Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: Nematullah Barakzai, the spokesperson of Kabul municipality, said in an interview with AVA: "The issue of institutionalizing the culture of urbanism, especially in a country that has been involved in wars and numerous regime changes for forty years, takes time."

 

According to him, at the same time, despite all the problems, Kabul Municipality is trying more than in the past to communicate the culture of urbanism to all people, especially the residents of the capital.

 

Barakzai also added: Kabul Municipality has had its big awareness programs in the area of raising the culture of urbanism in Kabul city and other public spaces through media, leaflets and notice boards as well as virtual space. Moreover, last year, 1800 women were employed in the work against wheat program in Kabul municipality for one month and they promoted the culture of urbanism to the people from door to door.

 

He added: Everything that is built in the city of Kabul, including infrastructure and urban beauty, belongs to the people of Kabul and they should take care of the assets and beauty of their city.

 

He said: In the field of urban culture and other matters, people and the media should pay more attention and cooperate with the officials of the Islamic Emirate, especially the municipality and other relevant government institutions.

 

At the same time, Ali Iqbal, an expert on urban affairs, also said in an interview with Ava: Afghan society has lost stability and urban life due to long-term political and social tensions, in addition, there has been a lot of population movement from villages and villages to cities, which has caused Irregularities and disintegration of integration have become in the city.

 

In defining urban culture, Ali Iqbal said: It is a set of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs and movements that people adhere to in the context of daily social interactions and in their way of life, which is based on some kind of rule of law.

 

 

In the continuation of his words, he added: In order to control the urban population, one of the main tasks is balanced growth at the level of second-class cities and villages, as well as at the level of large cities, so that the population is distributed equally and equally in all parts of the country.

 

In response to who is responsible for the promotion and promotion of the culture of urbanization, he said: The direct responsibility for the promotion and promotion of the culture of urbanization are the urban management institutions and at the head of them are the municipalities, the cultural and social ministry.

 

According to this urban affairs expert, one of the important social institutions for promotion and awareness are mosques, takayas and cultural and social centers of people who can play a major role in this field.

 

From his point of view, the most important of all are the urban management and administrative institutions of the state, which by creating cultural and educational centers for the citizens, educate them about the culture of urbanism and make them aware of their responsibilities towards their city and culture.

 

It should be mentioned that as a result of long-term insecurity and wars in Afghanistan and people moving from villages and towns to big cities, especially the capital city of Kabul, the observance of urban culture has been marginalized and no one has paid the necessary attention.