The YLF Family… In This Issue Page 1 The Paradox of a Critical Media Page 2 The Need for a Change Page 4 Advent of Internet Page 6 Introduction of Open Space How to Eliminate Descrimination … Page 8 Page 11 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Add: FES-Afghanistan Office Share Naw, Chahar Rahi Ansari, Yaftali Street. Kabul, Afghanistan. Contact: info@fes.org.af Editorial board Bahram Rahman Humaira Sadeqyar Reza Haidari Named articles reflect the opinion of the authors only www.fes.org.af

Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 Note From the Editor The YLF Family… Dear YLF members, let me thank all of you for your support and contribution for the third issue of the YLF Newsletter. Meanw hile, I would like to congratulate all the new members w ho joined the YLF family in 2008. As the Young Leaders Forum New sletter is a platform to reflect the ideas of young Afghans, this issue contains articles on the new generation of YLF members, as well as contributions of the members on different important socio-political and educational issues of Afghanistan. The YLF Newsletter has been a tool in spreading the message of peace, understanding& youth’s achievements to other young Afghans living in the corners of Afghanistan. The rich educational content of this Newsletter makes it a useful source for Afghan boys and girls studying in educational courses, universities and schools. I w ould like to add that, it is our responsibility to be united, w ork together and put all misunderstandings aside, to set the example of change and progress not as individuals but as a network of young Afghans sharing the values of a united country. Thank you ™ Thursday afternoon, 21 st of February 2008. I w as inside the conference hall of FES-Af ghanistan off ice f or the first session of the new generation of YLF members. I never realized that how fast this one year has passed and now I am w orking to welcome the new members. When I came out I saw Mr. Sanjar Sohail. He w as setting w ith other senior members of YLF. He is from the first generation of Young Leaders Forum.“It is good that more young and intelligent Afghans are joining us and w e are not alone now, it is an especial feeling.” Sanjar was saying to others. Truly, that w as really a special day for YLF. All the different generations of YLF were setting to know each other. Each one was sharing their experiences in YLF and that how much YLF changed their lives.“YLF is a place to put in practice your capabilities, share your know ledge and use your talent.” Sanjar said to the new members. And he is right, we are not alone now. We are part of a stronger and bigger f amily of YLF. And I am proud of it. How Can Youths Make a Difference? Youths constitute a vast majority of our population today. But could they all be involved in making a difference and bringing a constructive change in the society? I still believe YES, they could do it! To me being youth means feeling full of energy, powerful, hopeful and looking forward. By combining all these feelings in an active manner with awareness, values, responsibility and capacity as; 1. believing in humanity, freedom and equality, 2. being open-minded and tolerant, 3. feeling motivated, committed and responsible, 4. building a fair and if possible, a professional capacity, 5. working hard and objectiveoriented, 6. being communicative to others and 7. developing networking skills, Mr. Sulaiman Qeyamat Co-ordinator, FES-Afghanistan it is all about making a difference and spreading out the sense of “Yes, you can make a difference by starting to believe and behave diff erently!” And this is the message; this newsletter carries on behalf of the Young Leaders Forum to the Afghan youths. By Sulaiman Qey amat Project Co-ordinator, FES-Afghanistan Page 1

Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 The Paradox of a Critical Media and an Unresponsive Government with several media and political experts. Some saw the cause in a partisan media that have not yet to developed professional standards. But the most interesting opinion I heard came from a human rights activist who believes that Afghanistan's government has a flawed understanding of freedom of press and democracy. “The Afghan government lets the people and the media say what they want to say but never listens to them,” the human rights activist added. This is the point“a flawed understanding of democracy and Af ter the f all of Taliban in 2001, the international community has been unsparing in its efforts to foster peace and stability through the creation of a democratically elected government in media” whereas, in democratic societies, governments certainly listen to the critics of the people. In my opinion, if the government had paid attention to the media and critics Afghanistan. Billions of dollars have been expended for reconstruction of the country’s fragile political, social and economical infrastructures. Foremost, among the western backed reconstruction has been a nationwide free ª Foremost, among the western backed reconstruction has been a nationwide free media development program © at the beginning and reformed itself, I have no doubt we’d have a strong, stable and democratic government now. The result is that instead of fostering government ref orm, media criticism serves to undermine the governmedia development program. The new government has embraced free media with little opposition. Indeed, in the last seven years, we have w itnessed the launch of 15 private TV stations, more than 40 provincial and independent rament. And w e have lost a golden opportunity. By Abdullah Khudadad dio stations and a remarkable progress in publishing media. Most of these media have been established with the financial support of international donors. As being the fourth power, have free media been giving their entity? The answer is No. The paradox is that while the media have been free in criticizing the government, these have been unable to influence government policies and actions. What we have is a free media and unresponsive government. But, w hy this paradox exists? To identify the root causes of the Afghan government’s obstinacy, I talked Page 2 ZZZZ Theresultis thatinstead of fostering government reform, media criticism serves toundermine the government. Andwe have losta golden opportunity. XXXX

Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 Young Leaders and YLF "The Young Leader Forum Programme of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung offers fair and equal access to youth in Afghanistan. It provides youth with the opportunity to learn about politics/democracy and give them the opportunity to think of a better solution for the problems of their country/government and gain valuable experience while improving their skills." So why not?! A quick check of the admissibility criteria confirmed that I was eligible to apply. All I had to do was to complete the online FES’s YLF 2008/09 application form. I remember being very impressed by reading the information, what the FES does for the young people. There w as the possibility of doing research and asking myself what do politics and democracy mean to me and give me the idea that I could also do something to my country. In the beginning, the recruitment process was a little torturous on the nerves. Perhaps this is due in part to the fact of many applications- no other organization gives such opportunity to the young people in Afghanistan! My application was accepted and I w as invited to take part at the‘Final Young Leaders Forum 2008/09’ assessment centre, the first true step in the YLF selection process Picture the situation: I am a young Afghan, my colleagues are young Afghans, I am w ith young Afghans and I'm supervised by young professionals. My first impression: they are all dynamic, young, initiative-driven, motivated individuals. My first reaction: WOW! So here I am, a YLF member. I have really learned a lot and enjoyed my participation in the programmes and appreciated the trust that I received from the other YLF members. Throughout the last time, I often asked myself "what can these programmes contribute to my professional development as compared to other members?” Here is the answer: The experience of knowing other youths and sharing experiences and the problems of our country and people and getting an idea of social responsibility. As it says in the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Service, through their work, members of YLF contribute to the positive functioning of the government, to democracy, and to Afghan society as awhole I hope. By Frozan Siddiqi Frozan Siddiqi ZZZZ Throughout the last time, I often asked myself"what can these programmes contribute to my professional development as compared to othermembers? Here is the answer… XXXX W H O IS W H O M usafir Quqandi Mr. Quqandi joined YLF in 2006 and as he says, a new day had come for him. Musafir Quqandi is now an employee of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. He is an active member of YLF and member of Faryab Province Peace Council. He has conducted many workshops in different provinces of Afghanistan since 2006. He believes in equal participation of females in politics and more chances for young Afghans especially in provinces.“YLF helped me to engage in bigger network of young Afghans who care for Afghanistan.”He says“Its young Afghans who carry the biggest responsibility today. It is only possible if w e carry it together.” Moh. Omar Rahmati Mr. Rahmati joined YLF in 2007. Mr. Rahmati is w orking as IT technician in the Goethe Institute in Kabul. He is one of the most active members of YLF. He can speak fluent German and English languages. He has learned German language in three months. Mr. Rahmati spends his time in developing computer programs and reading books. He is optimistic about the future of Afghanistan and for him YLF is the source of inspiration w hich changed his life:“In YLF I learned that everyone in any profession must w ork hard to build Afghanistan.” He believes that“to serve Afghanistan is notto betray it.” Page 3

The Need for a Change Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 Najla Sabri In Af ghanistan w henever w e talk about changes, simultaneously the“political change” hits our minds. It is true that from time to time w e do need political changes, but that is not the only change required in order to improve the overall situation in the country. Other changes such as change in our economy system, international relations education are also required. and Despite all advantages our lifestyle has, some problem also exists. For example, w e Afghans, most of the time live for others and have very little time for ourselves. Living in bigger families sometimes can prevent us from being with ourselves and identifying our likes and dislikes, talents, exposing our skills and advancing our know ledge. In order to solve this problem w e should follow an effective daily agenda. Good time management can lead us towards success. Keeping in mind the saying“time is gold.”, we need to give an order to our activities and should manage our time in a w ay that enables us to spare time for ourselves as well as for others. Our daily agenda should provide us with proper time for work, studying, house chores, entertainment, socializing, and religious affairs. Unfortunately today, most of us due to loads of work do not pursue a sound daily agenda as a result of which we can not achieve what we should/want to One activity exceeds another or all. There is no doubt that political and security instability made us very uncertain about the future and resulted in relying on our today and ignoring our tomorrow. This kind of perspective needs to be changed. We should w ork harder today in order to have a better tomorrow and w e should plan our future to some extent. Today the w orld is very advanced and w e by no means can compare ourselves w ith the rest of the w orld. If w e as a nation w ant to meet the standards set in the w orld,weneed to change ourselves as w ell as our life style. We should become very practical, focus on our profession; w hatever w e do w e should aim for excellence, use our time efficiently and focus on reading books and enhancing our know ledge. We should take this as a challenge and make it one of our resolutions for the upcoming traditional holidays. By Najla Sabri Page 4 ZZZZ If we as anationwant to meet thestandards setin the world, we need to change ourselves as well as our lifestyle XXXX ZZZZ Keeping in mind the saying“timeis gold.”, we need to give anorder to our activities andshould manage our timein away that enables us tospare time for ourselves as well as for others XXXX

Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 Government Accountability Mechanism Needs Revision Democratic governments are to gain people's trust. It is usually difficult for systems that work for the people to function without peoples support. In a democratic government system, the government is accountable to the public. This means that the people who trust the government nominate trustworthy and professional candidates for the political debates and elections in order to improve the society and fulfill their citizen responsibility. In this regard it is the government achievements for providing social welfare and security to satisfy people’s needs and wants. If the government is not accountable and does not satisfy people's expectations, the trust between the government and people collapses and this underestimates the government’s credibility. The only w ay for the government to overcome the challenges and gain public support is to satisfy public expectations through being transparent and accountable to them. The government of Afghanistan should come out of a symbolic demonstration of transparency, in order to bring reform in the structure of the government. For the first time in 2005, President Karzia spoke about elimination of corruption and reform in the government structure as well as the government accountability and reveal of his cabinet ministers’ private asset to the public. However the president initiative is not something new in most of the democratic governments of the w orld. The process of government accountability in Afghanistan known as the government’s accountability week to the public, has had lots of short comes since it is first round in 2005. Especially the methods used so far have been always more symbolic rather than being practical and has never counted as the government commitment to the law s. In March 2007, which was the latest round of government accountability week to the public, only media w ere present on the spot w hile ministers w ere giving reports of their achievements and activities. Civil society organizations haven’t had any involvement to the process as civil society plays a major role between government and the public. Accountability and the good mechanism need to have a clear definition. What has been called government accountability so far is not, accountability in real manner of transparency; it is more like delivering activities reports to the media. It is very difficult to judge when the responsible person or a minister is explaining his activities that how much of his/her reports has taken place truly and reflects the reality in their work. On the other hand there is no other party to monitor the process. Lack of monitoring of government ministries' activities provides the chance to the responsible person to prepare more a publicity report rather than a comprehensive content. In reporting they only present quantities to the public w ith no documentary reasons in practice. I believe that the current accountability mechanism is not based on a democratic standard. Accountability w ithout monitoring, activities analysis and folow up in the ministries w ill not help stability in Afghanistan. In this case there is a huge need of change in the process of government transparency and accountability process, w hich has to be practiced in a very democratic mechanism. By Mohammad Aliase Hassany ZZZZ Accountability and the good mechanism needs to have aclear definition XXXX ZZZZ Lack of monitoring of government ministries' activities provides the chance to theresponsible personto prepare more a publicityreport rather thancomprehensiv e content XXXX Page 5

Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 Advent of Internet There are few other innov ations as far reaching cons equenc es and c om parable import ance w hic h have impacted the life and living styles as t he Int ernet in the contem porary soc iety. The adv ent of Internet has been so perv asive and all embrac ing at least in t he dev eloped w orld t hat it has giv en ris e to new tec hnology-“I nternet-philia”. Alt hough to s om e disc erning critics, t his ideology seems to be ov er-hy ped, acc om panied by international ex uberanc e, others s ee in t he Internet the c ure f or a num ber of ills be setting in the contem porary soc iety. Organizations are finding t hat t he Int ernet is not just a new w ay to c omm unicat e. It is a m ark et plac e w here t hey c an put orders out f or bids, it is an instant news paper f or its staff, it is an ev er order f acility f or its customers plus an endless ly updates invent ory of t hos e c ust om ers’ lik es and dislikes. I n theory, it reduces the c ost of every business proc ess that inv olv es inform ation, be it a plan, and adv ertis em ent, a s et of accounts, a request f or suppliers or a s chedule of deliv eries. Organiz ations do not hav e to ow n everything any more; they can be virtually integrat ed instead, connecting the different bits and pieces through this new m edium. B2B, or business t o bus iness is a real f uture of Internet and it will transf orm our organiz ations. Internet has s uddenly acc elerated t he pac e of c hange. It is said t hat“All of the world’s trade in 1949 happens in a single day t oday, all the f oreign exchange dealings in 1979 happens now in a single day, as do all the t elephone calls m ade around the w orld in 1984, a year in a day is exactly how it f eels sometim es. The ideology of I nternet-I nternetphilia has been announcing the inevit able arrival of a whole new era, w hos e features are dram atic ally different, w hose qualities and m echanis ms cannot be understood wit h past met hods of analysis. T he key t o new era is the ability to store inform ation in com binat ions of 1 and 0. T he basic qualities proc ess ed by t he digital tec hnology are newness and dynam ism. Ev erything is new; everything is in c onst ant fast mov ement. Som e other c haracteristics claimed for t he Internet are: Its global nat ure(bec ause it annuls dist ances and rem oves the limitations of geography), the c apac ity to em power the indiv iduals, inst itutions and countries of socio-ec onom ic periphery and als o to transform citiz ens across the globe from orthodox media c ouch-potat oes to activ e producers of online inform ation. Such em powerm ent is enabled by t he fact that Internet is dec entralized: it has no cent re and thus, it cannot be c ontrolled. It is argued t hat Int ernet gives ris e to a whole new financial environment, a new economy. A m ark et where supplies equal the dem and and pric es is s et t o the lowest optim um lev el. The article t hen goes on t o enlist t he Internet equalit ies and points out t hat t o a large extent t elecom c apacity and infrastructure will determ ine I nternet us age growth. A country’s exist ing telec om munic ation infrastruct ure is param ount for the growth of Internet usage. In addition, c onnection bandwidth is im port ant f or the s peed of transmis sion, which v aries significantly across the globe. Childre n a nd us e of Int e rnet: Children are growing up with the Int ernet as a norm al part of life, using it at home, with friends and at sc hool and ex ploring its am azing pos sibilities. The Internet has becom e a vit al t ool for c om munic ation, inform ation, ent ert ainm ent and s hopping and is critic al f or c hildren’s dev elopm ent in today’s w orld. W hen t he c hild goes on to further educat ion or a job he will almost cert ainly be ex pected to be a c onfident user of c om put ers and t he I nternet. Children use the Int ernet to find out information, get in touch w ith ot hers, play online gam es, buy online, and further mo re. Conti n u ed o n p ag e11 Page 6 ZZZZ The a dvent of Inter net ha s b e en so p e r va sive an d a ll e m br ac ing at le a st in th e d e velo pe d w or ld tha t it ha s give n rise to n e w te c h no log y-“ In te r ne t-ph ilia” XXXX

The Way to End Misunderstanding Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 Decades of brutal conflicts of all kinds; foreign occupation, civil war and social strife have not only inflicted grief, destruction, economical and social ruin to Afghanistan, it has left deep mental scars on its inhabitants; child, young and old. Very low levels of literacy, poverty, unemployment and fragile security situations have augmented people’s problems, w hich has resulted in lack of communication, impatience, intolerance, hasty pre-judgments and the loss of the Afghan tradition of listening to others. This has created an environment of prejudice, discrimination, mistrust and misunderstanding among the Af ghans. Misunderstanding, the core cause of ethnical, tribal, linguistic and religious prejudice, discrimination and even pure hostility has led to many armed conflicts in the country, and is still spreading its poisonous roots among the Afghan people. To prevent the young generation from this debilitating and destructive trend, it’s suggested to first call on the government, the international community, and other interested parties to f acilitate nation-wide exposure visits for the youth representatives at provincial and district levels. These visits will assist the young people, from both urban and rural areas of the country to exchange experiences and views, to share difficulties and ideas, try to identify the roots of misunderstandings and misconceptions and find solutions to the problems that separate them and create prejudice and discrimination. The establishment of a strong youth network is another hopeful solution to this long, miserable and devastating saga in the life of generations of Afghan youth which will contribute to the unifying, and clearing the pollution from the minds of not just the young people, but the country as a whole, now and for generations to come. The listening attitude is the third element, w hich could help Afghan communities to reduce the high levels of misunderstanding and decrease the level of problems. The listening tolerance and dialogue will open the closed doors of communication to, and between, sidelined groups of the nation who have been the target of many attacks of many kinds. Provincial, cross-provincial and national visits and networking w ill transmit traditional, cultural and social aspects of various provinces to each other, and w ill gradually change the attitudes and replace the old misunderstandings, creating better understanding and tolerance, and help retrieve the importance and pride of sharing one of the most glorious histories and cultures in the world as one Af ghan nation. Young Afghans have a fundamental task and role in the success of this plan, so that together they could serve their people, and lead the country tow ards a prosperous, peaceful and stable future. By Enay at Saf i Page 7 ZZZZ The listening attitude is the thirdelement, whichcould help Afghan communities to reducethe high levels of misunderstanding and decrease the level of problems XXXX ZZZZ Thesevisits will assist the young people, from bothurban and rural areas of the country, to exchange experiences and views XXXX Enayat Safi

Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 Introduction of Open Space Technology in Afghanistan What is Open Space Technology? Open space technology is one w ay to enable all kinds of people, in any kind of organization to create inspired meetings and events. Over the last 20+ years it has also become clear that opening space can create organizations w here people w ork together to create extraordinary results with regularity. In open space meetings and events participants create and manage their ow n agenda of parallel w orking sessions around a central theme of strategic importance. With groups of 5- 2000+ w orking in one-day w orkshops, three-day conference, or the regular w eekly staff meetings the common result is a pow erful, effective connecting and strengthening of w hat's already happening in the organization: planning and action, learning and doing, passion and responsibility, participation and perf ormanc e. Open space w orks best w henthework to be done is complex, the people and ideas involved are diverse, the passion for resolution(and potential for conflict) are high, and the time to get it done w as yesterday. It's been called passion bounded by responsibility, the energy of a good coffee-break, intentionalselforganization, spirit at w ork, chaos and creativity, evolution in organization,and a simple pow erful w ay to get people and organizations moving- w hen and w here it's needed the most. While open space is know n for its apparent lack of structure and w elcoming of surprises, it turns out that an open space is actually very structured. May be it comes to your mind that What Will Happen in an open space? We never know exactly w hat w ill happen w hen w e open the space for the participants, but w e can guarantee these results w hen any group gets toan open space: 1. All of the issues that are MOST important to the group w ill be raised. 2. All of the issues raised w ill be addressed by those participants most qualified and capable of getting something done on each of them. 3. In a time as short as one or tw o days, all of the most important ideas, discussions, data, recommendations, conclusions, questions for further study, and plans for immediate action w ill be documented in one comprehensive report finished, printed and in the hands of participants w hen they leave. 4. When appropriate and time is allow ed for it, the total contents of this report document can be focused and prioritized in a matter of a few hours, even w ith very large groups(100s). 5. After an event, all of these results can be made available to an entire organization or community w ithin days of the event, so the conversation can invite every stakeholder in to implementation right now. 6. AND...results like these can be planned and implemented faster than any other kind of so-called 'large-group intervention.' Page 8 ZZZZ Open spaceworks bestwhen thework to be doneis complex, the people andideas involved arediverse, the passion for resolution(and potential for conflict)are high, and the time toget it done was yesterday XXXX Humaira Sadeqyar

Over the years some experiencedopen space w orkers have developed a design that really takes seriously the old saying:“Open Space can neither be taught, nor learned but possibly remembered”. As an introduction, for the very first time in Afghanistan the open space technology w as brought to 27 participants from the different backgrounds by the open space trainer Mrs. Jutta Weimar, f rom April 9 th -10 th 2008 at the Afghanistan office of the FriedrichEbert-Stiftung in Kabul. The training design consisted of one open space event and a number of parallel activities to support self-organized learning spread over 2 days. The book of proceedings producedduring this open space event represented an integral and important part of the w hole meeting. It contained the tableof contents, all reports of issues w orked on, the action steps planned w ith a detailed description of w hat to undertake w ith respective time frames, contact persons, the contact list of all participants and photos. The entire contentof the meeting is reflected in the book of proceedings. Another portion of the outcome of that meeting w as the contact betw een participants. As phase one, the training started with the preparation of the open space event w ithin the training. The group w ent through the traditional planning meeting, the main purpose of w hich w as to find a theme that is congruent w ith the prerequisites under w hich Open Space Technology w orks best: − A common theme of concern thatis complex and tends to conflict. − Nobody know s the answ er... And the theme selected by the group w as:“HOW CAN WE ENSURE THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN THE CHANGE PROCESS?”, w hich w as the title of the Open Space there. The trainer did the classic open space introduction in six phases: w elcome, focus the group, stating the theme, introducing the principles, collecting the issues, open the market place. At the end of this first open space 21 reports w ere brought by the participants at the new s w all. The most important ones w ere: − How can w e choose a suitable profession for ourselves? − How can w e ensure the roleof youth in all levels of decision making in A f ghanis tan? − How to invent a suitable communication pool among youth? − How to overcome men-w omen differences inside a family structure? − How to bring aw areness aroundthe country about democracy and peace? − How to create political aw areness among youth? − How to build mutual trust among youth? − How to reduce the ethnical differences and provocations among the youth and then throughout the country? Afterw ards there w as action-planning phase. During this planning the participants announced 18 projects; some of those w ere as follow ing: − Holding a w orkshop on open space technology for my colleagues. − To reach to a clear mechanism for editing and publishing the“book of proceedings” w ith interested colleagues. − Discuss w ith YLF members the idea of how to create a suitable communication pool among the active youth in Afghanistan. − Introducing the open space technology to a larger group of youth. Afterw ards it w as up to the project groups how and w hen they are goingto implement these plans. This is a common phenomenon for most of open space events and even more in such a dynamic field. Parallel to the consecutive open space events the follow ing learning spaces w ere available for the participants for individual studying and reflection during the entire time of training: library, audio and video room, questions-and-answers w all. The last hour of the training w as apress conference. A common conversation about remaining questions and the chance for the participants and the training team to exchange ideas, stories, questions, and w isdom about open space technology. By Humaira Sadeqy ar Page 9 Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 ZZZZ As anintroduction, for the veryfirsttimein Afghanistan the open space technology was brought to 27 participants from the different backgrounds by theopen spacetrainer Mrs. Jutta Weimar, from April th t 9-10 h 2008 at the Afghanistan office of theFriedrich-EbertStiftungin Kabul XXXX

: ﻮﺳﻮﻳ ﻪ％ﻨﻣ ﻪﻟ ﺾﻴﻌﺒﺗ ېﺪﻧاړو ﻪﭘ ﻮ％＊ د ﻮﺷ ىﻻﻮﮐ ﻪ／ﻨ＇ ﻪﻟ نﻮﻴﺴﻧاﻮﻨﮐ د ﻮﻟړو ﻪ％ﻨﻣ ﻪﻟ د ﻲﻟاﻮﺨﻳﺮﺗوﺎﺗ د : ３ ﻧوﻮ＊رﻻ ３ ﻨﻴ＄ ،اﻮﺧ ﻢﻳﺮﺒﺑ ﻦﻴﺑ زا ار نﺎﻧز ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﺾﻴﻌﺒﺗ رﻮﻄﭼ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﺾﻴﻌﺒﺗ ﻊﻓر نﻮﻴﺴﻧاﻮﻨﻛ زا ﻲﻳﺎﻫدﻮﻤﻨﻫر نﺎﻧز ٣ هدﺎﻣ لوډ ي ７／ ﻧﺎ＄ ﻪﭘ وا ﻮﺗﻻﺎﺣ ﻮﻟﻮ！ ﻪﭘ ﻪﺑ ﻪﻧوداﻮﻴﻫ ي ７ ﻏ ﻮﻟﻮ！ وا ﻲ／ﻨﻫﺮﻓ ، يدﺎﺼﺘﻗا ،وﺰﻴﻨﻟﻮ！ ،ﻲﺳﺎﻴﺳ ﻪﭘ ３ ﻛ عﻮﺿﻮﻣ ﻪﭘ ３ ﻧوړﻮﺟ نﻮﻧﺎﻗ د ﻪﻜﻟ ﻮﻠﻳﺎﺴﻣ هﺪﻧوړا ي ﺮﺸﺑ ﻪﻟ وا ，ﺘﺨﻣﺮﭘد ﻮ％＊د ﻢﺳ هﺮﺳ وﻮﻨﻳرﺎﻧد ﻪﭘ ﻮﻟﻮﻛ ﻦﻤﺧﺮﺑد ئﻮﻐ ﻫد ﻪﺨ＇ وﻮﻳدازا وﺰﻴ＂ﺴﻨﺑوا . ﻲﻠﺧاو ﻪﻧﻮﻣﺎ － ３ ﻛ هرﻻ 3 هدﺎﻣ يﺎـﻫﻪـﻨﻴﻣز هﮋﻳو ﻪﺑ ،ﺎﻫﻪﻨﻴﻣز ﻲﻣﺎﻤﺗ رد ﻮﻀﻋ لود ﻪــﻤﻫ ،ﻲــﮕﻨﻫﺮﻓ و يدﺎﺼــﺘﻗا ،ﻲﻋﺎــﻤﺘﺟا ،ﻲـﺳﺎﻴﺳ ياﺮـﺑ ار ،يراﺬـﮕﻧﻮﻧﺎﻗ ﻪـﻠﻤﺟ زا ،ﻲﻀـﺘﻘﻣ تﺎﻣاﺪـﻗا يﺪﻨﻣهﺮﻬﺑ و نﺎﻧز ﻞﻣﺎﻛ ﺖﻓﺮﺸﻴﭘ و ﻪﻌﺳﻮﺗ ﻦﻴﻤﻀﺗ ﻪﻳﺎﭘ ﺮﺑ ﻲﺳﺎﺳا يﺎﻫيدازآ و يﺮﺸﺑ قﻮﻘﺣ زا نﺎﻧآ . دﺮﻛ ﺪﻨﻫاﻮﺧ ذﺎﺨﺗا نادﺮﻣ ﺎﺑ يﺮﺑاﺮﺑ ۴ هدﺎﻣ د ﻪﻨﻴ％＊ وا ﻪﻨﻳرﺎﻧد ﻪﺑ اﻮﺨﻟ ﻮﻧودا ﻮﻴﻫ وﻮﻳ ７ ﻏد ـ ١ ﻪﺧﻮﻣ ﻪﭘ ﻮﻟﻮﻛرو ﺎﻴﺘﻜ＂ﭼ د ﻪﺗ فﺪﻫ ۍﺮﺑاﺮﺑ ﻲﻠﻤﻋ ﻪﭘ ﺾﻴﻌﺒﺗد وا ﻲﺴﻴﻧ ﺮﻴﺑاﺪﺗ ﻪﻟﺎﻬﻣ ６ ﻨﻟ ي ７／ ﻧﺎ＄ ﻪﻧو ې ﻮﺷ ﻒﻳﺮﻌﺗ ３ ﻛ نﻮﻴﺴﻧا ﻮﻨﻛ ﻪﻏد ﻪﭘ ３ ﭼ ﻰﻨﻌﻣ ３ ﺨﻣ ﻪﻟ ３ ﻨﺗﺎﺳ لو ６ ﻧاد ﺪﻳﺎﺑ ﻪﺟو ＆ﻴﻫ ﻪﭘ ﻮﺧ. ﻲﺷ ﻞ ２－ اد. ي ８ ﻴﻳﺎﭘ ﻪﻧو ېﺪﻧﺎﺑ ３ ﻧﺪﻴﻛ ﻪ＊ﻮ－وا ۍﺮﺑا ﺮﺑﺎﻧ ﻪﭘ و ﺪﻴﻛ ﻲﻠﻤﻋ ﻪﻟ ﻮﻓاﺪﻫاد ﻮﻧﻮﺘ 請 ﺮﻓ ۍﺮﺑاﺮﺑد ﻪﺑ ３ （ﻫ . ي ８ ﻳ رد ﻪﭙ！ ﻪﭘ ﻪﺘﺳورو ل ﻮﻴﻧ وﺮﻴﺑاﺪﺗ وﻮ ４７／ ﻧﺎ＄د اﻮﺨﻟ ﻮﻧو داﻮﻴﻫ وﻮﻳ ７ ﻏد ـ ٢ ３ ﻛ نﻮﻴ ﺴﻧاﻮﻨﻛ ﻪﻏد ﻪﭘ ﻪﺨ＇ ３ ﻠﻤﺟ ３ ﻐﻫ ﻪﻟ ３ ﭼ ، ﺪﻳﺎﺑ ېﻮﺷ ل ７ ﻛ ئﺎ＄ هړا ﻪﭘ ７ ﺗﻼﻣد ﻪﺨ＇ وﺪﻨﻴﻣد . ﻲﺷ ﻞ ２－ ﻪﻧو ﺰﻴﻣا ﺾﻴﻌﺒﺗ 4 هدﺎﻣ ﺎـﺑ ﻮﻀـﻋ لود ﻂـﺳﻮﺗ ﻲﺘﻗﻮﻣ هﮋﻳو ﺮﻴﺑاﺪﺗ ذﺎﺨﺗا ـ 1 ﺪــﻳﺎﺒﻧ نز و دﺮــﻣ ﻲــﻠﻤﻋ يﺮــﺑاﺮﺑ ﻊﻳﺮﺴــﺗ فﺪــﻫ نﻮﻴﺴــﻧاﻮﻨﻛ ﻦـﻳا رد ﻪـﻛ ﻲﺗرﻮــﺻ ﻪـﺑ« ﺾﻴـﻌﺒﺗ» ﻆـﻔﺣ ﻪـﺑ ﻪـﺟو ﭻﻴﻫ ﻪﺑ ﺎﻣا ،دﻮﺷ ﻲﻘﻠﺗ ،هﺪﺷ ﻒﻳﺮﻌﺗ ﻦـﻳا ،ﺪـﺷ ﺪـﻫاﻮﺨﻧ ﺮﺠﻨﻣ اﺰﺠﻣ ﺎﻳ ﺮﺑاﺮﺑﺎﻧ يﺎﻫرﺎﻴﻌﻣ و ﺎـﻫﺖـﺻﺮﻓ يﺮـﺑاﺮﺑ فاﺪﻫا ﻖﻘﺤﺗ زا ﺲﭘ تﺎﻣاﺪﻗا . ﺪﺷ ﺪﻨﻫاﻮﺧ ﻒﻗﻮﺘﻣ رﺎﺘﻓر ﻪـﻠﻤﺟ زا ،ﻮﻀـﻋ لود ﻂـﺳﻮﺗ هﮋـﻳو ﺮﻴﺑاﺪﺗ ذﺎﺨﺗا ـ 2 زا ﺖـﻳﺎﻤﺣ ياﺮـﺑ نﻮﻴﺴـﻧاﻮﻨﻛ ﻦـﻳا رد ﻪـﻛ ﻲﺗﺎﻣاﺪﻗا ﺪـﻫاﻮﺨﻧ ﻲﻘﻠﺗ ﺰﻴﻣآﺾﻴﻌﺒﺗ ،ﺪﻧاهﺪﺷ هﺪﻧﺎﺠﻨﮔ ناردﺎﻣ . ﺪﺷ ۵ هدﺎﻣ : ３ ﭼ ي ７ ﻛ هﺮﺳﺮﺗ ３ （ﻫ هﺪﻧو ړا ３ ﻟﻮ！ ﻪﺑ ﻪﻧوداﻮﻴﻫ ي ７ ﻏ ﻲ／ﻨﻫﺮﻓ وا وﺰﻴﻨﻟﻮ！ كﻮﻠﺳد وﻮﻨﻳرﺎﻧ وا ﻮ％＊د( ﻒﻟا وﻮﻨﻳرﺎﻧد ﺎﻳ وا ﻲﻟاو ئﻮﻟ د ﻞﺑ ﻮﻳﺮﭘ ３ ﭼ ﻪﺑ ﻪﺗ ﻮ／ﻠﻴﺑ و ا ﻮﺗادﺎﻋ ３ ﺗﺎﭘ ﻪﺘﺳرو ﺮﭘ ﺶﻘﻧ ﻲﺒﻟﺎﻗد وﻮﻨﻴ％＊ وا . ي ７ ﻛرو ﺮﻴﻐﺗ يو ړﻻو ﻮﻧﻮﺒﺼﻌﺗ ... يﺮﻟ ﻪﻣادا 5 هدﺎﻣ ﺪـﻨﻫاﻮﺧ مﺎـﺠﻧا ار ﻲﻀﺘﻘﻣ تﺎﻣاﺪﻗا ﻪﻴﻠﻛ ﻮﻀﻋ لود : ﺎﺗ داد و نادﺮـﻣ رﺎـﺘﻓر ﻲﮕﻨﻫﺮﻓ و ﻲﻋﺎﻤﺘﺟا يﺎﻫﻮﮕﻟا( ﻒﻟا و تﺎﺒﺼـﻌﺗ ﻦﺘـﺷادﺮﺑ نﺎـﻴﻣ زا رﻮﻈﻨﻣ ﻪﺑ ار ،نﺎﻧز ﻪﺸـﻳﺪﻧا ﺮـﺑ ﻪـﻛ يﺮـﮕﻳد يﺎـﻫشور ﻪـﻤﻫ و تادﺎـﻋ ﺮـﺑ ﺎﻳ ﺲﻨﺟ ود زا ﻚﻳ ﺮﻫ ﻦﺘﺴﻧاد ﺮﺗﺮﺑ ﺎﻳ ﺮﺗﺖﺴﭘ ﺪﻨـﺷﺎﺑ راﻮﺘـﺳا نز و دﺮـﻣ ﻲﺒﻟﺎـﻗ يﺎـﻫﺶـﻘﻧ مواﺪﺗ ؛ﺪﻨﻫﺪﺑ ﺮﻴﻴﻐﺗ ... دراد ﻪﻣادا Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 ZZZZ ﺎﻴﻧد ﻪﺑ دازآ ﺮﺸﺑ داﺮﻓا ﻪﻤﻫ و ﺖﻟﺰﻨﻣ ﺮﻈﻧ زا و ﺪﻧاهﺪﻣآ ﻖﺣ و ﺪﻨﺘﺴﻫ نﺎﺴﻜﻳ قﻮﻘﺣ ﻪﻧﻮﮔ ﭻﻴﻫ نوﺪﺑ ﺪﻧراد قﻮﻘﺣ ﻪﻴﻠﻛ زا ،يﺰﻳﺎﻤﺗ ،ﻲﮕﻨﻫﺮﻓ ،ﻲﻋﺎﻤﺘﺟا ،ﻲﺳﺎﺳا ﺪﻨﻣهﺮﻬﺑ ﻲﺳﺎﻴﺳ و ﻲﻧﺪﻣ . ﺪﻧدﺮﮔ ZZZZ Page 10

Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 How to Eliminate Discrimination against Wome n Guidelines from the Convention of Elimination of Discrimination against Wome n(CEDAW) Article 3 States parties shall take in all fields, in particular in the political, social, economic and cultural fields, all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of w omen, for the purpose of guaranteeing them the excercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms on a basis of equality w ith men. Article 4 1- Adoption by states parties of temporary special measures aimed at accelerating de facto equality betw een men and w omen shall not be considered discrimination as discriminatory. defined in the present Convention, Article 5 but shall in no w ay entail as a States Parties shall take all appropriate consequence the maintenance of measures: unequal or separate standards; a) To modify the social and cultural these measures shall be disconpatterns of conduct of men and tinued w hen the objectives of w omen, w ith a view to achievingthe equality of opportunity and treatelimination of prejudices and cusment have been achieved. tomary and all other practices which 2- Adoption by States Parties of speare based on the idea of the inferiorcial measures, including those ity or the superiority of either of the measures contained in the present sexes or on stereotyped roles for Convention, aimed at protecting men and w omen; maternity shall not be considered Continues… Ris k of t he Int e rnet: bec ause c hildren cannot see the person they c ontact online, t hey have no idea if t hey are who they say they are. C hat rooms are particularly popular wit h c hildren and teenagers, and there is a risk that pedophiles or sex abusers might us e t hem t o look for victims. They might pos e as children or t eenagers, try t o strike up a friendship and event ually try t o pers uade them to m eet up. Ev en if an adult is honest about his age, that is no guarantee of his good int entions. Surfing the Int ernet from t he comfort or safety or hom e or t hrough a m obile phone c an giv e a fals e sens e of s ec urity. Children c an unwittingly give away personal det ails suc h as where they liv e or go t o school, or ev en begin to trust som eone they don’t k now and willingly giv e them personal c ont act details. The vast majority of mat erial on the Internet is legal, dec ent and honest. But it is eas y to find, or ev en to stum ble across, inform ation or im ages that m ay be uns uit able f or c hildren. T his c ould inc lude pornography, or m at erial t hat is v iolent, racist, inaccurat e, or harmf ul in som e other way. T here is als o Int ernet mat erial that is clearly illegal, s uch as im ages of child abuse. Se a rc h e ngine s: s earc h engines are t he market mak ers of t he Int ernet. T hey connect cons um ers w ith providers at the v ery moment of cons um er int erest and enable all of us to find ex actly w hat we want, when w e w ant it. Ninety percent of people looking for websit e come t hrough a handful of searc h engines. The im portant ones are: Google, yahoo, M SN, AOL, Ask Javes, Ov erture, Inf o s pace, N etscape and Alta Vist a. There are hundreds of other search engines, but these are the ones that require special effort to attain those top rankings for your keyword phrases. By Humaira Sadeqyar From page 6 Advent of Internet Page 11

Issue No: 3 ™ 15 May 2008 The Responsibilities of Afghan Youths We have perceived the fact that the future of a county depends upon its youth. They are the hope of their nation and the leaders of tomorrow. Youth can lead a county towards prosperity and success and the effort of youth can bring new outlook to the county image. Youth play the most important role in development and prosperity of a county and prosperity and development can be achieved only by realistic thinking, accurate planning and hard w orking. Our people feel very sorry about the insecurity, war and poor situation of Afghanistan and the effects of these all inflicted our people specially our youth about 50 thousand of our kids supporting their families financially, it’s their time to study but because of poor economy and troubles they are obliged to work and support their families. Everyone in Afghanistan is fed up with war discrimination and killing each other. Afghanistan is our home land and we should never think of doing anything wrong with this land and its people. As other countries we don’t have many facilities and job opportunities that our youth can go and work part time, and w e don’t have enough facilities where they can go enjoy and spend their spare time w ith good memories. But w e can have all of them in the future if we startworking on them today. Every one of us can bring a little change and contribute w ith our efforts towards peace and prosperity in Afghanistan. I w ould like to add one of my favorite quotation in this paragraph as it says " Most of us will never do great things but we can do small things in a great way" with our small effort, kind relations and hardworking we can bring a new outlook in to our beautiful land. We should learn from our past to be united and criticize to make the life of a person better but not to disrespect him/her. Our time is the most precious thing that w e have; w e should not w aste it I don’t mean a minute even a second. We should become more social responsible. We shall try to keep our environment of existence clean and consider all places as our own home. Hazrath-e-Ali said“Use your brain, heart and hand f or kind purpose and train your brain for positive thoughts, positive perception and positive attitude.” Afghanistan is ours it’s in our own hands to destroy it or build it up if w e don’t build it and work for it then who else will do that? Of cores no one! We have to take a step if we want to see a bright future for our country Afghanistan. By Huma Naseri Page 12 ZZZZ Use yourbrain, heart and hand for kind purpose and train your brain for positive thoughts, positive perception and positive attitude XXXX Huma Naseri

؟هد ﻪ＊ هﻮﻳ مﻮﮐ Which one is better? ؟ﺖﺳا ﺮﺘﻬﺑ ﻚﻳ ماﺪﻛ