Students complain about Kabul bus stops

Report: Suraya Rahmati Bahar

Kabul students face lots of problems using the national buses to get to schools. This problem is mainly due to the recent bus stop changes in crowded areas of Kabul city. The Char Rahi Sedarat (Sedarat square bus stop) has recently moved to Quwaye Markaz (800-1000 meters far from the previous bus stop), which is quite a far distance for students to catch up the buses in the rush hours of Kabul city.

The Kabul Traffic authorities say that the bus stops have been moved to the new location to solve the problems of the citizens face daily in the rush hours, but the students and local people reject this idea and add that these bus stop changes have created even more problems than they were facing before.

A student said that our school is located in the city, when I come to school; I have to use two buses everyday that cost me twice bus fare and time than I was paying earlier.On the other hand, the bus stop diversions have created the same problem for other citizens too. They claim that we have to pay two bus fares everyday to get to our jobs from one side. We get to our offices late everyday. The previous bus stops were very helpful.

School books’ sale in Kabul markets

Report: Noor Agha Adil

Various Kabul school students complain about the selling of school text books in Kabul city’s book stores. This issue problem has occurred in a specific time that most students of Kabul city have not received the text books from schools.It happens every year that all of the students are not be able to receive the text books from schools, where it is distributed free by the Ministry of Education. None of the book sellers answer the question that WHERE HAVE YOU GOT THESE SCHOOL BOOKS FROM?

It is worth to mention that school books are only published by Ministry of Education and they are distributed free to students every year. At the end of each grade, students hand over back the books to school for next year’s students. It is not allowed to sell the school books anywhere.

Rangeen Kaman monthly magazine

Report: Farida Hares

The new edition of Rangeen Kaman magazine has been published. This monthly magazine that contains useful topics for kids and youths is printed by Hakeem Sanayee Foundation.

Sports News

Bicycle riding competitions

Report: Humayoon Nazari The bicycle riding competition has 6 stages. The first stage was from Kabul city to Parwan city that has just been completed.

Naseer Ahmad from Parwan city got the 1^st position, while Hashmatullah from Kabul and Qais from Ghazni got the 2^nd and 3^rd positions respectively. The final stage of this competition will end in Jawzjan city (North).

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Different Foundations’ activities concerning children’s position in Afghanistan

Report: Najibullah Najib

Despite of the presence of many foundations and NGOs working for improvement of labor children’s position, the number of labor children’s working on Kabul streets gets increased day by day. Children Rights activists condemn the labor children’s work as it has been banned by the Children Rights’ Convention.

The Kabul markets are busy with lots of people shopping everyday; unfortunately most of the sellers are children and youths. The foundations and NGO’s working for children have not done enough to abolish children’s labor on streets.

Ahmad Zabeh, a child labor said that I work hard everyday and when go home I get very tired in the nights. When I watch other children continue their education I feel very sorry about myself and wish I could join school too.

Peace and Security

Report: Yusuf Alemi

Peace and Security is one of the major and important elements of life, without that kids and youths can not continue their educations well. Some children and their families said this in their interviews with our reporter.Children and youths are the future makers of the country, they need peace and security to complete their education and when graduated, serve the country better accordingly.

Sadaf, Abu Al-Qasem Ferdawsy School’s student said,” fight is enough; we want peace and security in our country. If we have peace we can study well and help our people via our educations.”

Parwen Dost, one of the parents added that peace and security is mothers only wish to have for their kids. I hope the security authorities of Afghanistan try harder to provide a peaceful atmosphere for our children.

Kabul students complain about the traffic jams in the city

Report: Noor Agha Adil

Most of Kabul students complain about the daily traffic jams in the city. These traffic jams are due to some main road closer and diversions around the crowded and busy roads of Kabul city.

Some students told our reporter that we ask the Kabul Traffic Department and other related authorities to solve this problem, because we can not get to school on time.

Girls’ Vocational Institute

Report: Farida Hares

Due to the lack of security and some other issues in the country, a large number of girls are not able to join schools. A Non Governmental Organization has established a vocational institute in Kabul city. An authority of the NGO added that our aim is to provide a vocational training opportunity for those girls, who can not go to schools.

Sports News

World Army Wrestling Team’s Championship India

Reporter: Humayoon Nazari

Abdul Karim, the Afghan Army Wrestling Team’s member got the bronze medal in this championship.The world army wrestling teams’ championship that was participated by 127 countries’ army teams held in Haidar Abad-India, has ended 3 days ago.

Asian Countries Cricket Tournament, Kuwait-2007

Report: Humayoon Nazari

The 2007 Cricket Tournament under the title of “Best Cup” between 10 Asian Cricket Teams to be held in Kuwait from 25 October to 05 November 2007.The Afghan cricket team of 26 players under the management of Mr. Shahzada Massoud has departed from Kabul to Kuwait.

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Biography of Future Makers Team 

Farida Haris Faizi

Director of KNN Afghanistan

One of the first pioneers of children programs in Radio Television of Afghanistan, Miss. Farida Haris, a mother of three children and one of the finest faces Afghanistan has ever produced in the field of Production of Children Programs.

She first joined the National School of Radio Television Engineering, Which later on; she joined the Institute of Journalism faculty of Kabul University and made herself one of the qualified Producer-Director with having extensive knowledge in both Technical and Creative Field of production.

She has been working in Radio Television of Afghanistan since 1986.During the civil war like millions of Afghan, she was living in Refugee in Pakistan, but she always carried her responsibility towards her nation, especially to Afghan Children living in Refugee Camps in Peshawar- Pakistan.

She has produced Children Programs for BBC and CNN, specially concentrating on issues of children in refugee camps and effect of war on them. After the Fall of Taliban, she came back to Afghanistan in 2002 and immediately joined Inter-news, which later she made her way to CIDA office as Responsible person in building Radio Stations in all Provinces and Training of Young Journalist and producers.

Her passion for children programs never faded, after she noticed that Production of High Quality Children Program was an urgent need in the framework of National TV, she Joined Back Radio Television of Afghanistan and worked in the Department of education programs for children as director of Kid News Network Afghanistan, Future Makers Program and till now she is busy in making programs for children.

Miss Farida’s opinion about KNN Afghanistan and Future Makers Program, “It needs to struggle to achieve something in your life, with real meaning, and for me it is to bring a smile on the face of a Child…I deeply believe that without a healthy and awaked generation of children we could not build this nation. Future Makers Program really has been successful in wining the heart of Afghan Children”.

Mohammad Tawfiq Amin

Sales/Marketing Manager KNN Afghanistan 

Mohammad Tawfiq Amin is another bright face that joined the team of Future Makers in May 2007.

He has been graduated from Habibia High School and got incomplete university degree in Economics and Law & Political Science Faculty of Kabul University. He has got huge experience in Administrative, Management and Finance fields.

Mr.Amin has previously been working with different high profile governmental and non governmental organization in Afghanistan and United Kingdom, like the Ministry of Finance, Peugeot Citreon Automobiles UK Ltd, Power Logistic-Power Europe Company in England.

With having a real contribution and bringing achievements to these Organizations, Mr. Amin has proved of being a young successful Afghan Man.

Mr. Amin has wide access in using different computer programs, using of English as a Professional Language and Familiarities with Arabic and Urdu Languages which simply makes him a man with real approach to his profession.

He was the one who started running KNN Afghanistan’s website for the first time that was controlled from Brazil before. Mr. Amin collects the weekly news of KNN Afghanistan, translates and then updates the website.

Here what he thinks about Future Makers:” For me it has been a privilege joining this successful team and program, also a big responsibility and challenge for better performance. As an Afghan Kid, who grown up during the civil war, I always felt the lack of educational programs for children and their issues where simply ignored. Luckily I am really optimistic about the Future Generations, which will not have this feeling, they have Future Makers program with real contribution in education of children and giving the news to them. I will try my best and hope that we all should put our hands together and work to continue this effective program. Thank You KNN and Future Makers”.

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Bank accounts for labor children working on Kabul streets

Report: Noor Agha Adil

The labor children recently opened bank accounts with the initiative of Mr. Farhad Darya (Afghan famous singer). Mr. Darya’s opinion is to improve the economical infrastructures of these poor children’s families so that their families won’t have to send their kids to work on the streets.

According to BBC, Mr. Darya has opened bank accounts for 2000 labor children with the initial opening amount from his personnel bank account. He added that the target is to help the poor children families and motivate them to allow their children to join schools. The 2000 children have been selected from Kabul city, but the long term strategy is to help all needy children around the country.

Mr. Darya added that to achieve the target and help these poor children, he will have some concerts across Europe and USA to grab the attention of Aid Agencies and private donors.

Mr. Darya had a concert with some of the street children labors of Kabul city via Radio and Television of Afghanistan RTA last year. The program’s title was kocha (street) and it was praised by Independent Commission of Human Rights.

According to Mr. Darya, it takes 6 months to start the program of sending money to these children via their bank accounts. He said in a press conference that the bank accounts have been opened in these children’s mother’s names.

Assistance with the Orphans

Report: Farida Hares FaiziUniversal Target a NGO based in Kabul provided some cloths, stationery and food to 80 orphan children of Kabul city. These children have been nominated by the mentioned NGO earlier. An authority of the NGO added that their assistance will continue with orphans of other areas of Kabul city.

Sports News

Afghanistan Youths Union’s Football Competition

Report: Humayon Nazari

Afghanistan youths union’s football competition that started one month earlier, has reached the semi final stage. Four football clubs (Youths’ Union, Esteqlal, Shamshad and Sabawoon) of the 10 football clubs of Kabul city, which attended the competition, have reached the semi final stage. The final will be played next week.

Jawanan-e-Moaref Football Team returns home

Report: Humayon Nazari

Jawanan-e-Moareg football team has returned to Kabul after their football competitions in China. The 16 players, manager and trainer of the team spent 12 days in China for training and friendly football matches. The target was to have some preparation for Asian Football Championship’s qualifying rounds.

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Kids News Network Afghanistan’s special entertainment Eid program

KNN Afghanistan has the pleasure to say happy Eid-ul-Fetr to all Muslims specially the Afghans around the world. May Allah accept your fasts and forgive your sins.

It has been a trend among the Afghan kids to make preparation for Eid such as buying new clothes, shoes, go to all relatives’ houses and say happy Eid and ask for Eid-e (amount of money paid to kids on Eid days). Let us say the Eid is for kids and belongs to kids.

KNN Afghanistan has prepared a special entertainment Eid program for kids with the length of 38 minutes for 1^st day of the Eid. This program contains the happy Eid messages of kids to their families and friends, Eid song of Mr. Jawed Akhtari, interesting and short topics from around the world, doll theatre, youth’s topics and Afghan national dance.

Presented by:  Hasib Tokhi, Muzhgan Shokori, Maryam Rahmati and Khatera Noori.

Moreover, KNN has produced special entertainment Eid program for kids and youths with the length of 22 minutes for 2^nd day of the Eid. The program contains kids’ happy Eid messages to their families and friends, interesting topics from around the globe and Tajeki song of Masooma -Selsela dar.

Presented by:  Noor Agha Adil and Hasina Rahimi.

News programs to be broadcasted after the Eid.

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