has stud­ -The Ministry ope~.:d achcrs must have colkge ,vork of the '.lbove schools ents from centre as well vocationnl guidancr. pl:: -·­ degre.cs, hence . in the ii- and teachers 1uart,~rs in as provinces. The provinc_ els in Nnngarhar, KanC::.;..·, ­ ght of this it~struction the several provinces. . . inl sludCJ,ts of this instii­ ar and Balkh province-~ . · 1 f Ed at· h - The or,.an,,;!;l1onil . Mmis ry o • uc ,on as h ~If. ··• . r f ulc · an: provided boarding The graclua tcs of the ~: ::.­ romutcd the 1-1 ,::n:1 de set up of t e 1 ,:1 1,... 1 y ' and lodging facilities. cerno:-.ct:; the high school entrance ex- o·ok a m1mbcr· of measur­ of the program. The cr.m- amination fo r the g radua­ es. These centres are used ·lion Ministry: - Following publica~ ·c , tes of eight grade school.;. for screening of fi lm~ c~- . .of first grade books in P.. - ) - 31 - ·. shlo and Dari Ja~gu,,~~ bo.oks were pu bl is heel and · students of sixth grodt.?s booJ-s o( primary and - Afghnn langu.if!CS anrl distributed in various sc­ alonr, with tenchr.rs guide hir,h schools have been di.ilccts by Dost Moh amm­ hools fo 1: the second grnde book~ have b eL· n compiled. revised. ad. students. Likewise sirnilnr hooh for . - Collrclion of poems cf 'the fifth r,rnclc students b- Under (he 11rogrmn J\li na Mohammad 1'han Langu:i~c books for along with teachers guide of tc.lchcrs lraininf!" : J\nsari. third grade stud •n ts along book arc. under study. -English - Pasht11 Jan· with tcneher guide book - The guide book for Five kinds of tcachinf{ gu.ir,c dictionary. · fo r I he same gratl suLcom· . . the te:,chcrs cl ealin~ with books for the teachers ac­ -Second edition of Sirai· mittrc to the final comm· ·. the tcnching of practical . .icl my hav0 bn.c•n compiled ul Nahi (peace be upon itl !'.c for scrutinisalion. subjcc:ts for the boys has :ind published IJy the tea­ hin1), by Shiuli Namani. tr· Simil.1rly the first edi­ already bN•n compiic ;t is likely to be printed - Pnc;ht11 J> anga by Jl a· -Six kinds of books for fifth grnclc l>tucJe11ts shortly. · bilmll nli H.ifih. hiwc bc·cn puhlished for and lcachcis guide book nom.:s 1 1 THE Pnr:ss: the 13th grad sluclcnls of were prep.ired c111d put . - Compilation of scien­ - Jl,1shl11 to P.ishtu lang­ into pr;1 cticc in experitn<'· ce book for !he fiftll ~r- :(>ach1C's ac:1derny. Simila- , ·· ··' •· f'f \'()C; ti- \ Hlf('' dictiri nary. . -JOOO copies manuscri· - Compilation of sc ien­ n:iJ, publication have P.ishto languagr l,c,oks 11ts of the rnlighlenC' rl pcr­ ce book. fo!· th~ sixth gr­ b .en prepared with for fourth grade c;tuc.lvn ts sonalitir. l>f Pashtu lanr:- a)onP, with tcaclw.-s r.uiric ade s111clents. Tt·.ichcrs gu­ :the ·joint efforts of teach­ ers of the :,caclcmy and \lil~C' .• •. book as second brnr:..:.,age ide book for the same gr­ -Divc111i Rahman Dalia. v. ere µrcp:ired and put for ade is tinder study. UNESCO cxpe1t s which · have L~en distributed to -l'uli.iti Khushal 1':han impkmcn1ation at C'xperi­ - T~aching guide boul· mcn tnl sch00l:,. the students o( the acacle- ll11ua. for physical educatioll lra· 111y .as well as tc11chcrs. -Archaik di cti ona ry by ining of first, sccuncl anc.l ·Dost Mohammad. . - Dari lancu .. ge end g,1_ SClENCE CE'.1:'fRE: third grades h;ivc been co­ - P;ishtu lantuar,c ser:- 1clc books for fuurlh gr:;cle A number of books \\'ere mpiled and arc re:idy for t llCC'S by Holli. students as 1-;econd lt1n1rua­ publication. Similarly gu­ revis0d .ind publichools on the new sys- - The progn1Jn for the -Sc,cial aspects of th{· seventh grade ·theology sc­ 1em of let1chin1t. new Enr,Ji, h. French .ind histrny of Pas htu literature pool. )l] lNTING or UOOKS: Get mc1n Ja11guai~c·s scl for by Abdul J( ayo um . Tilt' publication section sixth, s~.vcnth a11d cirhth - The research section -Folk lairs by Ali l\J o­ grildc students is u i~dc r of the centre and provin­ of I he Compilation and Tr­ hammad. anslation p reparation. ces have gone through all IJt'pa1 I mcnt d11r· - Pasht11 literature by - Mathematics for the pu l?licrit ions prep a red by ing the. above. period p1 illl· Mohr1m,11atl Akhar. sixth grade stucknts along the .Compilntion .a nd Tran­ SE llNAI\S : sl.ition Department of the cd nrarly 2,954,900 hooks· with teachers g11idC' l.,ook:; - lloldint; of seminar on Education Ministry and ir. 5!1 'titlrs .. Similarly 1,149,- hnvc been prcp:irero\'incC', which is :- ... - • t, rr later on reviewed by a ~or hydrology ancl planning, countries for higher studi:::5- ar completion. more authorised committee system . for waler resources. undcr UN scholarships. 7"Hnbibia high s ~.:,1 •. . before taking final dt:cis- - ···-·- ·- - -, CONSTfllJC'rJOA: wns rrpai reel a 11d pai ;:;: .?d ions. ·- ·-Participation~- of two -The construction prr,~ with · financial assist;.- :c : - Holding of a works for Afghan representatives at . eels for schools c1nd tran~ 9f the US ATD . the writers attended by 50 the int rnational training ling teachers residcntiaf -Similarly . the Mini;:.-, personnel of the National . course for hydrology and houses undertaken in i\a.:­ of Planning has · rece-::.:~­ Literacy Campaign Dep­ development of water re­ garhar pro\"incc comoletd concluded an agreemc- :· art mcnt and financed by - sources. : in l he middle of l at th· crs resicl en ti al houses was the Housing- Oepartmen· · child care, social manner rre month f cllpwship on undrrtakcn in Logar, Gh­ Simila, !Y the dep:ir·tm r::t etc. b.\°' the· Women's lnsti­ electricity and computer. c1zni, Wardak, Parwao, Ba­ undertook the construc!J::t 1 tutt'. - Introduction of two dakhshan, Lagh111an, Ka:,­ \\'Ol K \01 mooern buildi•. :s ~- ·- /\ number . of seminars Afghan representatives at garhar provinces. to house In dustrial Im:.-:­ hC'ld in Kalml and provincrs two month fellowship on -The construction of 3 ute, and Hotel 1\fanagr;c:.l for thC' introducl iC1n of the : cam paign ar,ainst illiteracy. number of school buildin!!:­ School iu DJrul Aman. new reforms. -Under short term fell ­ which had remainc.'rl h~i -Similarly the Mini:-:.-y - Seminar on mathema­ owship program 30 leac-11--· finishrcl for several yeai5' undertook the repair wc-~·­ tics attencJcd by 25 high crs of centra I .. and pro,;n­ has been complet<-'d. and painting of nearly ~:J . · school teachers of warmer cial primary schools visitc-J schools at the total c.s:' rC'gions. lt,dia for the purpose di ·-The US aid participated of afs. 13,915,175. in the implrmcnlalion of -Mclhodology seminar observin~ rultpral cen1~ for En glish Jang11age for of Jndic1 . educational development 50 teachers of centre and plnns. In connection to this 85 per cent construction .- ... .. 33 ...... ' ttfcclic;il treatment: '. Minister appro\'ed grantl- in various ac,1demic centr­ ion was prepared and su· n- .curative medicines. ing of' afs. ten millions for es with the assistance of About 46361 persons rec- Teachers Fund in centre bmit tcd to the cnnccmcd UNESCO. sources. · ,· cived medical treatm<'nt and provinces. in varous sections like · . . · · - - • - .. - Afr,han scout teams i;urgery dental, ENT, ey~ . dcd tMot: b~oks ,vcre· ad­ - P.Ci2 students of 13th, .volunt;irily partici pated in 0 x-ray, laboratory etc. d . t c Jibr.a1)' of the 14.th · grades te~::hers '"J<)· a number of public welf­ Similarly 14168 students /p.it1~1l'nl • for national adcmy W<'l'e i1b!:orved in are activities like constr- received medical tre;itme- · ~mpnign. against · illitcra- · the academy. uction of bridges. roads, nt in health centr.c.s of Ma- C) • · · · - 481 teachers of JO­ parks. · n'lOsq ues ;,nd rclig_ Jalai, · z~rghouna, Rabia Tile courses. we·;e opened H grades completed train­ ious places. schools, traf- nalkhi, Aryana. Khushal for . Naticmal Campaicn ing at Kabul,· Nangarhar. fic activities etc. . Khan, Abu-Hanifa, R ah- ('-gamst Illiteracy for the K andahar teachers ;tcadm­ - 541545 teachers .guide man .Ba_ba .a nd Mastou1 a mte1 ested people in B.;g_ ics. books and 20-1055 text bo· Ghon high s chools and Tl!- hlan and Kohdaman 1·e- - 18S6 teachers of 10- 15 oks for p rimary schools achcrs Academy. gions. . grades . are currently were distributed in Kabul b-prcvcntive medicines - Cfhe depill'tment f e>r und~r training at the and provinces. _lW972 v~ :,v11.-. \H.ll.', !JIU· N:itinn:il (°'? 1, 1i!'n rrni- ~pN·ial courses of Te- Similarly 594 books h~­ v1de~ free. vaccination and nst Illiteracy received an achers Academy in Kabul. vc been distributed to ~a­ !nnoculation against ·.rar- honorary award by UNE· Nangarhar, Herat and Pa­ rious libraries in the sch­ JOU~ COmm11nicablc diseas. SCQ in the year 1354. ktia provinces. ools. - 2400 girl and boy stu­ es .1~ I~abul and provinc- -More than 2600 pom- - 16 counter parts are d ents received trnining es. Smularly other measu-· phlets prepared the UNE­ doing graduation courses under the Physical Educa­ res . we.re taken in centre sea national commission at the teachers training ac- as well as provinces to pr- were distributed to vari- tion Department for stud­ 11dmey in K abul. ents parade during the otcct the sudcnts against ous Jibrarie.s and other rel- - The Teachers Acade­ ~econd anniversary of the any ~pe.den:iic, they inclu- ated places throughout the my b-:g~cn usin.f! of vinf"'n cd d1stnl>ut1on of free me· country. · .· tapes recently . presented _establishment of re.public dicines to 574 students of - 164 male and famale · tc the 11caderny by UNES- m the country. - The Ministry made Bamian and Ghorat rcgi- teachers received c1 total CO. ons. amount of afs. 2488000 as - Nearly 24 programm· .a:r~~gcments for sports ac-· c- In the wom<:;1'i. ins- ere.di!. Siinilarly a number cs have b~_en recorded in hv1t1cs which took place titute: · . of teachers were given bo- Radio Afghanistan for br­ on the occasion of the sec. . 481 Patients introduced nus, . oadcast, by technical pers­ ond . anniv:ersary of the es­ to various hospit;ils for ~ A ~umber of cultural onnel of the project. being tablishment of n epublican me.dical treatment; 326 ch- agreem~nts were ~iff)led _sponsorc-d by UNESCO. state. during which a num­ ildren received vaccination la.st Y.c:ar. '"'._ith friendly ' · . ~cr. of sporls teams wt're against comunicable dise- co.unlnes. · --. - The· Ministrv revised mv1ted from various firc­ ndly countries. . . ases; 165 women prisoners - 2700 hign school gra-· · the curriculum of Madras­ . - The PhysicaJ Edu cat-· were. given medical advL duates who - had succes- sas. On the b asis of the . ce; 235 women received sfully passed university new change in this curri­ · 10~ ~ epartment arrang~d ~rammg facilities for skL cuidance on family affai- entrance examinations culum hereafter the grad­ m g, which was attended rs; 126 patients got free were admitted to t)le 13th uates of eighL year, will . .. mt'.dicines and about 10 grade teachers academics be admitted in the ninth b~ a number of interested g1rls and boys. children were provided in Kabul, Parwan, Herat, grade Madrassas. who will ~ 2366 persons obtained free blood. Kr,mdahilr Pakthia, Nanga- then con lihue studies ce.rtificatcs in Pashtu lan­ Si~ilarly 457 patients rhar, Kunduz and Balkh until 12t1:1 grade.A portion guage cou rscs. receJved treatment in de- prnvinces. of the graduates of these - '~he 2dministration o! ~tal section: 4511 women -Nearly 150 teachers of m aclrasstts will be admitted kindergartens function­ !n general clinics; 4.125 ch- the country compktcd 13th in the faculty of theology ~11 ing in t he country was tr­ 1ldren received free medL grade Teachers Academy we whilst the. rest of them ansferred to the women·.. cal examination and other were given admission right will be admitted to the !nstitutc for b_e.lter train: required medical treatme- to the 14th grade Teachers 13th and 14 grades Mad­ mg o! children of this co. nt, 446 children re.ceived Academy after lwo y,e.ars· rassas. untry. va~cinati:>n .1nd innauc\1· of se1viccs. . - The Construction De~ ~at1on. Similarly 6877 pat- . - Likewise 100 gradu3r- partment of · the- Ministry - On the b.isis of radic­ 1ents received t reatment i11 te.s of th<' 14th grade tea- collected afs. 269-11-124 sL al rcfonns of the Women's Institute a separate depar­ !l'atcrnity hospitals and chers academy were pro- at.2. . dues from the people Jts gtnochological section. moted to the '15th grade which had been prnding tn:i en~ unde.r the t itle pu­ ·Gc11eral activities: · last year. for milny years. bl1cat1.on and publicily was - President and Prime - The ministry cmplo_ cstabli!.: hed in t he institu­ te. . The main objective of ycd eight foreign experts - The s~_ven Year Dev­ ,(h1_s department is lo cam_ elopment Plan of Educat- P31l!n acain~t supers titious - 34 .. ~ ' customs ond t raditions. its new charter plnns to cy and various nspccts of Moh:imm,ld J hs.in Ros ta. ~ The ZainHb th~a tre m:t­ revise cullural program. medical treatment show:1 de a profit of afs. 182099 During the current y_e ar. -Most of th~. tcachir. .-. ing of slides on a wrJI arr­ ~mit e.rials \\'c.,re poly-coo: out of screrning Indian, Similarly the institute int­ anged program wns onoth­ 1ed by_ the facility of ] ranian nnd European fil­ ends to expand its prog r­ Ji~ er part of the activities of s ( unen ts . . ms. Simil:irly the theatre am .or training the chilur­ the faculty durinc last yrr b- Publirations: screened a number of do­ en in accordance with th'.' ar. J1rpuhlkation c,f the Ge~ cumentary films for the needs of time and on the Durinc the c1bove period cnlir.:lttcnm cnt of tccnagrrs · basis of the objectives ,,r a central depot was open­ grnphic hullrlin hy the ?\L· ~n w ckcnds. \ the. Hcpublic state. . , ed in the: fatuity for Jabor­ nistry of Education ancl 3:-· 1 sistancc of the Faculty c,:· - The social workers of tory equipment tlie main the \Vome.n 's l nsti t11 tc ad­ In order to develop ha­ objccti\'C: of this depot .was Letters nnd Jlumanitaria. ~­ 1 .vised nc;irly G::!G families ndic.:rafts industry the Wc,­ to store su rri cinct :-imount Similnr:y lhc facull~ co:-.· in the c;ipilal on family men's ]nstilute .J1 ~s Jakcn of chemical subr. L;mC'c aL tinues to publish Adah .:ir. : matters. Li kewise the soc­ a numb('r of steps th!?. im­ ong with other equipment \V a1.hnrn magazines rcgu> ial workers sca1·chc.d out plmcntation of which will for lubortury e:cpcrimentil- arly. ways to settle 12G crimin­ .begin this year. tion ...... , .. · .. , ., ... ~ 13ooks Pu blishrd : al cases in the: ref Orm SC· The n ewly created ,kp­ The F !}cn Hy or L <>,tlcrs -Sroudr Niaish transb~­ hool. Also these social wo­ a rtment of Publication and IJmnanities. cc.i · by Dr. Fa rhad i. rkers used to pay rcgul:ir nnd Public:ity will try its - Establishm.P. nt of a - l~asimi rahi translat('.: visits to. the reform school level best to climinnte. so­ new section at the Fine by Usman Sidqi. and prison for advising me of the outn1odcd and Arts Dt'pn rtrnen t of the thci women prisoners ;rnd superstitious customs 1hl'­ F aculty of Bunanities for chilclren of thc.' reform sc­ ough its cmnpaign progr­ the .t raining of art teach­ - Translation of Sroud::­ Niaish into Pashto l.i nguc.f: hool. am.. rs. - In the ·yr.a r 1354 t)1e In Cult11r11 l field the. in­ -Establishcnt of the De­ br Abdur ltaouf llcnawa. number of graduates -of stitute w~:11 provide ~ro­ pc1rt ment of phiylosophy - Th<> events of the A:·· the vocational schools of und for further cducntion and social sciences. ghan hislory Ly Ab dur H.:­ the womC'n's institute rose of Afghan women. In this - Increasing the number ouf nc11:1wa. to 120. This school has be­ connection a numebr of of voc;it ionnl subjects for - Taj ~Y Moham mad A.· <' n functioning I.or the pu­ scholarshiJ s,. ifcllowships the trnining of l c1chers am. rpose of providing e.duca- and obsrrv.ition tou rs will such as method of i ~.ach­ The Faculty of Theolo!'"\·· 0 ion facilities to the house be awarded to the deserv­ ing. · fundamentals of cdu­ -The Faculty during 7~_.; .vives. Similnrly 107 pers­ ing women in various fie- ~ation, trainjng psycholo­ last one ycar has incre ase-..: ons received certificates lds of activities. ... .·. 1 . . gy and educational philo- 1!1c numucr of books in i:;. ffom the Dari and Engli­ . sophy: . library, and introduced car. sh lyJ~.cwriting courses J{abul lhiivcrsily: a.,- Faculties and Instil­ . - Study .a nd research cat alog 1,yslcm in its librai:; · which i are being held re­ work c,n the geography . gularly at the institute. ut ions . for uet ter use of its reaclc~. - Kabul Medical Ji'ncu­ of Afghani~ lan. Also 20 were graduated - Publica tion of Nahwc2 lty. from other courses arnm­ The fa~ully·s varfous. cfo: Jughat ul · _Arabia by ~Ioh- The Kabul Medical F;ic­ r,ed by the institute on , parlmenis in addition to ammad I­ larly the. facull y prepared ns, containing scientific and . act with UNUP for assist· gnant women and babies. ancc: 'fhc clinic is b~ing assisted its scientific programs and other interesting topics. by six Soviet doctors. laboratory works in . such -The Faculty publish­ - Startintr of poultry pro­ The development plan of a way that the studc: nts ed lhe second volume of ject and instalJation of z the Womcn·s Jnslitutc for got m aximum· use of it. the book entitled" Comp­ number or 111.ichincs in the the year 1355; The wom­ HZ°ld ing of seminars, sc­ >1 ~l.>:>npo.td 1!0 qc1v .IOJ l'acully's Hcscarch farm. en's l ntilute in· line with ree,ning films on phanna- erative l.,asic L aw"by Dr. - l'nlilicat io n of four sc­ ientific books in various - 35 - ·icu ltural firlds. year produced GO items co­ cir graduation ·degrees. ' than Construction Unit w >­ J'olytrch11iquc Institute: ' mpound medicines ·which: lh the ~.i pilal of afs. 16 T he PolytC'chniquc Jnsti- · . were used in vnrious hospi­ :. - The Library ckpnrlm­ million out of the state bu- ,le ahso,_- brd a numhcr of , tals of the Fncully of l\lC'­ cnt of the I' abul UnivNsily dget and assistnncc of the clicine ·ns well as those of · during the past one year · 1cw high school graduates Jlt111{:aria11 Alolllic Energy );isl year. So far 4i0 cngin­ t11c Ministry of Public 11~- hns hclcl two p,iinti ng c1ml Aeency proceeded with pr­ fine .iris exhibitions for rcrs have [!racl 11 c'.lte d from alth. ogress last year. So far 30 this institute. further encouragement of -Scientific Research Ce­ . : per cent construction nJ · -D11ring the year 1354 · · ntre of the University : the i;tudcnts in their tal- this projrcl has u<'en corn- J3 books wrre published by In order to promote the en led prrf ormanccs. p'.eleG faculty equipped its various scientific rrsearch centre. tics for higher educntion in in c1cconlnncc· with the need lalJoratories for better use The committee on the basis the fric:nclly countrirs. Th­ of Lim e will have more roo­ ·,·of.it. .s students and teachers. of this assignment drafted ese scholnr~hips were oht­ ms for studies as W<'ll 2s '-Durinr, the ;ibove per- ;i separate charter for the ainc:d llirou [!h cont acts with laboratory use. The contsr­ .. iod the World food and centre. ·various culturnl . departm­ uction of this projrct whir~ AJ.! riculturc Pro~rnm · sent -The centre during the ents of a number of friend­ is undertaken by the Ih ­ .in advisory team to the fa­ year 1354 prcparecl a five ly countrirs. Similarly the nncc Constrnct ion Comp:::­ __culty ... . for - evaluating the article charter concerning university sent four teach­ ny has advanced 25 pe; works of thr~ facu~ty. ·1 tic scientific research works of ers to foreign countries for cent. This building is bcb ~ tenm r.oinph•trd its study foreigners in Afghanistan higher education out of its constructed in 12 hl ocks ?.: here with the hrlp of the and submittrd it to the res­ own budget. The university the tolal cost of afs. .;:? ponsible sources for appro, conccrnrcl te:ichrrs anrl distributt>d G!) scholarships millions. personnel of the faculty .val. . . . of the frir ndly countries to - During the year J~ °\ . . 1-Co111picti11g 'the,. 'iircpa- and is <'xpectcd to send the the first class stude11 ts of the university Leg ;.n t h,:, ration work for the publica­ report of its study to 1he · vnrions families for high­ conslrur l ion of l 6 L:oc­ .- tion of research bullclins. :focully shorlly. er . cciurnlion. Lik wise 88 ks in Nangarhar (•Jro\'i:icc -Completion of prelimi­ i The Health Centres of s!t1dc111s wrnt ro foreign co- l<. be used as dormitory fc:.: nary work for a dictionary .Kabul University: medical stucl rnts. on scientific terms. untric-s for higher education -In addition to the acti- · . - At present 2500 stt!;:- I -Estal,lishmcnt of an 011 their ow n expenses. ,· jvities providing stucly fa­ _cnts st;iy in the unive1s.:·:: statistics section for coll­ - Al so the university co­ ' cilities to the students the ection of academic slalis­ mpleted necessary proced­ dormi_lorirs · in various ar:- p ,ealth ·centres of the univ­ : tics. Activities carried out ures for admissi011 o[ 26 I ersity 'played greater role dei11ic centres, thr.y rccl'ivc · last year by other cl epart- fordgn students lo 1hc con-·· in medical trralment of pa­ ' free Jodgine ancl boarding I ,· ments of the university: cerned faculties. tients throughout the co­ fac:ililiC'S. j - Com]llelion of legal pr­ - The university comp~<'­ l untry. For instance 32iG8 - Durin~ the year 1354 ocedures for a number- of tccl the 11 ec:cssnry procedu­ ' patients rcct>ived medical -in spect ion depart mcnt of charters ;ind starling work res for ll:\1 go vernment em­ trcatment by tl,cse centres. the uni,·crsily went through j on four other charters by ployrcs who had bc<'n no­ - The tahlct preparing 18 C'ases. Similarly the uni· I the teachers department. minated for vnrious .schol­ ,laboratory of tile leclmical versity sett led some of the I arships to fo reign countries. department produced nrarly cases which hacl IJcC'n pcn­ · - During the year · 1354 MAl NTENANCE DEJ> AHT­ · four miJlion tablets. Sim­ dinr! for s<',·eral yc.ars ·due the university held convo­ MENT: ilarly the centre for the to m.i ny rcasc11s. The per­ cation for the graduates of - The Cobalt GO sta.ti on preparation 9f solution for sonnel of the Jnspcction various faculties and acad­ · donated to Af~:hanistan · in injcctio11 has producecl 34 Dr.p art111cn t arc assi~ned lo emic centres who had com­ the year l !)GO by thr lntrr­ items solution in nearly ·control t he funcLi oninr! of pleted studies in their res­ nalional Atomic Energy Ag­ ·l95,G89 bottles. Special v.irious hospitals in the co­ pective ac;idemic centre's C' ncy Commission is under compound lnboratory whi· untry and submil their r e· ronst rurt io u. The construe-­ ch hrg.in ar li vi ty during during the years J 352-53-51 ports to the concerned so- .al wl1ich a total numbrr of ti on work of Cc,b;,lt 60 pro­ the mont h of Snratan lnst urces. (Concluded) -33'12 graduates received lh-- ject undcrtahn uy the Af- ..

- 36 - l\rt J\ducation in Afghc1 nistan .. \ . J<'l' , 3/ 30/76 by cnt.t.ya~ulluh Shahra.ni

F~;. ~cnturics tl;c p eople­ lace. They were Ostad Mo­ '. ·or the time. The mos t fam- f ~::,tuct1cs oi ine .K.'.ibul Unr- of this country have prod­ hammad .Azeem Ablwrn, ous :,rtist of the country · ve1~ny: . . uced works of great art is-. Os tad Mir Hasamuddin, know11 ns Abd ul Ghafour 1- To revive national tic importance. · painter, nnd John G ray, Hrishna was ;ippointccl as cuJlurc.: and to meet U11;• · Jucludctl c1monc these British m edical doctor. . the head of the school . Un- targt'tS set Jor r aising soc- :ire tile. arl products' kept The artistic d rawings and . d{'J' t he lcade1'Ship o f Os· ial sla11cJurds ::md ,cnricl.l · jn Kabul Museum, remai­ paintings , of · the Jast · tad l3rishna new d cpartm- jng .ichc1vcmcnts in c1cco- ns of the Timourid (9th two artists are seen frl Ka­ ents of art were establish- rd nntc with · the culturnl ]Jijri century) period in bul M useum. -ecl within the framework policy and aspira tions o[ J Jcr:it and the· historic mo­ Among the craduates of o( the Yabul School of tJ1 e government of t h e numents of the Ghnznavi vclopmcnt of fine the famous wazir of Herat 1 ds the fulfillment of t he Dcp nrlm c.> nt of Fine Arts ! arts at higher ac.i d C'm ic Timouricls numerous oth­ objectivcs of portraits drawn should be establish ed nt level throughout the: coun - er artists appearrd on the by Ostad GJ1ul:im Moham- univc rsity level within 1ry. \Villi the gradua ti on ::.cen~ of f inc art!- who thc fra me w orl. of the Fa- of the stud of t h e mad Mosawer are found nts made remarkable contrib­ -culty of Le tters and H u- .Dcparlmenl of Fine Ari s noL only in the Kabul u:ions tow;irds the enric­ Mu- · sewn but also in p rivate m,mitics. \ t r·. ~b C'. cn~1 ~e o: .. !he µromo :-. hment of cullur;i l acheive­ The of the 1011 of · co1Jeetions. establishmen t :11 ts , . 1U be bcttc1 m cnts of Afghanistan. Department of Fine Arts scrvrd. m Lh c int~resL of cu- ,During the rdgn of Am­ The J'alrnl School of Fi­ . nc Arts W,ts also taught p aved the w ay foT g raat import~mcc i!i enl1,111n• cx:11ni1w ti c,n ,md ion. ous clr•p;i rln11·11ts of t he now,1cl ays r!i vcn to c.l c.·c0ra­ uC'cn accc·p!c:u as unin•rs· 2- lJrawe>rs and µair::-- Minis try of l 11fu1 mi1lion t ion of privak houses, pu­ I S. :, ncl Cultutt• sJwci all y tho­ blic r,,i rdcn~ and Jh11 b 111 d ily !-.(t•de:nls. L ater ~.tut..lcn­ ;1 ·- Sculptors. ~.e which Jc.ii w ith .idv<'r­ publi c builciin;~., includmg ts· 1q;i~te1 eel .w ith llie D e.· l t 1,; hnpl'd that t.:" : foing and publicity .iclh · schools, hospitals, ca!llpus­ parlni< 11l ,( Fine A rls we­ clrp:i rtm. n t \\';ilJ uc· .:b::: iti(•S. cs and so fo rth. · Slutk111s re gi, en ,rno~bcr c··:· rni1n· in tltc fu~ure l o Nluc;:~­ C- K:tbul lJnive1si ty is c·f fi n,• a1 Is arc in A b"tl­ lion but tl1is ri111c.· 011 voe­ and 11 ain stuck11ls in 4:.~ in nC'c·d of a i:n·al nu 111hl'1 rr posi tion lo succcsdully ;,tioi1:i l and :,p1:ciali zcd ~u­ f1c'1d of dr.:in1alic a, is • . 111 .i rlist. lo hc:lp i:s collt·rr·s carry ouL ciccoratio11 acti- bjc: cls. wo1k with raclio, t hee;!~: • """' , 1 ,.,. , , .. ; . ..., . ... ;""' ,' ,,... ,,. , ~ l ..: , · ...... 1 ,. , . , "'"'J.. ' 11,· \· "as f il111 ,1111.J 111(' lik i:.- . (']1.irti1 ,g of scientific infci­ G- Museum!i: Artic: ts .:ih:o pro\'itlC'd for i;knt..:dic:iiw~. Pi.·1nnac~·. /\g- mc of an.hcolc,rical rc·m­ majc,ri ng in othn fi< lds ity m·aclcrnic n·,1r is Q ,-- · ­ 1 iculturr , E1wi1 c1•ri11g h n­ ains of c 11·al historic«) i m­ at v.a I ious n nivc·1 sit ~· lcvc:­ nf hs. C1l!dit •. syst 1; ·;.-.~ V C'. C:(111linuously CX}HL.,SCcl portance. 'J'i1c.• l · a bul !'.} us­ Js. Thc·y \\'C'rl! ,dlu\'.'l cl lo not L<,cn so fa·1· ..., dop:;:-:. thdr n C'c vplni~ it~ 1 , l11r::il 1, ·•• \ ',1 ~tL :~ :.\. (. ~t-- UJ,~jOi')(llll (I\ t i,C: f), J ~!)' 1, (.l)t Of /\! ts c•.;s ill ·ighl sC' mcslcr w i:­ ourcc·~. /\s a nsull \'h1iou:s uf the Dq1,,rtmt nt of Fi- is 13 nf \\ hidi !l arc the lcad to B ./1 . cl ~rt rcc. industriC's h,lvc b"cn hou­ 11c: A1 ls i · C:O.Jh.C"lc:d t hat i:r:.du,tl•.•·, of the K abul ·- • • .. Q D C'p:, rtinent f ming in the cou11try. Tn t he.. l,lt,~c..vrn of l'inc Arts Scl1t• ,1 (If Fine J\l ls and The Fi:·: /1.1 ts li as l:cl'n inlet c•st,:, · · · thes" indust1 j< s especially whose: fuLmc.lt1tion is laid the n m,iiniu r, five are t('>:ti lcs e1nploy111('1)t of ar· clown at ilic Lib1;,.1y of graclu,,t<:::. of high !,c:hools gC't its students acqi;:-ir.'..... = tists to help t l1f'111 i11 dc~.i­ thr K 11bu l Uni\ crsil)' will who h:i\' • p:is~.C'd the univ­ with mcl hods and t!:c.l:ni:;­ gni11r, :md. p:,inlinr: , is a have gCJod op1Ju11uility to ersity C'ntrnncc cx,uninat­ u c:; of rcsea1 ch in oi r t i=>::.:. rnust. Artists i11 fact mal:c get pi omoted. ion. 'Jlic .i!Jov,\ fi gu1 <' is cx­ worl.~. As such it !J .15 c.-..:.­ great cont1iliutions towar­ clus·\'C' of tho~<:. sti d1:n ts cou raecd ,uicJ lc·d the s:;; ::­ ds ht:ltcr s.ile. of the inclu­ Jt is hopc·cl that · wil!t who attc·nrl the fine arts c-11 ~ tc, cunllucl rcsc.:::.rc~. ~l ri al proc:hicls throc1gh at­ lht• com i11g irto existC'ncc c:l ass •s 1,arl timr. . , in lhc history o{ art t rnctivl' cle!jitnjnr, ?.nd dy­ of ti!(' Department of Fi­ TI il' total num bcrr-: of tc­ A.fr,l wnist:,n , on fame•;:" c:in (:. ThC!'L tmlri l,11lio11:, n e A r ts thC' anl'ient arlc; ach ine lt0u1. ,l tlw Dc• p­ a11d i111pon.:1 nt worl.s p,·­ will hC'lp to sl1 ,:,11g tliC'n I he of Afglt311i,-tc111 iucluding ar1m~nL of F in e• .A I ls rcat.:­ cl uc:ul by Afi;lw n ~rt :~::. lH·s :Hi p'c r \ ,(t'k {1U t of i innncial p:>c;itions 0f the rninta tu r r;, .ind c-all ii.1.ip· i hr qu.1li lies of /1 f g::.:...-: m a11ufoct,frinL finr,s. hy will be re,·ivccl. wltit h ::M hours nrP assit~- clc-, iens aml f in:111:, t: :. E- Fi e,• cntc1ptis•·s : En10Jln1cnt 1·.:-qui"1cmc .. 11 ccl to practictt l work and \\.Ul ); s J... cpt in J11\l ~C: LUrc5 . Our world is continuously the rc.,l to ll c:,,retical stu­ nt: The dt•.p.1rlmrnt J. ::.;; ~:,:­ c:h;1nginr,. Tov:ns and t:itics The D cpOC1C1lo1;Y, paint. mg. , . tec)111 i.-. - 38 - .. ' - provided with t he.· oppor- )t is unfortunate that th e international system. 1u:l :;,Jd lV ·pco.1cp• ?.:i1r, n short sum1n.iry of P<.1 shto the c1bsencc of a P ashto­ ·acn·JJlcd hy scholars of tunlty to furtl1C'r their st­ ·i~1anrnwr w 1itten in D ari J)a ri "pocke t" dic,i onary, dfoi ts are m ;1cl<' to rnal· P t1:-.hlo siwl~·. hc1 s lo be :icl dccl 'to thi-; as "di as of n la rec- St­ ~{) 1Jctt·1 lllination of ut most use• of Afr. ban tc­ Scliool ''pncl: e> l" P ash!o­ anclaicl P.t<; htu- Dai i Dic­ : th \:. f'l llllllnatic,il nature of achc:rs and int.tructor~. an D c1 li dktwn,11 y. tiun.ir\', is i-;o easily tole­ minimisP, to be ex tent the wo rd. D .11 i P;ishlo School Di­ rated ·in our rot1nlry_ fnr •J) l 'rovid1ng thr plur-· po:.~ihlc·, tile 11u mbe1·_ of. ction: ry: stuckn'ts a1 e cl cpriv C'c.l fr. ,ti anti til e· fl'mi1 inc lorm forci[!l1 inst1 uc:tors ...... -. om such c.1 11 imc,p 1tant m e­ of \the word, wli Pnc •c.·r This D:ir i · Pash to Sc· nns of l•·arnini: nnd a 1 cf· nccc.;~;a rv. 0 }100] "pc1c:l;1• l" 1Jic:lio11a r~r cn~nct· hool, . 5) Nu:1,bt• ri1 ,g tht·. cliff· . hall cont.tin auoul ;mo C' l'Clll lllCfll1illl~'· of ll,c Sa­ ·cll'c 1'.cd ]);1ri words · f I 11 th i:, srl10larl y w,1hr­ Ille word: l; 2; 3; .. , con5tan1 chily use mid PROPQ.Sl,.!J PROC.Rl\ '·:.!•iF. FOR ri 11 r, on the occ:,1·;i >n c, f li) U~lllg till' \\'Ul d in suit,.!J!c fnr the neccls uf Pl\Sll'fO ])JCTJrn:td~ i.:s tht;' ' fou ncl: 'ti'1n <,f Pash lo --- -- slio1 l pin a'.-ic·s. !.Chew !,IUd(•Jl lS a1,d otlt(T K'f , 2/23/76 Jnt e1 pat ioJl,il Studies Cen­ hC'ginnns of Dnri Jangu.1- ter, i11 · J{. ;1 1Jul, -- J p1 ese­ 7) K<.'Y to the cc,nju~;al­ I . " ·111 \lw t <'·'t• of \ '...'l'l>ii. gc. A . lion sun1m,try of­ lll n ' ';.;•.•v c n y C'ar Dic!tion­ A few Diction:irir;; o1 I (J" •· J • ));11 i 1; r, i 11111:1 r wi it ten i1 1 :,ry i)loer;im," .ta-. U) Hd<·1 c 11tr tu . o i 1.c1 P ashlo h:ive been 11ul,l=s­ ~Vliting l ';, · 11·10 Dic ti onary. l ash to \"t11.. ~s. ha,·1~L~ . .in h ed i11 :-;ic-k Afr,h:rni!-1: n l: ing i11tu co1 sid crat ion an.-Jo~ou•· J1n l. to t ic nw­ Noll': Tbe>sc: I wo · "pock, ~m cl :ih 10:-it.l. A111011 1: thc:sc linr:u~t ic am pi. c::ical co- cl itt " Dirtio11:1ric-s C.'.ln OC' speri:illy h r lplul to the tlte 1L'quirL•nwnb uf irarh­ i,ludv. p ut to;!clhC't' iu the same 1 :i ri spe>akinf( student: ing. 'J !;is dic.:tir111ary ought h iiiding, i11 tlw latci pri­ Th~ P a•hto-Q·unus, in to cont,iill in .. dcl1 1,ion to n't i ngs. 2 Volume·!-. (Pasl IJ /1..ra­ ln thi!> "S'la/:l' 0f Urr~r· Pa :hto - Q:11nw "· urd~. ,ill 2- Ad\'a11cc:d St.ir,r d emy, K,,bul, \10!. l l ~S l; Hey'' (19'/6-'tflj a ,.t, ndanl tho. c wor 1:; m 1n.:,,nin~s Jn this ,td \·,inri:d !-l.1/.! • Vol. 2 19S i). ]':1shto D ai j Diclionar~· ll{l\\' c:u.,.,nunly usl'd Jll (] 9,:0-E:3) Ille foJJc,\'.'i n~, (rontaini»g :n 011ncl l 0,000 11c·,,·:..papc1 ;, ,,Jtc.l radio hr­ to he u mkrtukcn and. The P :is ) 1~1-Qm nuc;, · in 1·ntri C';:;) • houlcl l>" JJublis oad~a.,t:;, m ,•·c.•11 .is t·thc:1.~ k1 mi1 ·i!l'd : .:.. spi'tc of hcinr, a \'aluablc heel; Thi., .".,nclaHi Pasl1- l,wu;J1t :1buut by chaue­ wc,1 J;. hns ll ·vcr bt·cn 1C'­ to Daii 1Jit:tioll:t1y will i11 r, cnndil wn :md intergr­ 1- Re\'ision · of th e P n· vised. lL doC's not cont[tin specially pr,.s, nt Pashto ,.1. ccl illto tlw .current la­ c- ht n Dari • 1/mclard Die- an import.int number of \\"(Jl'cls wJ1ich d,) 11 .it C'}:i rt llf.U,•!~C. tion.iry: ' words now in use over in )),.1 i or, if cxic;lilig, C' xp l 11 tli e ·ncl of t his P,1s­ This 1norcss of re ·ision 1h c Hadio and ill ncws­ l'(':i~ diffrrC11t l )e,·nin[!S. h to Dari Stand:ird ])icl­ is lo be ro11ti1rninr, ~nrl JHlp c:r,;,· nor words 1ca ily The nrn tc1 ial of P Hshlo ioinry l'I !'um1nary of Pa: pe111wn •n . Jn ft1l11 r the adapttcl into the lang ua­ -Qarnus can he utilized i.htn gr:u111w1r (with c xp­ adclC'c.l c, Jc• nwnts are 'Jo b!..' ge. ln addition, Pa~·hlo­ as tht• 1,1aill basis of this binalions ill Dai i) has to h,1~e c1 on the Jollo\\'ing sl. Q anius was ll Ot 1,r1.· p,Hc': uden l~ fo1 bC'inf~ tJ1 c basis of a 1- P ashto Academy ripl. a, id other beiiimwrs of sclcclio11 of words suit a-. 2-.:. Hook Compil:ition 2- Pronunciation incl­ P .ishto-],!J)gu;,ge - This 1,lc 10 h ~'. in'teg1 ,tied into D C'parl m('lll of th<' J\ linis­ u ding accC'n luMinn to be rne,.ns Ilic words of con­ tJi e stnncl arcl languar,e. ltry of Education. ind icatNl simulti.lne>ously stant d ni ly use. The pro- c) Study of words used · 3- Departrncnt fur the in bot h tlw followint~ wa­ 110unei:ition ~t11d the rnc­ d ilic1vn1 N.itur.d cind Dew)opment of P ashlo vs: ,lJ)ing of Ilic words arc Jlum,,1 1 'cirnces fie>Jd-;: (J 1ini~try of Cult111e nnd · a) hy d iacritic s ie ns of Namrs oJ pl<1 11ts, fl ow- 1 to he given in the same l 11 form,/t ion). Arabiu sctip! _ (f.. tha, ka- <.' rs drug,·, c1 n i 111 al s ( bin way ,,s in •!he above me- • . 0 1- J> ashto D C' pnrtmrnt, C ,,, J ntioned . tancl a rcl P ,,shto­ ,ind small) ston ·s, l·lc., in Faculty of Lettr rs, Univ­ b) transcription in Lei-· D ari lJiction;,ry, but in v K abu l U111 vcn,1 · inuc:h larger JJ a,htu Ling thth ell-pi i\', d f I c,111 L•·nt:- m ad e Y;il:- lO j " t pl.,nc s ( Il s J l . l y's cli (fC' I r nl 1 ·acu _1ws nn_c uisti c: J,;nc:ydl'JH.cl in ('a11 f it11 1r. flt lll I rallh !,c·rvi­ w ith ;, r.ip~1ci ty 0f '.~l, pa­ .J) t> p,11 ti nC' n l", . L at111 l'~\11,­ be u11 t!crtakc1 ollly dur­ •C: C'S cclul':ition ,.111cl o!hc: r ssc!,r,<'rs :tile! an :1ve1_:- r.c \':tlc.: nls may h e: mlckc1 ~o ing thl' J.1tl.'r stagl'S. · s0tial . ,.1\'icc:,, !,:i id Aziz spc•pc l of t, :ill 1~m prr !toUI, th ese ):incl o f w o1ds , · ~n The p rio1 ity oi' c:oursr. Ahmad E tr,11 1 ,di. a !IC] 1h 1t, Cai 1~ ,tl i :..;11 '1\·; i II· th i:.- interest llf sdr111:1J I C' goes to th l ··scht,ol (r.•oc:­ /1 <;.. t·>·pr:1ic-nc!.' :e ncl !>lml­ O il., pl: ,1r·,; ('dCh ,;illi a in v·rcl isci I il ina ry st ucl l<'S . J;c•lJ J';irhto- D a ri 1,.i t l· i"s c•stal !,_.,Ii tltl' c·,111s(1 u- cap:H'i t y of 1!) p1~stn,Gr·rs cl) ·1ucly of cvolt> l1 1Jn of iollarv·•. Uul. it s prep·qal­ 1iu11 uf n i.,d in i;n:nc• ar­ and !JJ gi1 i,peed. thr Janr,11ar,e in t he _w n l­ ion v~ i ll h e 111Mk c,.,s11·r if e a~, of the c,,untry \'.'i 1 'l'h1.: 'J'wi11-0!tor ph11L<; u:!10!1 ii.int ings of j 'J11rn;disl. ' ,·: 11ll rs, we ha,·,.: in our ha1 ,1i:,; a cost an,nunt n recl a <.}1t11 l rtllJ\',';iy ,•. ith ~;1, all cl radii, brc .. , knslc1 s. fresh m.iard l'a<. lltu­ l1f m t,11ey wc,:-c ov• r it is ,1 lr111 •h of (i'.;o )11,. ]);11- Nole: 1J\T;.te1 i·d imp1ov­ l)ari ])ic!ic:•1.11.:,\ \':J1i('h iiiqH,,,s ib! • lo l,uild 1C1;Hh, ing C'lllU'I,!C'll CY t)1 t 'J\;in­ "ill <,cr,·c ; : the b ,·!i-1.; i or i c·Jtl t> nl is tu be one of 1hr thc·it sa)~ Etr111· c ]n or­ Ottnr Cdll l,lllrl c,n a ) ;lo .dms of l:tll'I cdiliu11 c, f _ SC!JC'.cti1•11. cil I lo 1 nl, these rrrnotc m dr•· ~!tip, l.c: s.ii . ,,.,. ' '" ,,,·n,o thn "St;111rl,1r d'" Pa$l!'.o-­ r '' /\:; to 1'.c.· ail p·11 I. n r ]):tl i ))n 11011,11 y· : q 11 .1lll) se the prq; 1 .i ti c,11 ol 'll1i~ _; .• t·,lilisl mc:nt of a ~!01111 ;;­ the count, y u. ed by H,.- o f p riiitiu1,:;, ill uslrati\'C Sl:mrlmcl 1'« hlu -}).ill tic cari ier ,. ,,~ fr It, added ' kltt.11 Airlines Ek11i.!t~i D i tiu11 ;11 y ,,., the fi:·;;t · tl rnwin~:s. m.ips. photo~. F,t (')I); di. n otc:cl lh.._, J' ,.l t 1, E and- <' le ... m atter of n1,iu1cy. / dltr n erc.,·ny t f'clw ic­ ;i)i:u , Jlu r,t a1 •cl · I11. /:IJ i al ttf•110ltlii' f C: • ih] ii y :,;j U- 2- ' nc•v i~,io n of Pash!o 1. ,t; i: ;'. /; .:hal if : 11 p1.1~·ts which :.· e: - - D.11 i Schnol ( pokl ~ Ed· d ie··; ,,·,·1 e c: .,n it ,J out by .ill i'\,p.1,.hul ..ll, d cr;uipp· etl \ , itli n:1vie,1ti1 !l facill- ition). Al~llTl.P- LJN_ ·s_rJ:.:_:~'l'~ ]u('d ,1:1cJ foreif II l ':Jil'l"[t,, 1j n::, ev,.:n f111 l i:;lil J,lll(:,.,g. This I e, isio11 based 01t J i1ffl'~ O!·' 'J' , l.,)l ,F'Y the ) i d:)1\:1r ai1 Ji11<:, was pC'ck11:r1gil' ancl •.,the r pi a­ - ---}'T, ·2;19//6- c1,·alc.d ancl bl·f.:1'1 op r::­ 1lii .. rna];L"s i t pc,s.iblc- fo1· c!ic,,l fm:to, s is to be d011,· t io11 .• v:ith ;wu 'j'\'. iii OttcJ1 hir p!:111•· r.u.:11 as Bra:i:1g in tlJis !->lagc (.t11 cl 1wrio­ l)urin1, ·tlic h1sl c iglil C 11.1,li·,11 J1l:111C'~·. 1· c-.tl c·tl '/:.7 tu l:111cl at tl1c :ih.,vc· (ll­ mur th:, c.ntl1: 1g ! 'c"•em b­ cl icaJly re11c.a1ecl, i n JalC' r J:tr·n 1:id i . rrpo1 t.:. star,c.,). c1 21. ) !/i:., th . B hh~ar Af- The• H· l;h ai A i1·li"!'lf's is · Qtlicr airpc, 11!.t a1c !,ca· ~ ~ ~ " . ' . ( ' ... ' 4. 3 }'.. -' ;,:,; ~: .,uu :"",lJ ·iJi~ l_;.l.JIJ / \Ja H U .. .., .# 1l>-l>J "' a 11011 pJp[•tal le cc,mp.iny. tcd in B: mian. Ch:~.' : ,~,­ do11 1e,l ic i rli11e tr:mspClr­ nin, · J,'; 17.a hi d , . l · l1w .d ian, c:I ion ary: ,1 )\~, lll,,in obj( ct i:·, l l) rt·n·r T his Edtlkm (up to :>000 tccl more ll1.•n 17,(),J0 pn.,S· ·:hl' JJlli,lic a1 1 if, 11 stuclt:nls clitir ;. ltr• :,c1clccl. l C'CjU ipp cl \\'1th COll1JnU~1i('· studying ]>;1 ltlo as well as jn1.·c,111L· ;,mc,un'1 d to Afs. Wi1i1 it· !,chc•dulcd and · ation f:,('ilitil·.,, s,,icl l\7.17. the n<·<'d;; of A f r ha11 Stu­ 1~>, :n 1 GHI .in inc1 ~·.·•c of f1cqurnt fli; Ii'., Jbkl,tar · I\ hm: d E t· 1,1a Ji. d ents i;tuclyin~ tlJr Engli- over l(tJ,fJOO 'f~.h, 1.1s ow r e arrie:s c·':,U' i:11~ such as /\s lo 1lit' future de "de ~h lm1r,u:1ge arl' to the in com{! of tl1C' co1 re. JV fuJd ~tuff., m edicine opn 1f'1Jl plan Ilic Pn ~i,'.e:rt h e takc.•n cat c of, in th· oncl inc p 21 iu'~ ('cl to the• Stam!,uJ Pri»lito Af r. h, ni, t.11 ; is :.i mou nt~ vaJ u;tl)lc.• :,ct \'ice., du1 in~ those m eas, he aclc.lcd. Dictionary on thC' basis of a inous countiy, the 1r.i 1J sp- the 11 :-itunil c:,tJ,,mitiC's ~uch the wo1l :s of P rofessor 01t ::ition of c,,ocls and p e­ ns fl one!•:, in prc,vicli ng '1e l­ ople in nir,~.·cl l,c1 r:iin i.; a Gc:orG c J 1C1rgcnst ic1 nC'. icf suppl it•$ and mc:d icincs, T h1: prcp:iration c,f Pas­ 1:i~aotic la!. k, specially s;dd Et c·m:i u i. •. ·, t h to dicti onaries into d iff. du1 ing the winter . ea.~on. 'fill· C:tLlo~:r?. phy D ")ll-1 c n11l modern la11cu.ii;e and p e0 JJ1c· w ho have been l i­ 1 t11H·nt It .is used !hl' Ba· :11 . the pl(.pai a tion of \'ini_: in surh ,tr<· '5, clue to kht:1 r pl:u1 c-s in t:,king larr,u Dali l',1!:hto dict­ h ick of communic:itiour. phorn1:r;i plii; ;ind prcp:,ring io: ,11 y (around ) 0,(lflQ C' ll· and 1110\ornblt- roads had to the, 111,,ps, and charts h e . 1ri c• s) · can be clone in th i;; r emain isolo.tt'cl ond d isc- poi1t 1l'd Olli. 1

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