Afghanistan's history, culture and customs.pdf

Afghanistan history

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Afghanistan Afghanistan, is located in , is located in
central Asia. bordered by central Asia. bordered by
Iran on the west, by Pakistan Iran on the west, by Pakistan
on the east and south, and by on the east and south, and by
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
and Tajikistan on the north , and Tajikistan on the north ,
extends in the northeast extends in the northeast
along Pakistan. along Pakistan.
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The capital and largest city The capital and largest city
is is Kabul Kabul
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Afghanistan Overview Afghanistan Overview

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Total Area of Afghanistan Total Area of Afghanistan: 652,000 KM : 652,000 KM
Population Population: 32,000,000 Millions : 32,000,000 Millions
No of Provinces: No of Provinces: 3434
No of Districts: No of Districts: 364364
No of Villages: No of Villages: 40,000 40,000

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Languages: The Major Languages of
Afghanistan are Dari and Pashto.
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Other minor Languages:are Uzbak ,
Turkmen, Balochi, Pashaie, Nurestani,
etc.
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Languages Languages: The Major Languages of : The Major Languages of
Afghanistan are Dari and Pashto. Afghanistan are Dari and Pashto.
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Other minor Languages: Other minor Languages:are Uzbak , are Uzbak ,
Turkmen, Balochi, Pashaie, Nurestani, Turkmen, Balochi, Pashaie, Nurestani,
etc. etc.
Presentation ationabout Afghanistan road about Afghanistan road
safety safety

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Climate Climate: Cold Winters and hot : Cold Winters and hot
Summers Summers

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Religions Religions: Muslim 99.5% other 0 .5% : Muslim 99.5% other 0 .5%
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Currency Currency: Afghani : Afghani
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Natural resources Natural resources: Natural gas, petroleum, : Natural gas, petroleum,
coal, copper, chromate, sulfur, zinc, salt coal, copper, chromate, sulfur, zinc, salt
and so on. and so on.

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Economy: Economy:
Afghanistan is an Afghanistan is an
extremely poor country extremely poor country
highly dependent on highly dependent on
farming and livestock farming and livestock
raising. raising.

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The Economy of Afghanistan can be divided into 3
sectors;
Agriculture 53%, Industry 29% and Services
18%. The main agriculture products are wheat,
fruits, nuts, wool, mutton and ETC.

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The industrial sector includes textiles, soap,
furniture, shoes, cement, hand-women carpets,
natural gas, oil & copper. 64% of the total
production is hydro generated.

9. 40 years before we had national polic y and national strategy for road
safety in Afghanistan those which ha ve been made for that situation and
now the population became too much increase and it is not
implementable in this time, in the word road safety like a speech in
Afghanistan, even we don’t have any de portment of safety in our country
even though the lows traffic of roads an d three regulations of it, Bill and
the acceptable and implementing instru ctions of road traffic that are
using for road safety and bring tra ffic safety to defend from usually
dangerous happens in the future, ha s been created and implement it.
And it is also mentionable to say min istry of transport and civil aviation
made policy of road safety at once in 2012 but unfortunately it had some
legislations problems and again in th is year (2013) it becomes under
work in next 3 months it will make ready.
Transport Sector

10. Opportunities
International Community Interest;During last 12 years donors have
taken lot of interest in the developm ent of these roads infrastructure and
as per the data provided by Ministry of Public Works donors have
committed US $ 2.3 billion dollars. Howe ver, all these funds go to road
sector and very limited to other me ans of transportation such as Civil
Aviation and rail links and ETC. but until now we don’t have any exists
bagged for road safety.

11. National Statistical Trends:
These are the new vehicles those details imported to the country:
2012 2011 2010 General Data
Population
Source of Data:
19270
2006
5727
3996
1021
437
Traffic Dep
33293
7332
1921
5065
521
Traffic Dep
57039
2042
7888
4375
804
Traffic Dep
Car
Bus
Truck
Motorcycle
Rickshaw
M-UN-CD Foreigners
Source of Data:
As the traffic deportment informed that until now the total vehicles
those were registered in Afghanistan are about 670000 vehicles.

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Road Crashes in Asian Highways

13. Drinking and Driving
Existing alcohol test rules:
The traffic will check the driver by an alcohol tester and sometimes by
smelling too. If it will be exists that the drivers during driving, dank he
will be charged and also go to jail for 6
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months.

14. Asian Highway Urban Road
Speed limits > National highway speed for cars is 90 km/hour
> National highway speed for buses and trucks 70 km/hour
> Urban area speed for all types of vehicles is 50 km / hour

15. Required vehicle inspection: According to the information of General Deportment of
Traffic in Afghanistan: Cars will inspect or check every three years .
Trucks will inspect or check every year .
Buses will inspect or check every year .
Motorcycle will inspects every three years .
If the vehicles have technical proble ms the traffic staffs can stop and
won’t late them to work until it become fix.
Presentation about Afghanistan Road
Safety

16. Road Safety Educational Program in School.
The traffic deportment get decision and signed agreement
with ministry of education that the traffic lessons must be
consist of education procedure schedule in school but not
yet, and the books from first class until six classes have
been already propered, may be in next future it will start in
school.
Also 75 traffic employees educated safety program and they
will send to private university for teaching. Road Safety Educational Program in School.
The traffic deportment get decision and signed agreement
with ministry of education that the traffic lessons must be
consist of education procedure schedule in school but not
yet, and the books from first class until six classes have
been already propered, may be in next future it will start in
school.
Also 75 traffic employees educated safety program and they
will send to private university for teaching.
Presentation about Afghanistan Road
Safety

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Involvement of Private
Sector in Road Safety
Activities
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Now a days many private
sectors and some of media like
televisions make some video
such as cartoons and drama
that is refer to road safety and
play for the people.
Involvement of Private
Sector in Road Safety
Activities
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Now a days many private
sectors and some of media like
televisions make some video
such as cartoons and drama
that is refer to road safety and
play for the people.
Presentation about Afghanistan Road
Safety

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Asian Highway Road Safety Status
:
It is mentionable to tell that until now there is no any exists bagged for using
of road safety investment for the Asian highway and the urban roads, but
something has been done to in this section.
Whenever the roads become ready for construction or reconstruction for
biding, the road safety issues are one of the stakeholders section of the road
construction and it consist of road.
The company which sign the agreement for construction or reconstruction it
must implement it
For Example:
The Asian highway of Kabul Jalalabad and Jalalabad Turkham, whenever has
gone to biding for construction after asphalting of the roads, constructing of
the phase walls which are next to the mounts and rivers that needs to belt.
Asian Highway Road Safety Status
:
It is mentionable to tell that until now there is no any exists bagged for using
of road safety investment for the Asian highway and the urban roads, but
something has been done to in this section.
Whenever the roads become ready for construction or reconstruction for
biding, the road safety issues are one of the stakeholders section of the road
construction and it consist of road.
The company which sign the agreement for construction or reconstruction it
must implement it
For Example:
The Asian highway of Kabul Jalalabad and Jalalabad Turkham, whenever has
gone to biding for construction after asphalting of the roads, constructing of
the phase walls which are next to the mounts and rivers that needs to belt.
Presentation about Afghanistan Road
Safety

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Asian Highway Pictures
Presentation about Afghanistan Road
Safety

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And metal phase walls or metal barrier next to the river,
School. Hospital and Mosque, installation of the traffic logos
these are one part of the stakeholder agreement between the
Construction Company and Afghanistan government.
And also for Asian highway preparation of the shoulder
parking of the road in every 5 un til 8 km for two vehicles has
been constructed.
In such causes the bagged are not clear.
And the majority of the crashes, deaths and injuries are
happened in Asian highway one cau se of that is narrow of the
Asian highway in our country.
Presentation about Afghanistan Road
Safety

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Proposed Projects
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To construct design lead agency in Kabul
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To establish deportment of road safety in
Ministry of Transport.
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To proper workshop and courses on road
safety by helping of international donors.
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Making a computerize Data bass for Road
Safety.
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Proposed Projects
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To construct design lead agency in Kabul
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To establish deportment of road safety in
Ministry of Transport.
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To proper workshop and courses on road
safety by helping of international donors.
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Making a computerize Data bass for Road
Safety.
Presentation about Afghanistan Road
Safety

22. List of Completed Projects and under
Works Projects of Railway in Afghanistan