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The Students of the Aviation Course at Kandahar Airport Projects After agreements with the International Co-operation Administration of America it was arranged that a number of airstrips would be built in some Afghan cities, for the benefit of air traffic between the capital and these cities. Five such airstrips, at Herat, Baghlan, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Kunduz, are included in the present plan. The site for the airstrip in Badakhshan has already been chosen, survey work is being carried out, and on the completion of the initial stages construction work will begin. As the runway of the Herat airstrip was found to be unsuitable for use during the winter months, arrangements were made to prepare another runway. At the present time a 2,200 metres long and 200 metres wide runway is in the process of construction. The Baghlan airstrip has already been surveyed and the site of the Hassan Tal airstrip chosen. When the latter is ready the transport of merchandise from Kataghan to Kabul and the outside world will be much easier. Similarly, survey work on the Farah and Kunduz strips are being conducted. Towards the end of 1333 (early 1955) definite steps were taken in the field of meteorology. Assistance received from the World Meteorological Organisation included the sending of specialists and technical equipment, while arrangements were made to establish meteorological stations in Kabul and the provinces, in addition to 25 observatories in Kabul and various parts of the country. It was planned furthermore to build five pilot balloon stations in Kabul, Kandahar, Mazar-i-Sharif and Jalalabad, two radio sound stations in Kabul and Kandahar, and several laboratories and workshops; and also to purchase the necessary equipment and vehicles. Training in meteorology is divided into four courses: (i) Weather Forecast. The need for this did not become apparent until the Afghan Airlines began their regular services. A course was begun at Kabul into which graduates in science of the University of Kabul were accepted. The course is one year long, and some of its graduates are sent abroad for higher and more specialised training. At the present time the work of the graduates of this depart- 76