‫ښار د ټولو لپاره‬

‫شهر برای همه‬

‫‪City for All‬‬

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AG Advisory Group, The members are MUDH, KM, ARAZI, MoWE and CRIDA
ARAZI Afghanistan Independet Land Authority
CDC Community Development Council
CIP Capital Investment Plan
CTU Cadastral territorial Unit, Standardized Gozars into 800-1250 Households
CRIDA Capital Region Independent Development Authority
EU European Union
Gozar assembly Neighbourhood
IDP Internally Displaced person
ha hectare
KM Kabul Municipality
MAIL Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and livestock
MRRD Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development
MUDH Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
MoWE Ministry of Water and Energy
Nahia District
NGO None-Governmental Organization
Safayi It is the closest tax to a “property tax” in Afghanistan. It directly translates as 'sanitation tax'
because it was historically used to finance street cleaning and solid waste collection. It is
based on assessed property value.
SNAP Strategic Nahia Action Plan
SDG Sustainable Development Goals
SoAC State of Afghan Cities Report 2015, the first-ever assessment of the conditions in all
of Afghanistan’s 34 Provincial Capitals.
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Wakil-i Gozar Wakil-I Gozar is representative for each Gozar. A person chosen to represent a community
disputes, represent the interests of the community and articulate community’s issues to
government officials.
WG Working Group, A group of KM, MUDH, and district municipality

As Afghanistan is rapidly urbanizing, strategic
action planning, rather than traditional master -
planning, is an essential tool for managing urban
growth and expanding access to services in
already crowded and largely -informal cities. An
urgent need in Afgh an cities is strategy action
planning to develop a common vision at city
level of how to promote Local Economic
Development, to stimulate investment and
expand inclusive service delivery.
participatory rapid spatial planning approach to
describe the existing situation and to identify
actions and investments for the medium term (5
years) growth and development of a Nahia. The
SNAP is developed in 5 steps:
i. Collecting data on the existing situation
ii. Analyzing the data and creating visions
iii. Refining the draft SNAP report with
partners
iv. Incorporating future plans and
comments in the final SNAP report
v. Endorsement of the SNAP

This document for District 5 is part of a series of

Strategic Nahia Action Plans (SNAPs) for all DISTRICT 5 FINDINGS
districts of Kabul City . The SNAP establishes a
In District 5, about 63% of residential areas are
common vision for an inclusive and prosperous
developed in irregular shape and 5 IDP Camps
urban future for a Nahia (district) and a Gozar
are located in different parts of the district.
(neighborhood). The SNAP is associated with a
There are considerable government vacant lands
feasible Capital Investment Plan (CIP). The CIP is
for future development in the North of the
a list of prioritized and feasible projects to
district.
improve the current situation of each district
elaborated per theme on costs, timeline and
The outcomes of the SWOT analysis show that
responsible funding partner.
there are major proble ms with accessibility,
drinking water, solid waste management,
The SNAP guides the delivery of services and
sanitation, drainage canals , and social facilities
infrastructure projects like parks, playgrounds,
like education (schools), health (hospitals and
roads, drainages, and street lighting. The
health clinic centers), and recreation (parks and
proposed projects are based on the community’s
open spaces).
priorities and aligned with the plans of the KM,
MUDH, CRIDA and ARAZI. The SNAP aims to
To answer the current problems of District 5,
guide the allocation of donor funded Municipal
recommendations and different projects and
grants. It also guides the municipality and line
sub-projects have been proposed that will enable
ministries to coordinate infrastructure
future investments by households, private
investment in Gozars and Nahias using local and
sectors, and government.
national development funds.

The ‘City for All’ programme supports the

municipality and Nahias to undertake Strategic
Action Planning. The programme includes block
grants that are allocated at Nahia and Gozar
level to start the implementation of projects in
the CIPs. The programme also advocates the use
of municipal on budget funding, including
increased Safayi revenues to fund local projects.

METHODOLOGY
The methodology for the development of a
Strategic Nahia Action Plan (SNAP) is a

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ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMS................................................................................................................................................................ I
EXECUTIVE SUMARRY ............................................................................................................................................................................... II
1.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 METHODOLOGY..................................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2.1 SNAP PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................................................................1
1.1.2 PARTICIPATORY PROCESS .................................................................................................................................................................2
1.1.3 CIP AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................................................................................2
2.1 ABOUT DISTRICT 5...............................................................................................................................................................................3
2.2 SOCIAL STRUCTURE.............................................................................................................................................................................3
2.3 LAND USE ...........................................................................................................................................................................................4
2.4 PEOPLE AND SETTLEMENT ...................................................................................................................................................................4
3.1 EXISTING SITUATION ANALYSIS............................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.1 SWOT ANALYSIS...............................................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.1.1 WORKSHOP...................................................................................................................................................................................5
3.2 SITUATION ANALYSIS IN DIFFERENT THEMES ........................................................................................................................................7
3.2.1 INFRASTRUCTURE .............................................................................................................................................................................7
3.2.1.1 ACCESSIBILITY .....................................................................................................................................................................7
3.2.1.2 WATER ................................................................................................................................................................................7
3.2.2 SOCIAL FACILITIES ............................................................................................................................................................................8
3.2.2.1 EDUCATION .........................................................................................................................................................................8
3.2.2.2 HEALTH ...............................................................................................................................................................................8
3.2.2.3 RECREATION ........................................................................................................................................................................8
3.2.3 ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................................................................................................8
3.2.3.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ..............................................................................................................................................8
3.2.3.2 SANITATION.........................................................................................................................................................................9
3.2.3.3 AIR POLUTION......................................................................................................................................................................9
3.4 LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................................................................................9
3.4.1 PROFILE OF STREET VENDING ............................................................................................................................................................9
4.1 NAHIA VISIONING..............................................................................................................................................................................11
4.1.1 VISIONING WORKSHOP...................................................................................................................................................................11
4.1.2 OUTCOMES ....................................................................................................................................................................................11
4.2 PLAN PROPOSALS ..............................................................................................................................................................................12
4.2.1 INFRASTRUCTURE ...........................................................................................................................................................................12
4.2.1.1 ACCESSIBILITY ...................................................................................................................................................................12
4.2.1.2 WATER ..............................................................................................................................................................................12
4.2.2 SOCIAL FACILITIES ..........................................................................................................................................................................13
4.2.2.1 EDUCATION .......................................................................................................................................................................13
4.2.2.2 HEALTH .............................................................................................................................................................................13
4.2.2.3 RECREATION ......................................................................................................................................................................14
4.2.3 ENVIRONMENT ...............................................................................................................................................................................14
4.2.3.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGMENT ..............................................................................................................................................14
4.3 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN...............................................................................................................................................................15
5.1 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................................................................................17

As Afghan cities and towns grow rapidly and
irreversibly, they are faced with resource and
capacity constraints to man age the process of
urbanization . Strategic action planning is an
essential tool for managing urban growth and
expanding access to services in already crowded
and largely-informal cities. Strategic action
planning determines the d irection of
development of an urban area in the context of
its current profile. This approach helps the city
to respond to fast-moving events and to improve
the quality of life. Strategic action planning is
distinct from conventional urban planning
approaches such as master planning . Strategic
action planning is inclusive and participatory,
with an eye on the implementation of prioritized
public services in a short period of time. As part
of the “City for All” programme, Strategic Nahia
Action Plans (SNAPs) are made in each Nahia
(district) in the Kabul city. The SNAPs establish a
common vision for an inclusive and prosperous
urban future for a Nahia (district) and a Gozar
(neighborhood) and are associated with feasible
Capital Investment Plans (CIPs). A SNAP guides
the delivery of services and infrastructure
projects like parks, playgrounds, roads,
drainages, street lighting and proposed projects
in SNAP are based on the community’s priorities
aligned with plans of Kabul Municipality (KM),
Ministry of Urban Development (MUDH), Capital
Region Independent Development Authority
(CRIDA), and Afghanistan Independent Land
Authority (ARAZI).The “City for All” programme
aims to improve stability and stimulate local
economic development in 8 target cities .
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(Kabul, Mazar-e -Sharif, Herat, Jalalabad,
Kandahar, Bamyan, Nilli , and Farah) in
Afghanistan through strategic action plans,
effective land management, clear land rights and
responsibilities, and improved municipal
governance and citizen engagement. The
programme is funded by the EU and USAID.
This Strategic Nahia Action Plan is for District 5in
Kabul. First, the SNAP provides an overview of
the district followed by a diagnosis of the
existing urban situation. The diagnosis analy zes
5 different themes: Infrastructure, Social
facilities, Environment, Public Safety , and Local
Economic Development. The Future plans
chapter entails plans for proposed projects
aligned with other urban plans. These proposed
projects are translated into the last chapter on
Capital Investments Plans .
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1. 2 .1 SNAP PROCEDURE
This methodology for the development of a
Strategic Nahia Action Plan (SNAP) is a
participatory rapid spatial planning approach to
describe the existing situation and to identify
actions and investments for the future growth,
development and redevelopment of a Nahia. The
SNAP will be developed in 5 steps. The ba sis for
the SNAP is the SWOT analysis and visioning of
the district developed together with the
community. It is part of the first step, collecting
information on the existing situation (urban
diagnosis) through SWOT and visioning
community workshops, fiel d visiting, advisory
group meetings, and desk research. The next
step is analyzing the information and creating
visions in the draft SNAP report. The draft SNAP
report will be refined with KM, CRIDA, MUDH,
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 ARAZI and relevant ministries in working groups
and advisory groups to make sure that all the
plan proposals are aligned with those of the
government partners. After including the future
plans and comments, the final SNAP report will
be submitted to the decision making body for
endorsement. After the endo rsement, the SNAP
becomes a guide for implementation of service
delivery and infrastructure projects. The
implementation process will start with technical
proposals, block grants , and agreements of
cooperation with communities and the
municipality. After the endorsement, technical
proposals will be prepared for the
implementation of selected projects under Kabul
Municipality's mandate. The chart below
highlights the overall procedure .
F i g ure 1. 1: S ta nda rd Ope ra ti ng P roce dure fo r the
S tra te gi c N a hia A c ti on P l a n (S N A P)
1.1.2 PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
The SNAP procedure places citizens at the center
of decision -making, through empowering area -
based communities through Gozar Assemblies
and Nahia communities. During workshops at
Gozar and Nahia level , participants include
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different community groups (Waki l-i-Gozar,
women, youth male, youth female, businessmen
and vendors, farmers, disabled , and kids). The
groups identify and agree on the challenges they
face through a SWOT analysis. The visioning
exercise helps the groups to develop practical,
consensus-based solutions for improvements.
The participants finally prioritize the projects
through a process of v oting. The Working Group
is constantly engaged in providing inputs while
the Advisory Group is responsible for providing
comments, feedbacks, refining th e community
projects - considering their feasibility and
alignment with ongoing projects and future
plans in the district. Block grants are also
provided to the Municipality (Nahia projects) and
to the community (Gozar projects). The block
grants are provi ded to communities through
community contracts that will lead to
community-led implementation of sub -projects
and mobilizing a community contribution
towards costs. This link between strategic action
planning and finance ensure s that plans are
implemented and builds citizen and trust is built
in the process between citizens and the
government.
1.1.3 CIP AND PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION
The projects that are prioritized and feasible for
improving the current situation of each district
are listed and elaborated on quantity, cost
estimation, time line and responsible funding
partners in the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) . The
programme includes block grants on Nahia (USD
250,000) and Gozar (1 out of 4 Gozars rec eives
USD 75,000) level and on budget funding,
including increased safayi revenues to start the
implementation process. The SNAPs and CIPs will
be used for other urban programmes to align the
implementation of other short term and long
term service delivery projects. One such
programme is the Citizen Charter Afghanistan
Programme, which is taking place in four cities
of the “City for All” programme. In this case,
the SNAPs will provide input during the
development of the community vision, as well as
during the community and Gozar project
planning.
F i g ure 1. 2: F l owc ha rt for the bl ock gra nts u nde r t he
"C i ty for A l l " p ro gra mm e , UN -H a bi ta t
2 DISTRICT
DISTRICT 5 5 2
Located at the east of Kabul city, District 5
connects the city with the provinces by 2 main
highways (Kabul-Ghazni and Kabul Paghman)
through Company arterial road. In the North, hills
separate District 5 from District 17. Qargha Karez
is one of important water resource that is located
near District 5 in the North.
The second part of Dasht-i Barchi project is a
planned area and has the capacity for future
development. The Kabul municipality planned the
construction of 3 C onnecting roads between the
Company major arterial road in District 5 and
Barchi arterial road in District 13.

District 5 has 42 existing Gozars with a

representative called Wakil -I-Gozar. The existing
number of households, population and area
largely varied in each Gozar. A standardization
of Gozars has been proposed by ARAZI,
whereby 42 Gozars were standardized and
merged into 37 Cadastral Territorial Units . The
number of households in each standardized
Gozar will vary from approximately 800 to
1250. Dwelling counting in District 5 shows
that there are 28,704 households. In the north
of the district more people live as informal
settlements on the hills.

M a p 2. 1: D we l li ng de nsi ty fo r D i stric t 5

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DISTRICT 5 3
The land area of District 5 has is 2,924 hectares, of which 41.21% is residential. In the North of Rabbani
road, government owns most of the land. Commercial activities are developed along Company arterial
road. Kabul University, polytechnic university and Ministry of higher education are located along Rabbani
Road. Agriculture, water and barren land (non -built up category) occupy 13% of the district area. Social
facilities, like shrines, cemeteries, education ce nters, health, sport ground, parks occupy 27.53% of all
land use of the district area .

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M a p 2. 2: L a nd use for D istric t 5
S ou rce : S oAC , UN -H a bi ta t

In District 5, about 63% of residential area s are developed in irregular shape. 4 IDPs camps are located in
different parts of the district. There is a relationship between t he growth of informal settlement, lack of
adequate housing and land. While private sector investment in housing has been steady over the years,
this investment has not translated into pro per and affordable housing.

T a ble 2. 1 : Re side ntia l de ve lopm e nt ( T y pe s of

se ttl e me nts) i n di st ri c t 5, K a bul P ic tu re 2. 1: IP D s i n D i stri c t 5
S ou rce : P rope rty S urve y , U N -H a bi ta t

DISTRICT OVERVIEW
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DISTRICT 5 4
The facts, figures, and data for existing situation analysis are based on the SoAC Report, satellite images
analytical information from the community , district municipality , site visiting, Afghanistan National
Protection Agency and Ministry of Water and Energy.

3.1.1 SWOT ANALYSIS

3.1.1.1 WORKSHOP
Through a workshop, held at the conference hall of Kabul Muni cipality, people from different community
groups were brought together to carry out the SWOT analysis on Nahia level. Altogether, 93 participants
(74 male and 19 female) participated in this workshop. The participants consisted of different categories
of people in District 5 (Wakil-e-Gozar, women, youth male and female, businessmen & vendors, farmers,
disabled and kids), relevant professionals from Kabul Municipa lity, City Planning Department and Nahia
participated in the workshop. The participants were div ided into 8 groups. All the 8 groups from
community listed SWOT with considering different themes . The SWOT from all the groups was then
merged as a comprehensive SWOT on the district level. As shown in the table below, the SWOT is
categorized in 5 different themes. After SWOT, experts analyzed the data to assess how each point can
be a strength, weakness, opportunity, or threat.

P ic tu re 3. 1 : Group o f wome n i n the di st ric t 5 S WOT P ic tu re 3. 2: Voti ng p roc e ss f or pri ori tiz a ti on o f
workshop c omm uni ty pr oj e c ts du ri ng work sho p

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DISTRICT 5 5 5
 STRENG
INFRASTRUCTURE Planned residential areas HS
Paved roads
SOCIAL FACILITY Universities
Hospitals and clinics
Available vacant plot for hospital according to master plan
Kindergartens
Parks
District municipality to manage problems in district level
Private banks
Public transport
Gymnasiums
Schools
Private institute for vocational training
ENVIRONMENT Vacant plots for greenery
Hills for green development (Green belt )
Drainage canals
WEAKNESS
INFRASTRUCTURE Insufficient drinkable waterESin Dasht-i Barchi and Lewaye Raket areas
Unpaved roads in the planned and unplanned areas
Poor water resource management
Connecting roads are not c onstructed between Barchi and Company roads
Indeterminate properties or houses for probable expropriation
SOCIAL FACILITY Insufficient number of primary schools
Limited number of recreational facilities inside of parks
Lack of sport grounds
Lack of vocational training centers
Limited public services in the planned areas
Lack of public libraries
Lack of bus stations and stands
Lack of proper open spaces
ENVIRONMENT Filthy water or waste water in canals
Poor solid waste management
Improper canalization
Lack of green spaces
Air pollution
LOCAL Unfair taxation in residential and commercial areas
ECONOMIC Limited vacant plots for provision of public facilities
DEVELOPMENT Poor supervision of government on markets
OPPORTUNITI
INFRASTRUCTURE ES
Available space for the connecting roads
Planned areas in Khoshal Meena A, B, and C
Vacant land for hospital
Available plots for parks
SOCIAL FACILITY Educated women
Qargha lake as a potential for recreational purposes
Opportunity for construction of public libraries within the parks
ENVIRONMENT Opportunity for green development on the hillside
LOCAL Allocating permitted zones for vendors
ECONOMIC Allocating public parking in Kuta-e Sangi
DEVELOPMENT Increasing municipal revenue collection through registering informal properties
THREA
INFRASTRUCTURE TS
Cracks in structure of the Company bridge
IDPs and informal settlements occupied many vacant lands in District 5
SOCIAL FACILITY Limited facilities for the disabled person
Depression and stress due to limited recreation

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 Unemployment
ENVIRONMENT Flood hazard in rainy season
Contamination of underground water due to poor sanitation
Foul odor emission from the human waste disposed of locally
High concentration of solid waste in residential areas
LOCAL Increased vending on roads
ECONOMIC Limited revenue collection
DEVELOPMENT stations to pick and drop passengers. This also
causes traffic congestion in District 5.

3.2 SITUATION ANALYSIS

IN DIFFERENT THEMES

3.2.1 INFRASTRUCTURE
3.2.1.1 ACCESSIBILITY
There are two major arterial roads i.e.
Company road that connects to the Kabul-
Ghazani Highway and Kabul -Paghman Road in
Arghandi Square and Rabani road in the
center of the district, Qala -e Kashef and
Qargha that provide connection in all parts of
District 5. P ic tu re 3. 3: C om pa ny bri dge

As there is no direct connection between the

Company and Barchi roads, traffic congestion
is obvious in Kuta-e Sangi and this situation
exacerbates traffic in Barchi as well.

There is need for paving the roads in the

planned areas. Many of the residents expect
services, as they are paying safayi to
Municipality.

There is one bridge in a very bad condition,

since the structure is too old and commuting
happens through transit cars and heavy
vehicles. There are some cracks in concrete
columns that are a concern of collapsing for P ic tu re 3. 4: S tre e t ve ndors i n D i stric t 5
people. The extension of Paghman River
passes under this bridge.
3.2.1.2 WATER
According to the community workshop, one of
Street vendors can be classified according to
considerable demand is drinkable water supply.
their mobility and working duration. In District
Currently, most of the houses in district 5 have
5, vendors use the majority of roads and
individual boreholes in the yard. But, only a few
streets like Kuta-e Sangi, Company, Bazaar-e
of these wells supply abundant water for the use
Afshar and Charr ahi Qambar. On one side,
of families. Some families go to neighbor’s wells
street vendors are the blocking the road and
to receive some water. As a result the water in
cause traffic congestions in the mentioned
such wells is being depleted. In some
areas. On the other side, the street vendors
households, wells are buried because the well
contribute to the local economy
would not give water at all.
There are only 2 potable water supply systems
that pump underground water to Khushal
Meena A and some parts of Khushal Meena B
In District 5, there are no specific places for
managed by the governmental directorate of
taxi and bus stations and roadsides are used as
water distribution.

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3.2.2 SOCIAL FACILITIES 3.2.3 ENVIRONMENT
Most of social facilities are located in planned 3.2.3.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
areas like Khushal Meena A, B and C . The
There are considerable problems in terms of
remaining areas of the district are provided
solid waste management in District 5.
with very limited facilities in general. This
Provision of various services by KM is limited
creates a social gap between the planned and
largely to formal planned areas. People dump
unplanned areas in District 5. As the second
waste in some parts of the district and
part of Dasht-i Barchi project is a planned area
municipality collec ts waste based on a regular
as well, it is advised to provide social facilities.
schedule, but the manpower and vehicle
resource of the Nahia is not enough to be able
to collect all the waste. Below map shows the
3.2.2.1 EDUCATION locations that people use as the dumping
In general, the educational facilities cannot point s.
respond the need of the growing population.
There is a lack of education facilities in Qala -e
Wahed, Fazel Baig, Niaz Baig, Deh Araban and
Lawaye Raket. The existing education facilities
are planned to serve the current population in
the planned areas .

With one vocational training center in Baz ar-i

Afshar, it seems that this vocational training
center is not enough for the population of the
district .

3.2.2.2 HEALTH
There is one government hospital an d other
private clinics are in the planned areas that are
not being responsive to demand of people.
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There is 2000 m vacant plot for hospital ,
according to the master plan and ministry of
public health is the focal point of it.
3.2.2.3 RECREATION
There are three parks in Charrahi Qmbar,
Ghala-i Wazir, Near Ariana Kabul Hotel; the
most equipped park that most of families use
it for recreational purposes is located in
Khushal Meena B.
M a p 3. 1: S ol i d wa ste i n dum pi ng si te s of Khus ha l
M e e na A
In planning for solid waste management,
District 5 is moderately active and populated
in characteristic. The Sanitation Service Ratio
(SSR) is 30 % and Road Drainage Ratio (DDR)
is 60 % in District 5. There are 5 trucks with
3 3 3 3
two 25 m , 5 m , 7 m and 3 m and the
volume of production is 200 -250 m 3/day.
3
Nahia can just collect 150 m /day. The
remained waste can is collecting with help of
additional resources.

P ic tu re 3. 5: Qa la -i Wa z i r Pa rk
P ic tu re 3. 6 : S ol i d wa ste i n dum pi ng si te s o f Khus ha l
M e e na A

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3.2.3.2 SANITATION
There is no centralized sewerage system and
most residents use pit latrines and septic tanks
for human waste and discharge miscellaneous
wastewaters to the streets and drains,
threatening the quality of groundwater as well.
Current wastewater treatment is an on -site
sanitation that the sewage of pit latrines is
vacuumed up periodically by private sectors and
disposed at a solid waste landfill site. Conditions
of on -site sanitation are not adequate and
overflow of sewage on the streets is observe d.
P ic tu re 3. 7 : F il thy wa te r due to la c k of dra i na ge
sy ste m i n D i stri c t 5
3.2.3.3 AIR POLUTION
Air pollution is a major issue in the district.
Some parts of the district need more attention
like the third part of Barchi Project, Niaz B aig,
Divan Baigi, Qala -e Wahedd, and Afshar.
Lawaye Raket, and Deharaban. Unpaved roads
are the main reason of air pollution for
assessment of Kabul air in District 5, the air
pollution in Kabul is hazardous. Based on an
assessment on the air quality in Kabul to
measure the amount of particulate matter (PM, a
complex mixture of extremely small particles and
liquid droplets that get into the air ) in the first
3
250 meter from the ground 572 μg/m is
3 Street Vendors can be classified according to
measured), while 150 μg/m is the standard
quality. Based on air emission calculations the
below categories are the main sources of
pollution:
1. Particulate emissions from road traffic;
2. Pollution from the tail pipes of
passenger vehicles and trucks;
3. Emissions from burning tires, wood,
coal, plastic bags, plastic bottles ,
Styrofoam, and used motor oil;
4. Emissions from diesel fired electric
generation;
5. Emissions inventory ( total emissions).
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Source of these calculations is Afghanistan’s
National Protection Agency and Ministry of
transport.
3.4 LOCAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
3.4.1 PROFILE OF STREET VENDING
There are four issues concerning street vendors.
First, the economy of street vending and
examining how street vending is an important
source of income for urban poor households and
how such income contributes to economic
autonomy. The second issue follows and expands
the political economy perspective. The third
issue highlights the rights of street vendors and
the harassment they face. The fourth issue offers
a different perspective and seeks to examine the
relationship bet ween street vending and the use
of open spaces and looks at how street vending
can revitalize urban spaces and bring life to
human activities.
Street vendors can be recognized as informal
economy. We can acknowledge the role of
street vending in terms o f creating employment,
critical subsistence .
In the current situation, street vendors and their
rights to space have not been integrated into
urban space usage and planning. The current
study attempts to fill this gap by examining how
street vendors can be defined and how such
definitions of street vendors and urban space
work can integrate street vendors into the urban
development process.
Finding shows that street vending is an important
source of income for the urban poor and
contributes to the nation al economy, creates
employment, acts as a buffer for unemployment
and offers conveniences to customers.
their mobility and working duration. In District
5, vendors using the majority of roads and
streets like Kuta Sangi, company Road, Rab bani,
Charrahi Qambar and Bazar-i Afshar.
On one hand, because of the low socio -
economic profile of street vendors, it is
important to consider their existence and, on
other hand, street vendors are the main cause of
traffic obstacles in mentioned areas.
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Macroeconomic More than 75 % of job -
significance less people engaged in
informal activities like
vending
Place of origin of They are residents of
vendors in District 5 District 5
Gender of vendors Heavily dominated by
men, no female case
observed
Period when street Mobile vendors
vending increasing between 9am -7pm and
during the day fixed vendors 8am -
9pm
Education level 75% illiterate and
25% have less than 6
year primary education
Status About 90% of vendors
are fixed, and 10%
used to be mobile
based on attractive
options
Reason for vending No opportunity for job
and earning money
Average income per 5000 Afs
month

T a ble 1. 1 : P rofi le of stre e t vendor s i n D i str ic t 5

M a p 3. 2: L oc a tion of st ree t ve ndors in D is tric t 5

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4.1.1 VISIONING WORKSHOP

4.1.2 OUTCOMES
After carrying out the SWOT analysis in different
Each group had valuable visions in the area of
themes, the 8 groups from the community
their interests. They keenly participa ted in group
performed the visioning workshop . The idea
works to determine their basic needs and
behind gathering the visions of different
considered a number of acupunctural projects to
community groups was to see the district as an
meet the community's future desires. Later, each
inclusive neighborhood where every sector has
group prioritized the projects considering the
an equal opportunity to participate and also, to
need and urgency of the project to be
ensure that all needs of the community is
implemented under the determined block grant
considered in the decision- Making and
for the district.
development processes .

THEMES PROJECTS VOTES

INFRASTRUCTURE Stone Masonry of drainage canals 112
Expanding drinking water supply network to unplanned areas 118
Pavement of streets in Khushal M eena A, B, C and Dasht-i Barchi 30
p ro j e ct
Installation of traffic signals at intersections 62
SOCIAL FACILITY Construction of hospital a ccording to master plan with 2000 m
2
120
a re a i n Di wa n B ai g i
Expanding the current building of Qala -e Kashef high school to be 172
u se d a s a p ri ma ry sch o o l
Construction of health clinic center for women and children 60
Construction of public library inside of current park (in front of 50
Na h i d S h a hi d S ch o o l )
ENVIRONMENT Solid waste management and providing septic tanks for all houses 115
Greenery for available vacant lands in Khushal Meena A, B and C 35

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4.2.1.1 ACCESSIBILITY
In unplanned and irregular areas like Deh
Araban, people proposed to pave the main
roads. Expressed in the workshop, the people
who live in the planned areas in Khushal Meena
A and C expect the roads to be paved. Another
planned area is Barchi that is and all streets are
unpaved. The pavements of roads have to be
added with greenery and installing lighting and
constructed with community participation .
Approximately 50% of the streets are unpaved
in Khoshal Meena B.
ROAD LENGTH (m)
Kho sha l Mee na A 78 1
Kho sha l Mee na A 1,1 82
Kho sha l Mee na C 81 3
Dasht-i BarchiProject 1,381
T a ble 4. 1: P ri ori ty for pa ve mne t
Map 4. 1 : P r i o r i t y f o r p a v e m e n t
The current main arterial Company road needs
to connect with Barchi Arterial road to reduce
the congestion in Mazari Roundabout, Kuta -e
Sangi and also provide more accessibility in
future.
3 main intersections are located in District 5 and
for the reduction of traffic congestion we need
to configure traffic signals not only in these
intersections, but also in ot her intersections . The
proposal is to install traffic lights in at least 4
locations along the Company Major Arterial and
main arterial Rabbani road to allow road
crossing and reduce the current traffic
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congestion. In addition , traffic signs and boards
must be installed at intersections to guide road
users. Rehabilitation of current traffic signal
should be considered from Char -Rahi Qambar to
Qargha. Passenger crossing s must be considered
determining locations as t he density of the
residential area is high. An over -pass bridge is a
need, since there is a primary school and the
community requested many times from the
district municipality to provide it.
According to community workshop and field visit
the current bridge that connects Company
arterial road with provincial roads needs
indispensable rehabilitation as the structure is
too old and it is a transit connection between
Kabul and other provinces. Recommended to
check its stability under cyclic loads and
inevitably consider solutions for current cracks
and its situation. B
Map 4. 2 : P r o p o s e l o c a t i o n s f o r t r a f f i c s i g n s , w a l k -
ov e r bri dge a nd re n ov a ti on o f C om pa ny Bri dge
4.2.1.2 WATER
We propose to provide public boreholes or taps
in Gozars where there is no public water
available. In unplanned areas like the
settlements located on the hill sides, Lawaye
Raket, Fazel Baig and Niaz Baig, the best
solution is providing water by the private sector ,
because private sector have provided water
successfully for other parts of Kabul and
transferring water from other parts of Kabul is
possible.
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According to the hydrology, climatology and
physiography Kabul river basin divided into four
hydrologic zones, such as Logar maidan, Panjshir
Ghorband, Kunar chatral and Lower Kabul.
Kunar chatral and Panjshir -Ghorband generate
more than 85% of total volume of available
water resources in the Kabul River Basin.
As water consumption is 120 liters per day for
each individual, construction of Shatoot Dam
can be made a priority to provide water for
District 5 and other neighboring districts. This
dam is under design and can be constructed in
two years. Below table shows the resources that
can provide water for Kabul City. According to
the analysis, the demand i s higher than capacity .
Recommendations for short and long term:
1. Construction of Shahtoot Dam in short
term
2. Green belt development around Kabul
City
3. Feasibility Study for changing the
direction of water from Logar River to
Shahtoot Dam
4. Providing sewerage system for long term
4.2.2 SOCIAL FACILITIES
4.2.2.1 EDUCATION
According to the community the current number
of schools is not enough and the community
proposed the following projects for education;
o On the first location, the area is planned
there is a specified location for
construction of the school building
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o On the second location, people
requested to expand the current high
school building for the use for a primary
school.
o On the third location, vacant land is
available for constructing a primary
school, but at the moment Internally
Displace Persons are living there and
relocation of this settlement depends on
collaboration of different sectors and
organizations
o According to community’s request, for
irregular areas like Lawaye Raket and
Afshar, providing primary education in
rental buildings is a feasible option.
Map 4. 3 : P r o p o s e d l o c a t i o n s f o r p r i m a r y s c h o o l s
4.2.2.2 HEALTH
2
There is 2000m vacant land for construction of
a hospital in District 5. The Ministry of Public
Health is responsible for the construction of this
hospital.
Map 4 . 4 : L o c a t i o n o f V a c a n t l a n d f o r h o s p i t a l
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4.2.2.3 RECREATION
For providing recreational facilities in District 5, the recommendation can be considered as below;
o Put more emphasize and municipality resources to available vacant lands for greenery as below
map show.
o Equipping currents parks with sporting facilities.
o Construction of public library inside of Qala Wazir Park.

Map 4 . 5 : A v a i l a b l e v a c a n t p l o t s a n d p a r k s t o p r o v i d e f a c i l i t i e s a n d g r e e n e r y

4.2.3 ENVIRONMENT
4.2.3.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
It is recommendable, that people store the solid wastes for a certain period at home and the district
municipality can collect the solid waste 2 or 3 times a week through private sector and the residents are
expected to store the wastes at home until next collection. The effective system for solid waste
management is collection contai ners in 200 meter accessibility in planned area and in irregular area this
accessibility can increase to 400 meter and private sector can transfer to collection containers.

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THEMES
TOTAL RESPONSIBLE
CATEGORIES PROBLEM PROJECTS RECOMMENDATIONS UNIT QUANTITY ESTIMATED TIMELINE PARTNER
COST FOR
(USD) FUNDING
ROAD Unpaved roads Pavement of Khoshal  Stone masonry and m² 19,630 687,000 Mid term Kabul
INFRASTRUCTURE

NETWORK and streets Meena A concreter work or Municipality

Pavement of Khushal drainage canals m² 8,130 280,000 Short Kabul
Meena C term Municipality
Pavement of Dahst-e m² 13,810 484,000 Long term Kabul
Barchi Project Municipality

EDUCATION Inadequate Horizontal Expansion of  with community m² 432 108,000 Long term MOE
numbers of the current building of participation
primary schools, Ghala-i Kashef for  Size 24*18
kindergartens and primary school
vocational
training centers Construction of primary  12 Class m² 576 144,000 Long Term MOE
school in Dashte Barchi Size 6*8 (Building)+
Project 500 (Open
area)
HEALTH Lack of Construction of  Comprehensive m² 36,000 200,000 Long Term Ministry of
accessibility to hospital in Diwan Baigi hospital Public Health
governmental
hospital
RECREATIONAL Lack of green Creating park on  Greenery and m² 6,244 50,000 Short Kabul
SOCIAL FACILIES

spaces and ply available vacant plot landscaping term Municipality

grounds  Sport Facilities
 Public library m² 400 100,000 Short MoC
term
A primary school Considering pedestrian  Greenery in start and m² 60 1500 Short Kabul
is located near routes in front of end (10*3) meter) term Municipality
arterial road and school building in  Benching (6)
frequent Lawaye Raket Area
accidents
happened

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SNAITATION Sewerage and Stone masonry of m 17,736 975,480 Long term Kabul

ENVIRONMENT
solid wastes in drainage canals Municipality
drainage canal

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 of a Nahia. As the development of the city is an
For reaching an inclusive and prosperous city,
ongoing process, the SNAP will have to be
this Strategic Nahia Action Plan provides feasible
updated. The next step is taking action. It is
public service delivery and infrastructure projects
crucial to continue the participatory approach
based on community visions and government
during the technical proposal and the
partners’ plans. The most urgent issues to
implementation as well as to share gained
address in District 5 are traffic congestion in
knowledge and experiences while learning -by-
Kuta -Sangi, open sewage water among
doing.
residential area because of lack of drainage
system, insufficient social services in terms of
primary schools, public libraries and recreational
facilities, lack of public services inside of Qa la-i
Wazir Park and solid waste management. In
District 5, increasing vertical construction in
Khushal Meena A, khushal Meena B and C,
masonry and concrete work for current sewerage
canals among residential areas, hill-site
development and greenery increas ing through
community participation seems applicable
projects. As expropriation for construction of
new roads will happen , it is recommended to
identify sites and study the feasibility of
constructing residential apartment in Dasht-i
Barchi project can help the residents that their
properties goes under expropriation.
All segments of a prosperous city contribute to
economic growth and public services will
generate income, employment and equal
opportunities that provide adequate standards of
living for entire population. The implementation
of selected projects from the SNAP will be
distributed in every district of Kabul, improving
the quality of life of citizens all over the city. The
SNAP identifies actions and investments for the
medium term (5 years) growth and development

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Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH), formerly MUDA
Kabul Municipality

2015

2. THE STUDY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE KABUL
METROPOLITAN AREA
Japan Interna tional Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Dehsabz City Development Authority (DCDA)
Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH), formerly MoUD

Octobe r 2009

3. AFGHANISTAN SPATIAL DATA CENTER

iMMAP Disaster Risk Re duction (DRR) P rogram, Afghanistan
United S tate Agency for International Developme nt (USAID)
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)

2006

4. KABUL CITY CURRENT STATUS REPORT FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Japan Interna tional Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Dehsabz City Development Authority (DCDA)
Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH), formerly MoUD

June 2011

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RECORDS OF THE MEETINGS

MEETING WITH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ARAZI

Date 20-09-2017
Venue ARAZI main office, Darul-Amaan, Kabul
Participants Mr. Tahiri, Deputy Director of ARAZI
Mr. Zaher Soltani, Director of Cadastral Unit, ARAZI
Mr. Ahmad Wesal Barakzai, Legal Advisor, Plan and Policy Department, ARAZI
Ms. Shahnaz Latifi, GIS Manager, GIS Unit, ARAZI
Ms. Laila Mosha raf, OC Director, ARAZI
Mr. Mohammad Ak ram Salam, UN-Habitat P MU Manager in ARAZI
Ms. Naomi Hooge rvorst, Technical Advisor for urban planning, UN-Habita t
Mr. Majdood Rahman Habib, Senior Engineer, UN-Ha bitat
Ms. Ate fa Moravej, Urban Planning Office r, UN-Habitat
Mr. Fawad Sediqi, Urban planning Officer, UN-Habita t
Mr. She rshah Zahir, Urban planning Officer, UN-Habitat
P urpose Presenti ng t he SNAP to AR AZI

MEETING WITH THE TECHNICAL TEAM OF MUDH

Date 15-08-2017
Venue Planning Department of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
Participants Mr. Mirwais Rahimi, Technical Advisor, MUDH
Mr. Dastagir Sadeqyaar, Architect and Advisor, MUDH
Mr. Hussaini, Architect, MUDH
Ms. Naomi Hooge rvorst, Technical Advisor for urban planning, UN-Habita t
Ms. Ate fa Moravej, Urban Planning Office r, UN-Habitat
Mr. Fawad Sediqi, Urban Planning Officer, UN-Habita t
P urpose Di scussi ng the su gge ste d p roj e cts for e ndo rse me nt a n d i mpl e me nta ti on

MEETING WITH THE TECHNICAL TEAM OF THE KABUL MUNICIPALITY

Date 14-08-2017
Venue Kabul Municipality
Participants Mr. Aziz Ahmad Gulistani, Mayor's advisor, Kabul Municipality
Ms. Sahar Hamdard, Director of Plan and Policy, Kabul Municipality
Mr. Ramin Sadiq, Urban Advisory, Kabul Municipality
Ms. Naomi Hooge rvorst, Technical Advisor for urban planning, UN-Habita t
Mr. Fawad Sediqi, Urban Planning Officer, UN-Habita t
Ms. Ate fa Moravej, Urban Planning Office r, UN-Habitat
P urpose Di scussi ng the su gge ste d p roj e cts for e ndo rse me nt a n d i mpl e me nta ti on

ME ETING WITH THE TECHNICAL TEA M OF THE ABUL MUNICIPALITY

Date 1 2 -0 6 -2 0 1 7
Venue N a h i a o f f i c e , D i s t r i ct 5
Participants Head of District 5
Representative from the Engineering Department, District 5
Ms. Atefa Moravej, Urban Planning Officer, UN-Habitat
Mr. Majdood Rahman Habib, UN-Habitat Team Leader for District 5
Purpose Discussing the suggested proj ects for imple mentati on with focus on
t h e linkage between social infrastructure and public spaces. Taking photos of the
existing situation in the district.

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MEETING WITH THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE (MoIC)
Date 03-08-2017
Venue Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC)
Participants Mr. Mohammad Rasool Ba wari, MoIC
Mr. Shahrani, Director of Public Libraries, MoIC
Mr. Afghan, Director of Plan and Policy, MoIC
Ms. Mojgan Mostafavi, De puty Minister, MoIC
Ms. Ate fa Moravej, Urban Planning Office r, UN-Habitat
Ms. Naomi Hooge rvorst, Technical Advisor for urban planning, UN-Habita t
Purpose Discussing the scena rio of building a public library in a public park. Discussing
the l i nk a ge a nd re l a ti ons o f publ i c spa ce s i n urba n de si gn.

MEETING WITH THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER (MoEW)

Date 19-06-2017
Venue Ministry of Energy and Wa ter (MoEW)
Participants Mr. Mohammad Naim Tookhi from the Directorate of Hydrogeology, MoEW
Mr. Enaya tullah Popalzai, MoEW
Mr. S tephen Kissane, Team Leader for the Managed Aquifer Re charge Project
in Kabul, MoEW
Mr. Simon Foxwell, LANDAL MILL Regional Director
Ms. Ate fa Moravej, Urban Planning Office r, UN-Habitat
Ms. Naomi Hooge rvorst, Technical Advisor for urban planning, UN-Habita t
Purpose To ensure close collaboration and discuss the studies for the groundwa ter in
Ka bul ci t y

MEETING WITH THE ADVISORY GROUP

Date 24-05-2017
Venue Kabul Municipality
Participants Mr. Jalil Ahamad, the City Planning Department of the Kabul Municipality
Mr. Zaker, the City Planning Department of the Kabul Municipality
Mr. Merwais Rahimi, Urba n Advisor, MUDH
Mr. Karimullah Ataee, UN-Habitat PMU Manager in Kabul Municipality
Ms. Naomi Hooge rvorst, Technical Advisor, UN-Habitat
Mr. Fawad Sediqi, Urban Planning Officer, UN-Habita t
Ms. Ate fa Moravej, Urban Planning Office r, UN-Habitat
P urpose T o re fi ne t he pro pose d pl a ns a nd pr oj e cts i n the S NA P

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