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AfghanistanAfghanistan, 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.

The capital and largest city The capital and largest city is is KabulKabul..

Afghanistan OverviewAfghanistan Overview

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Total Area of AfghanistanTotal Area of Afghanistan: 652,000 KM: 652,000 KM

PopulationPopulation: 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: 40,00040,000

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

LanguagesLanguages: The Major Languages of : The Major Languages of Afghanistan are Dari and Pashto. Afghanistan are Dari and Pashto. Other minor Languages:Other minor Languages: are Uzbak , are Uzbak , Turkmen, Balochi, Pashaie, Nurestani, Turkmen, Balochi, Pashaie, Nurestani, etc.etc.

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ClimateClimate: Cold Winters and hot : Cold Winters and hot SummersSummers

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ReligionsReligions: Muslim 99.5% other 0 .5%: Muslim 99.5% other 0 .5%

CurrencyCurrency: Afghani: Afghani

Natural resourcesNatural 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.

40 years before we had national policy and national strategy for road safety in Afghanistan those which have 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 deportment of safety in our country even though the lows traffic of roads and three regulations of it, Bill and the acceptable and implementing instructions of road traffic that are using for road safety and bring traffic safety to defend from usually dangerous happens in the future, has been created and implement it.And it is also mentionable to say ministry of transport and civil aviation made policy of road safety at once in 2012 but unfortunately it had some legislations problems and again in this year (2013) it becomes under work in next 3 months it will make ready.

Transport Sector

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

National Statistical Trends:These are the new vehicles those details imported to the country:

2012 20112010General Data

Population Source of Data:

192702006572739961021437

Traffic Dep

33293733219215065

521

Traffic Dep

57039204278884375

804

Traffic Dep

CarBusTruckMotorcycle RickshawM-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

Drinking and DrivingExisting 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 6th months.

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

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 problems the traffic staffs can stop and

won’t late them to work until it become fix.

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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.

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Involvement of Private Sector in Road Safety

Activities

>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

>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.

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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.

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Asian Highway Pictures

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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 until 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 cause of that is narrow of the Asian highway in our country.

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

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

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