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ment is handicapped by lack of the necessary equipment, so the Afghan Air Authority is arranging the purchase, importation and installation of such equipment in the near future. (ii) Radio Sound. The use of pilot balloons for collecting information about weather conditions is also new in Afghanistan. A course has been established in this subject as well and it is hoped that its graduates will help to spread meteorological knowledge throughout the country. (iii) Technicians' Course. The purpose of this course is instruction in the use and repair of meteorological equipment. Graduates of the High School level are accepted into it and receive training from Afghan and foreign teachers. Some graduates of this course too are sent abroad for higher training and a few who have completed their training are now working in Afghanistan. There are four meteorological workshops in the country—for radio sound equipment, comparison, the repair of self-recording equipment, and general repair. (iv) Observers' Course. The training given here is in the use of meteorological equipment in observing weather conditions. A good number of students have already graduated from this course and are at work in meteorological stations throughout the country. Students at a Meteorology Course at the Training Centre 77