MOIC Distributes Awareness Materials on Decree No. 17 to Drivers in Kabul

The Deputy Ministry for Publications Affairs of the Ministry of Information and Culture, in cooperation with the Kabul Provincial Department of Information and Culture, distributed awareness materials on Decree No. 17, concerning the prevention of harmful customs, and the decree on preventing human trafficking to drivers at the Western Zone Passenger Transport Terminal in the Company area of Kabul’s Fifth District.

The materials included brochures, stickers, booklets and other printed publications, as well as USB flash drives containing recorded guidance from the leadership.

Mawlawi Shamsullah Zubair, Director of Information and Culture in Kabul, said the distribution was intended to inform the public about the provisions of the decrees and raise awareness of harmful customs that adversely affect families’ economic and social well-being.

He added that drivers could play an important role in spreading awareness by sharing the information with the public. He noted that harmful customs contribute to numerous social problems and that the Kabul Provincial Department of Information and Culture was making efforts to ensure that information about the decree reached all communities.

Safatullah Firoz, head of the Western Zone Passenger Transport Terminal in the Company area, and the drivers welcomed the initiative and expressed their readiness to cooperate fully in public awareness efforts aimed at preventing harmful customs.

 24 Jumada al-Awwal 1448 
05 November 2026