KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan (ASA) has reported the completion of 37 scientific research projects and the ongoing work on 208 additional projects over the past year.
On Monday, officials from ASA presented an overview of the past year’s accomplishments at the Government Media and Information Center (GMIC) in Kabul.
Rafiullah Niazi, secretary on scientific affairs at the ASA, said that during the last one year, 34 books were published and 25 others were translated.
“Additionally, 57 conferences and 6 scientific-research seminars have been held across Afghanistan,” he added.
The ASA officials also mentioned that in the past year, 4 members of the academy’s scientific staff graduated with master’s and doctoral degrees, while 20 others were introduced to local and foreign universities for Bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs.
Furthermore, they reported that the leadership of the academy has made trips to Russia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, and China to enhance coordination.
Niazi additionally noted that in the past year, the academy has developed alphabets for the Uzbeki, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pashayi, Gohari, Shughni, and Balochi languages.
He specified: “Unfortunately, in Nuristan, due to the lack of communication/proximity among people, one language has been divided into four. The creation of a language and literature center at the academy is intended to focus on the literature and languages of the people of Afghanistan.”
The officials emphasized that the Islamic Emirate has promised to pay the pensions of retirees.
Amir Jan Saqib, the deputy head for natural and technical sciences at the ASA, said that the academy plans to send Islamic scholars and clerics to Kazan, a Southwest city in Russia, at the request of the Kazan Academy of Sciences.
He added: “The Deputy of the Kazan Academy visited Afghanistan and requested Islamic scientific staff to be sent to them. Despite the wars, Afghanistan has remained rich in this field, and we intend to send Islamic scholars, clerics, and experts in jurisprudence to Kazan.”
The officials also highlighted additional achievements over the past year, including the development of a six-year strategic plan, completion of banking guidelines, drafting legislative documents, and creating over 1,000 new terms in Persian and Pashto languages to correspond with foreign languages.
