The Cultural Department of the Embassy works in
collaboration with all Embassy Departments, while maintaining
direct contact with the Directory of Planning and Foreign Relations
of the Ministry of Culture and Youth. As President Karzai has
explicitly expressed, the rebuilding of Afghanistan’s
cultural institutions is a main priority of the Afghan government
and people. Strong cultural institutions contribute to the advancement
of an open, self-analytical, democratic society. The Cultural
Section builds on the long history of cultural relations between
the United States and Afghanistan, which extends to the fields
of archeology, theatre, music, film industry and tourism.
The
U.S.-
Afghan community supports numerous Afghan intellectuals,
artists, writers, filmmakers. Approximately a dozen Afghan-American
cultural organizations and foundations currently operate in
the United States. The Cultural Department organizes and/or
facilitates museum exhibitions, cultural and archaeological
project proposals, and Afghan musical performances and films
screenings, as well as regularly advises and collaborates with
American cultural agencies to better expose the American public
to Afghan culture. The Cultural Department also writes and distributes
a Dari and Pashto Newsletter in order to inform the Afghan-American
community of Government of Afghansitan and Embassy news and
events.
