‫‪FORWARD‬‬

‫راښ د ولوټ هراپل‬

‫رهـش یارـب هـمه‬
‫‪City for All‬‬

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ENDORSEMENT
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 Afghan 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.
This document for District 6 is part of a series of
Strategic Nahia Action Plans (SNAPs) for all
districts of Kabul City . The SNAP establishes a
common vision for an inclusive and prosperous
urban future for a Nahia (district) and a Gozar
(neighborhood). The SNAP is associated with a
feasible Capital Investment Plan (CIP). The CIP is
a list of prioritized and feasible projects to
improve the current situation of each district
elaborated per theme on costs, timeline and
responsible funding partner.
The SNAP guides the delivery of services and
infrastructure projects like parks, playgrounds,
roads, drainages, and street lighting. The
proposed projects are based on the community’s
priorities and aligned with the plans of the KM,
MUDH, CRIDA and ARAZI. The SNAP aims to
guide the allocation of donor funded Municipal
grants. It also guides the municipality and line
ministries to coordinate infrastructure
investment in Gozars and Nahias using local and
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 advoca tes 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
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
DISTRICT 6 FINDINGS
Based on current propert registration about 89%
of residential properties are developed in
irregular shape.. The district has mainly
developed with irregular settlements and
residents often disput e over the land tenure
security.
The SWOT outcomes show that the major
problems in the district are traffic congestion in
Kuta Sangi, no primary school for informal
settlements of Qala -i Alimardan, lack of facilities
inside Alawuddin Park, no designated spaces for
vendors and unpaved streets.
The urban situation analysis highlites The urban
situation analysis highlight thes e major problems
based on the SWOT analysis, field visiting and
meetings with working and advisory experts. To
answer the current problems of District 6,
recommendations and
different projects and sub -projects have been
proposed that will enable future in vestments by
households, private sectors, and government.
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1.1 INTRODUCTION
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 direction 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.
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
ANDAND
METHODOLOGY
METHODOLOGY
(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 6
in 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 l ast chapter on
Capital Investments Plans .
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 identif y
actions and investments for the future growth,
development and redevelopment of a Nahia. The
SNAP will be developed in 5 steps. The bas is 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, field visiting, advisory
group meetings, and desk research. The next
1 DISTRICT 6
DISTRICT 6 1
 step is analyzing the information and creating
visions in the draft SNAP report. The draft SNAP
report will be refined with KM, CRIDA, MUDH,
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 incl uding the future
plans and comments, the final SNAP report will
be submitted to the decision making body for
endorsement. After the endorsement , 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
SNAP
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
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
ANDAND
METHODOLOGY
METHODOLOGY
different community groups (Wakil -i-Gozar,
women, youth male, youth female, busi nessmen
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 voting. The Working Group
is constantly engaged in providing inputs while
the Advisory Group is responsible for providing
comments, feedbacks, refining the community
projects - considering their feasibi lity 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 provided 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
2 DISTRICT 6
DISTRICT 6 2
 District 6 had 53 existing Gozars, neighborhoods
represented by a Wakil-i-Gozar. The existing
Gozars have been standardized and merged into
36 Gozars. Density of households shows that
most of the people live in irregular parts of
district.

District 6 is situated at the south of Kabul city.

District 6 is separated from District 7 by
Darulaman Road and the southern part is mostly
mountainous. Based on current property
registration that done by the “City for All’
programme in District 6, about 89% of
properties have been developed in irregular
shape. It means that the expansions of
residential houses a re not in regular physical
form and therefore street and public spaces are
irregular as well. Services delivery is faced with
difficulties in those unplanned and dense areas.
A lot of Safayi fees are not paid by the residents
that prevent the municipality to deli ver services.
Below chart shows the status of properties as a
statistic analysis.

M a p 2. 1: D w e l l i n g d e ns i t y a nd 3 2 G oz a r s i n d i s t ri c t 6

F i g ure 2. 1: S ta tus of P rope r ti e s i n D i stri c t 6

S ource : “C i ty for A l l ” p rog ram me

URBAN SITUATION ANALYSIS 3 DISTRICT 6

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The land area in the district is 49.1 km . The
The formal area occupies 10 % of the urban
mountainous area in the south occupies 50.8% of
area, while the remaining residential area s are
the land, residential area s occupy 32.5%. Many
informal. SoAC Data shows that the number of
institutions are located along the Darulaman road.
households is 26,840 in the district. It means
Businesses and institutes are expanding along this
that just 10 % of residents have ownership
road and many new construction projects can be
document for their properties. Omid Sabz
seen in District 6 on an ongoing basis . The real
Township is one of the planned areas in District
estate survey (source: Land Value Zoning guideline,
6. It is a private townshi p and based on an
2017) shows the increasing demand in terms of
official protocol , Gholghola group is responsible
renting and property transfe r. Vacant land plots are
for providing basic services lik e kindergarten, a
mainly found in the residential areas in the west of
hospital, parks, etc. Residents in Omid Sabz
the district and in the Omid Sabs Townsip. M ap 2.2
Township do not pay safayi tax to the district
shows the different categories of land use.
municipality. The other planned areas in the
north Karte-Seh and Karte-Char are paying
safayi tax to the district municipality.

Map 2. 2 : L a n d u s e o f D i s t r i c t 6 a n d l o c a l n a m e s

URBAN SITUATION ANALYSIS 4 DISTRICT 6

The facts, figures, and data for existing situation analysis are based on the SoAC Report, analytical
information from the community, Nahia, site visiting , and satellite images.

3.1.1 SWOT ANALYSIS

3.1.1.1 WORKSHOP
Through a workshop, people from different community groups were brought together to carry out the
SWOT analysis on Nahia level. Altogether, 190 participants (130 male and 60 female) participated in this
workshop. The participants were different categories of people in District 6 (Wakil-e-Gozar, women,
youth male and female, businessmen & vendors, farmers, disabled and kids), relevant professionals from
Kabul Municipality, City Planning Department and Nahia participated in the SWOT workshop .
The SWOT analysis was organized in Setayesh Hotel in District 6. The participants were divided into 1 0
groups. All the 10 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.

F i g ure 3. 1: S WOT Work s hop i n di st ric t 6 F i g ure 3. 2: Voti ng proce ss wi th wome n pa rti ci pa ti on

URBAN SITUATION ANALYSIS 5 DISTRICT 6

 STRENGTHS
INFRASTRUCTURE Existence of bore wells for drinking water
Existence of arterial roads , minor arterial roads, and streets that providing
accessibility to irregular areas
Public transportation through private sector
Available vacant plots in Omid Sabz township that can be used for providing
social facilities in future
SOCIAL FACILITY Existence of universities and education centers
Existence of Schools
Existence of private institutes
Existence of hospitals
Existence of public baths can be a social facility for urban poor residents
Existence of specific clinics for malaria and animals
Alawuddin Park
Private banks
Existence of district municipality for solving problems that is related to district
Hills for greenery purposes
Darulaman palace as a heritage area can be used in future as public urban
space
National museum can be planned as public urban space
Gymnasiums and open spaces
ENVIRONMENT Existence of sewerage canals
Existence of greenery along main arterial roads
LOCAL ECONOMIC Heritages like Darulaman and Taj baik palace for tourism purposes
DEVELOPMENT Existence of agricultural farming lands
PUBLIC SAFETY Lighting in main arterial roads
Existence of police headquarters
Existence of National Security Police office
WEAKNESSES
INFRASTRUCTURE Remained unpaved roads and streets
Insufficient drinking water in Sari Asiab
Poor public transportation
Unplanned, narrow, and irregular development of streets
Traffic congestion in Mazari Roundabout
SOCIAL FACILITY Weak solid waste management
Limited governmental schools
Limited kindergartens
No public library
Lack of recreational facilities inside Alawuddin park
Lack of vocational training centers
Insufficient number of banks
ENVIRONMENT Stagnated wastewater in canals
Limited number of solid waste collection vehicles
Limited number of solid waste collection points
Insufficient attention to greenery from community side
Lack of drainage canals
LOCAL ECONOMIC Limited municipal control over commercial activities, Bazars and vendors
DEVELOPMENT Limited attention to current heritage points as local economic development
points
Lack of fire stations
OPPORTUNITIES
INFRASTRUCTURE Existence vacant lands in the northern parts of district

SOCIAL FACILITY Heritages as economic points

Rich human resources in terms of education and skilled work force
Available land inside Alawuddin park for constructing public library and
providing sport facilities

URBAN SITUATION ANALYSIS 6 DISTRICT 6

 LOCAL ECONOMIC Natural hills for recreational purposes
DEVELOPMENT Heritages for tourism and increasing economic development
THREATS
INFRASTRUCTURE population growing and lack of space to accommodate future growth
Traffic congestion and accidents on the arterial road
Drop in the underground water level
Development on hillside skirts increasing growth of informal settlement
SOCIAL FACILITY High rates of illiteracy and lack of public awareness, create problems for
maintenance of social facilities as there is linkage
ENVIRONMENT Un-hygienic living environment due to the lack of proper sanitation
Inadequate solid waste management and high concentration of solid waste
collection points
Contamination of underground water due to soak pits
LOCAL ECONOMIC Increased vending along Barchi main road , Char Qala and Mazari Roundabout
DEVELOPMENT without any management from Municipality
PUBLIC SAFETY Addicts and drug users and rubbery cases and harassment

3.1.2 SITUATION ANALYSIS IN DIFFERENT THEMES

3.1.2.1 INFRASTRUCTURE
3.1.2.1.1 ACCESSIBILITY

As the map of built up area and paved roads shows,

most of the roads are paved in regular parts of the
district like Karte -Seh. Priority roads for pavement are
proposed in Chapter 4. In the current situation, there
is no connection between Company and Barchi. These
connections can decrease the volume of traffic in Kuta M a p 3. 1: Pa ve d roa ds a nd stre e ts
Sangi and reduce congestion in Mazari roundabout.
The critical issue for these connection paths is
expropriation of properties. In terms of accessibility,
there are no specific lanes for non -motorized
transportation like bike lanes in arterial roads of
District 6. Darulaman, Char Qala and Barchi can
provide a viable option for non-motorized
transportation. One of problems that identified for
accessibility is s treet vendors that use the majority of
roads and streets like Kuta Sangi, Barchi, Alawud din,
Char Qala and Sari Kariz Bazar. On one side, because
of the low socio-economic profile of street vendors , it
is important to consider their existence and on other
side street vendors are the main problems of traffic
obstacles in mentioned areas . Below picture shows
how vendors create traffic problems in District 6. M a p 3. 1: P av e d roa ds a nd bu il t up a rea s i n D i stri c t 6

URBAN SITUATION ANALYSIS 7 DISTRICT 6

 Well Location Dept h(m) Ca pacity( Liter/s)
Pol Charkhi 64 24
Payan Bagh 92.5 25
Char toot 1 93 11.5
Char toot 2 93 23
Sayadan 60 8
Bato Khel 60 20
JamshidKhel 1 76 40
Jamshidkhel 2 100 8
Galari 1.8 36
T a ble 3. 1 : L oca ti ons of we l l s tha t ca n prov i de wa te r
for Ka bul
S ource : H y droge ologic a l de pa rtm e nt o f the M inist ry
F i g ure 3. 1 : S tre e t Ve ndors i n Kuta -S a ngi c re a ti ng
c onge stio n of Wa te r a nd E ne rgy.

3.1.2.2 SOCIAL FACILITIES

3.1.2.1.2 TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY STUDY
The major findings for District 6 can be
categorized as below:
1. Based on the current layout of Kabul city
in District 6, there is a rapi d growth rate
for motorization;
2. Poor urban infrastructure in Kuta -Sangi;
3. Overcrowded private transport system;
4. Too many road blocks/checkpoints ;
5. Drivers are affected by the current road
condition that indirectly affects the
quality of public transportatio n;
6. Weak governance for implementation of
traffic law;
7. Drivers and common people do not obey
traffic rules due to lack o f awareness
about traffic rules;
8. Government employees frequently break
traffic laws;
9. Bribery among police officers ;
10. Unpublished schedule of current public
transportation;
11. Lack of any regulation regarding street
vendors and cart vendors working on
road sides of Char Qala, Darulaman and
Kuta -sangi.
3.1.2.2.1 EDUCATION
Based on the community workshop, there is
unmet need for primary schools in Qala -i Wazir
and Qala-i Shada. In Qala-i Alimardan, there is
no primary school building and in the current
situation, classes are held in rental houses not
only in Qala-i Almardan, but also in other areas.
In 1394, Ministry of Agriculture transferred a
vacant land to Ministry of Education for school
building but still after 2 years, school
construction has not started.
3.1.2.2.2 HEALTH
Most of the health facilities are concentrated in
the Darulaman area. There are specific clinics for
Malaria, tuberculosis and even for animals. There
are 37 pharmacies in the district which are
adequate distribution.

3.1.2.1.3 WATER
3
The estimated recharge for Kabul is 29.6 m and
3
the discharge is 32.3 m . It means that the
3
current demand is 2.7 m more than available
resources. In Omid Sabz Township and some
parts of Afshar, water distribution is
implemented by the private sector. While that is
satisfactory to people, the quality of water
should still be enhanced by using new
technologies. Recommendations are considered
in chapter 4 for long and short term actions. The
below table summarizes the well locations
M a p 3. 2: D istribu tion of H ea lth Fa c ilitie s
around Kabul city that can provide water for
Kabul.

URBAN SITUATION ANALYSIS 8 DISTRICT 6

 3.1.2.2.3 RECREATION
According to the community there is a lack of
recreational parks. There is one large park,
named Alawuddin. The park is an opportunity to
improve with facilities to serve people from the
district. With 3 sport grounds in the district, the
accessibility to sport ground s is not adequate. In
the current profile of District 6, heritage features
including Darulaman palace and the N ational
Museum are isolated point that can be
transformed to recreational purposes in the
future.
M a p 3. 3: H e ri ta ge s, A la wuddin P a rk a nd Ce me te ry
loca tions
F i g ure 3. 2 : A la wuddi n P a rk i n D i stric t 6
3.1.2.3 ENVIRONMENT
3.1.2.3.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
The findings show that solid waste is routinely
dumped along Char Qala, Darulaman to Omid
Sabz Township, and Kuta Sangi. In some parts of
URBAN SITUATION ANALYSIS
the district, collection of solid waste from
houses is done by the private sector in exchange
for a monthly fee. Street vendors are not
managed and they use drainage canals and
streets for their waste. According to community
workshops in Gozar and Nahia level, people are
willing to collaborate with the municipality for
solid waste collection. Below images show the
situation of solid wastes in different parts of
District 6.
F i g u r e 3. 3 : S o l i d w a s t e s i t u a t i o n i n K u t a - S a n g i
F i g ure 3. 4: S oli d wa ste si tua t ion i n D a rula m a n to
Om id S a bz T owns hip
3.1.2.3.2 SANITATION
In most residential areas, the household
sanitation is directed to the road and street
drains that flow into ponds. In other parts,
people use pit latrines and septic. One of the
problematic drainage canals is located in Char
Qala that is connected to Kabul River that passes
through residential houses. There is only one
sewerage and proper septic system in Omid Sabz
Township. A sewerage system is constructed
with a length of 40km and beneficiaries of this
project are over 4000 fami lies.
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F i g ure 3. 5: One of proble ma tic dra i na ge c a na l s
L oca ti on: C ha r Qa la ca na l to K a bul Ri ve r
3.1.2.3.3 AIR POLUTION
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 coal, plastic bags, plastic bottles,
250 meter from the ground 572 μg/m is
3 Styrofoam, and used motor oil;
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).
Source of these calculations is Afghanistan’s
National Protection Agency and Ministry of
transport.
3
250 meter from the ground 572 μg/m is
3
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,
4. Emissions from diesel fired electric
generation;
5. Emissions inventory ( total emissions).
Source of these calculations is Afghanistan’s
National Protection Agency and Ministry of
transport.
F i g ure 3. 4: A gri c ul tu ra l la nd s i n D i stric t 6
3.1.2.4.1 PROFILE OF STREET VENDING
Street vendors can be recognized as informal
economy. We can acknowledge the role of
street vending in terms of creating employment,
critical subsistence income for the urban poor,
service provision through providing cheap food
for the urban population an d improving market
access in residential areas. In the current
situation, street vendors have been integrated in
urban space usage and planning. The current
study attempts to fill this gap by examining the
street vendor activities, how street vendors can
be allocated in defined urban spaces and how
they can be integrate in the decision making
process. A good relationship between street
vending and the use of open spaces could
revitalize urban spaces and bring life to human
activities.

3.1.2.4 LOCAL ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT
In District 6 most of the people are working in
the below categories:
1. Agriculture; grass cutter and vegetable
production;
2. Services;
3. Construction labors;
4. Street vending (most of the products are
vegetable and fruits);
5. Poultry;
6. Shelling almond and other dry fruits.

The local production and sales of vegetables is F i g u r e 3. 6 : V e n d o r s u s e m o s t o f s t r e e t s p a c e s i n

Kuta -Sa ngi
well distributed in the district. It is an
opportunity and this could be used as a starting
point to stimulate economic development.

URBAN SITUATION ANALYSIS 10 DISTRICT 6

 Macro-economic More than 80 % of job-
significance less people engaged in
informal activities like
vending
Place of origin of They are residents of
vendors in District 6 District 6, District 7
and District 13
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
F i g u r e 3. 7 : F i x v e n d o r s a l o n g K u t a - S a n g i Education level 60% illiterate and
40% have less than 6
year primary education
Status About 95% of vendors
are fixed in District 6,
and 5% 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 3. 3 : C urre nt pro fil e of v e ndors i n D i st ri c t 6

M a p 3. 5: L o ca ti o n of f ix e d v e nd o r s i n D i s t r ic t 6

URBAN SITUATION ANALYSIS 11 DISTRICT 6

 OUTCOMES
Kabul Municipality and MUDH are working on the Each group had valuable visions in the area s of
urban design framework of Kabul city. A visioning their interest. After receiving their visions in
workshop can address community needs, which is different themes, experts in advisory group held
a fundamental base for designing this framework. consultations on the feasibility of implementing
The 10 working groups from the community on some of the projects and aligning them with
performed the visioning workshop. The idea current or future plans of different partners.
behind gathering the visions of different Below table shows the projects with maximum
community groups was to see the district as an votes that seem to be priority, according to
inclusive neighborhood where every sector has an expert views. These projects come later in CIP
equal opportunity to participate and to ensure that with estimated budget, mandate of each partner
all needs of the community are considered in the and also implementation schedul e.
decision making and development processes.
.
THEMES PROJECT S VOTES
INFRASTRUCTURE Cleaning of Kabul River 175
Construction of Shah Toot Dam for providing drinking water 159
Expanding drinkable water supply net work to other parts of 143
distric t
Pavement of unpaved roads and streets 132
SOCIAL FACILITY Construction of primary school in Qala -i Ali mardan on available 137
va ca nt plo t
Developing Alawuddin park for recreational purposes 157
Constructing public library inside of Ala wuddin park 169
Providing sport facilities for women in Ala wuddin park 120
ENVIRONMENT Providing clinic for addicts and finding solution for street dogs 90
Stone masonry of drainage canal among residential houses in 89
Char Qala
LOCAL ECONOMIC Street vending management 87
DEVELOPMENT Changing the pattern of streets in front of National Museum and 74
Darulaman palace to define the identity of heritages

FUTURE PLAN 12 DISTRICT 6

4.2.1 INFRASTRUCTURE
Map 4. 3 : S t r a t e g i c c o n n e c t i n g r o a d s f o r p a v e m e n t
4.2.1.1 ACCESSIBILITY
a nd re pa i r i n i nf orma l a rea s
4.2.1.1.1 CONNECTING ROAD AND EXPROPRIATION
Kabul Municipality intends to build 3 arterial
roads that will improve accessibility and will
reduce traffic conge stion in Mazari roundabout.
The property survey is in progress for
expropriation purpose. These arterial roads will
connect Barchi and Company Road. More details
on the implementation of these roads are
discussed in SNAP of District 13. The residences
in the path of these planned arterials will be
expropriated and relocated to Dasht -e Padola or
Chehil Dokhtaran, according to the policy of
expropriation by Kabul Municipality. The district
municipality has mentioned there are also
suitable locations at the outskirts of the Qorogh
Mountain for the relocation of the expropriated
households.
M a p 4. 2: P ri ori ty fo r pa v e me nt i n Ka rte -S e h
4.2.1.1.2 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STREET VENDING
MANAGMENT
As street vending grows in times of both
economic recession and economic growth,
vendor’s existence should be considered in the
current profile of district 6 and prohibiting street
vending as a law or policy is not recommende d.
Instead the policy should regulate them. The
best strategy for Mazari Roundabout seems to
clean the area and then determine permitted
zones along Char Qala, Darulaman and Barchi
can regulate the vendors. Permitted zones can
be marked and municipality already considered a
place for waste solid collection in designing
carts. .

4.2.1.1.2 PROPOSED PLANS FOR STREET PAVEMENT

AND REPAIR
First priority is to pave and repair roads in the
informal areas. The following connecting roads
have been prioritized. Secondly, there is a need
to pave roads in the planned Karte -Seh
neighbourhood.
M a p 4 . 4 : P r i o r i t y f o r p a v e m e n t in p l a n n e d a r e a s
Priority for pavement Length (m)
DoghAbad-Ghala Muslem 778 4.2.1.2 WATER
Qala -i Bakhtyar- Afshar 874 Drinkable water is an urgent need now and in
Jabar Khan 855 the future, according to communities. According
Darulaman-OmidSabz 2230 to the analysis, the demand is higher than
Township (Repair Work) capacity. The construction of Shatoot Dam can
Karte -Seh 74 be made a priority to provide water for District 6
and other neighboring districts. This dam is
T a b l e 4. 1 : P r i o r i t y r o a d s f o r p a v e m e n t a n d r e p a i r under design and can be constructed in two
years.

FUTURE PLAN 13 DISTRICT 6

 commissioner office, National Museum are
located around Darulaman palace.

T a b l e 4. 2 : A v a i l a b l e w a t e r r e s o u r c e s f o r K a b u l C i t y

Recommendations for providing drinkable water

in District 6 short and long term :
1. Construction of Shahtoot Dam M a p 4. 5: Gove rnme nt bui l d i ngs a nd l a nds a l ong
2. Feasibility study for changing the D a rula m a n roa d
direction of water from Logar River to
Shahtoot Dam
3. Providing sewerage water treatment 4.2.2.3 RECREATION
system and water treatment plant It is recommended to provide adequate
4. Green belt development around Kabul recreation facilities and open spaces. The open
City spaces The overall provision of recreation
facilities is felt to be not adequate, although
there is a demand for more popular facilities
4.2.2 SOCIAL FACILITIES such as swimming pools and sports centers, and
for a greater variety of recreation activities like
4.2.2.1 EDUCATION
playgrounds, sport grounds and amusement
In order to deliver feasible projects for providing parks. It is preferable to consider hilly areas as a
education facilities, most focus is on irregular location as shown in the figure because such
and informal areas that have limited places can attract more people and enhance
accessibility. In the current profile of District 6, development in new urban area s specially in
there is a vacant plot with an area of 1920 m2 Omid-Sabz Township.
that Ministry of Agriculture transferred to the
Ministry of Education for the construction of a
primary school. The construction plan is already
approved but construction is not yet started. 4.2.3 ENVIRONMENT
This school can solve a major problem in Qala -i
Alimardan as population is dense . 4.2.3.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Solid
waste management addresses the collection,
transfer, and disposal process. Solid
4.2.2.2 INSTITUTIONS waste is not well managed in the District 6. On
community level solid waste has to be brought
Many government buildings are located at to first collection points, from where small
Darulaman palace , the location of the trucks collect it to bring it to the communal
parliament. The municipal partners are planning collection point. There should be more th an the 14
to centralize administrative buildings around this 3 trucks that are operating now to transfer the
area. 3 ministries are already located along solid waste to the dumpsite. Community training
Darulaman arterial road (Ministry of Rural is needed to create awareness on solid waste
Rehabilitation and Development , Ministry of management and health and to engage them in
Water and Energy & Ministry of Commerce), and the process of collection.
other security offices like Attorney General,
Supreme Audit office, court collateral and

FUTURE PLAN 14 DISTRICT 6

 In the middle and the south of the district are the
main areas for agriculture. People living in
residential areas could take more advantage of
the presence of agricultural areas when the
farmers are supported to produc e more and
better quality. Besides that, the existing vendors
should be supported by regulations, like
permitted zones for street vending, to have more
secure sales. It would be beneficial to integrate
these zones in the newly constructed
connections betwe en Barchi and Company road.
The heritage sites Darulaman palace and Taj b aik
palace are under rehabilitation, and it will be an
opportunity to become tourist attractions in the
next five years. Therefore, heritages should
change from isolated spaces into public spaces
and be a source for revenue generation.
Providing a recreational park behind the Taj b aik
palace is an opportunity to attract more people
to cultural heritage. All these will result in an
increase of income generation and it will boost
the local economy.
M a p 4. 6 : S o l i d w a s t e m a n a g e m e n t i n D i s t r i c t 6

4.2.3.2 SANITATION
Main canals can carry the surface runoff from
almost all parts of district. All main canals can
connect to each other and finally connect to
Kabul River. In terms of sanitation, one of
drainage canals in Char Qala is located among
residential houses that cleaning and con crete
work for this canal seems a need. It is proposed 15
that this project be implemented with
community participation. According to survey,
the canal is 300 meters long and 3 meters wide.

15

4.2.4 LOCAL ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

FUTURE PLAN 15 DISTRICT 6

 TOTAL RESPONSIBL
THEMES

CATEGORIES PROBLEM PROJECTS RECOMMENDATIONS UNIT QUANTITY ESTIMATE TIMELINE E FUNDING

D COST PARTNER
(USD)
ACESSIBILITY Poor accessibility Pavement of Jabar • Rigid Pavement with m² 5,985 209,000 Mid te rm Kabul
due to unpaved Khan 7 meter wide Municipality
roads and streets Pavement of • Community m² 5,438 190,000 Mid te rm Kabul
INFRASTRUCTURE

Doghabad-Qala-i participation Municipality

Muslem
Pavement of Qala-i m² 6,118 214,000 Short Kabul
Bakhtyar- Afsha r term Municipality
Pavement of Karte-Seh m² 521 182,000 Long term Kabul
streets Municipality
Repair work for m² 5056 176,900 Long term Kabul
Darulaman-Omid Sabz Municipality
Township connection
EDUCATION No school Construction of prima ry • 12 classrooms in each m² 1920 275,500 Mid te rm MOE
building in Qala-i school building on floor and size of each
SOCIAL FACILIES

Alimardan available vacant plot class (8 x 6)

• Greenery
EDUCATION No Public library Construction of public • Two buildings, both m² 500 126,000 Kabul
library inside of for male and female Municipality
Aluwuddin park 20*25 Size and MoC
RECREATION Lack of sport and Installing sport • Upgrading No 20 6000 Mid te rm Kabul
recreational equipment in the • Public toilets (ne w Municipality
facilities Aluwuddin Par construction and
Landscaping of upgrading the m² 600 15,000 Mid te rm Kabul
Alawuddin park existing buildings Municipality
PUBLIC Construction of public • Septic tank m² 15 7000 Short Kabul
SERVICES No public toilet toilet beside Nahia • Size 1.5*1.5 term Municipality
office • Each septic tank can
provide 3000-5000 $
• Two toilets for men
and one for women

16 FUTURE PLAN DISTRICT 6

 SOLID WASTE Inadequate solid Purchasing Zaranj No. 10 15,000 Short Kabul
waste vehicles term Municipality
ENVIRONMENT

management due
to the limited
resources
SANITATION The drainage Cleaning and • Stone masonry m³ 4,000 240,000 Short Kabul
canal is open and construction of Chahr • 0.5 m free board term Municipality
is flowing in the Qala canal connecting • Cleaning
residential area the Kabul river
STREET Traffic congestion Determining permitted • Permitted zones can Short Kabul
VENDING and solid waste zones to streets be determined along term Municipality
MANAGMENT that vendors vendors Char Qala and Mid-term
LED

producing in Darulaman road to

streets managing vendors in
permitted locations

17 FUTURE PLAN DISTRICT 6

For reaching an inclusive and prosperous city,
this Strategic Nahia Action Plan provides feasible
public service delivery and infrastructure projects
based on community visions and government
partners’ plans. The most urgent issues to
address in District 6 are traffic congestion in
Mazari roundabout, insufficient drinking water,
insufficient social services in terms of primary
schools, public libraries and recreational
facilities, lack of public services inside of
Alawuddin Park and solid waste management.
Heritage has been absent from the mainstream
sustainable development debate despite its
crucial importance to societies and the wide
acknowledgment of its great potential to
contribute to social, economic and
environmental goals. In District 6, attention to
Darulaman Palace, Taj baik Pala ce and national
museum can be a source of income for
government and leads to strengthen ing local
economic development. One of considerable
strengths in the district is hill -site development;
it means the construction of residential buildings
on hill-site due to the lack of flat lands and
other factors like beautiful scenery, fresh air and
exclusiveness. As expropriation for construction
of new roads will happen , it is recommended to
identify sites and study the feasibility of
constructing residential townships in District 6.
Reinvigorating urban planning and design needs
to empower strength and find solutions to
CONCLUSION AND ANNEX
CONCLUSION
weaknesses. One solution for both irregular
developments can be hill -site development and
vertical construction inst ead of horizontal
development. Another issue is equity and
inclusion, and this will not be possible until we
consider context, acco rding to cultural
background. Equity will happen when we
provide services to both gender, BRT and feeder
services like public bus can be an applicable tool
to provide services to be safe for all range of
people. 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 popula tion. 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 de velopment of a Nahia. As the
development of the city is an ongoing process ,
the SNAP will have to be updated. The next step
is taking action. It is crucial to continue the
participatory approach during the technical
proposal and the implementation as well as to
share gained knowledge and experiences while
learning-by-doing.
.
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CONCLUSION 19 DISTRICT 6
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United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat), Kabul
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

CONCLUSION AND ANNEX

CONCLUSION 20 DISTRICT 6
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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 24 -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 6
Participants Head of District 6
Representative from the Engineering Department, District 6
Ms. Atefa Moravej, Urban Planning Officer, UN-Habitat
Mr. Majdood Rahman Habib, UN-Habitat Team Leader for District 6
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.

CONCLUSION AND ANNEX

CONCLUSION 21 DISTRICT 6
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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

CONCLUSION AND ANNEX

CONCLUSION 22 DISTRICT 6
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L e t t e r s e nt ou t t o t he M i ni s t r y of U r ba n D e v e l opm e nt a nd H ous i ng ( M U D H ) on a c c ount of s ha r i ng t he s t udi e s m a de f
or t he hi s t or i c a l m onum e nt s

CONCLUSION AND ANNEX

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L e tte r s e n t o u t to t h e M i n i s tr y o f A g ri c u l t u re , I rri g a ti o n a n d L i v e s to c k ( M A I L ) on a c c ount of s ha r i ng t he G I S s ha pe f
i l e s f or t he "G r e e nbe l t " pr oj e c t

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L e t t e r s e nt ou t t o t he M i ni s t r y of E ne r gy a nd Wa t e r ( M oE W) t o a s s i gn a n e x pe r t on u n de r gr o und w a t e r a nd w or k i n
c l os e c ol l a bor a t i o n w i t h C F A pl a nni ng u ni t

ANNEX DISTRICT 6 32