Afghanistan Report 2009 - Isaf - Nato

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NATO provides internet connectivity to afghan students Named after the Great Silk Road trading route linking Asia and Europe, the NATO Virtual Silk Highway (SILK) project provides Internet access via satellite to the academic communities of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Since 2006, it is also operational at the Kabul University and will be expanded to the provinces. Through SILK, NATO Public Diplomacy Division’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) programme is assisting the Afghan authorities in developing their educational system. Kabul Area: In 2008, the SPS programme connected all 14 faculties of the Kabul University and the Ministry of Higher Education to a campus network and set-up a video teleconferencing facility. Work is in progress to provide Internet access through the Virtual Silk Highway to other higher education institutions in Kabul, including the National Military Academy, and the Media and Information Center. Linking the provinces: In March 2008, the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) was tasked to conduct a feasibility study on the potential provision of internet connectivity for universities outside of Kabul. The tender process for this expanded SILK project is underway and implementation could start by the end of 2009. The Afghan Ministry of Higher Education has identified 6 universities as the first beneficiaries: Herat University; Jawzjan University in Sheberghan; Kandahar University, Sheikh Zaid University in Khost Province, Balkh University in Mazar-e- Sharif; and Nangarhar University in Jalalabad. The Virtual Silk Highway provides the academic community in Afghanistan with access to modern technology. 42
For more information please contact: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Public Diplomacy Division Press and Media Section Media Operation Centre (MOC) Tel: 0032-2-707-1010 Email: moc@hq.nato.int Website: www.nato.int International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) HQ Public Affairs Office (PAO) Tel: +93 (0) 799-511155 Email: pressoffice@hq.isaf.nato.int Website: www.nato.int/isaf/index.html NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Tel: + 93 (0) 799 51 1478 Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Government Media and Information Centre (GMIC) Tel: 0093-707-411-950 Email: dutyofficer@gmic.gov.af United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) Tel: +39 (0) 831-246-121 Email: spokesperson-unama@un.org Website: www.unama-afg.org
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Page 4 and 5: Foreword The International Communit
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Page 8 and 9: French ISAF troops push into the Ta
Page 10 and 11: Tactical Directive To minimise the
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Page 18 and 19: Governance There can be no governme
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