In this issue, Mir Hekmatullah Sadat presents an article on the political history of Afghan opium; Zohra Saed presents a poem; and in our photo essay, Daud Saba documents the natural beauties of Band-e-Amir as well as providing the cover image of the magazine.

We hope that you enjoy this issue. We look forward in reading your feedback and comments. We encourage Afghan writers and those writing about Afghanistan to contribute work for future publications.

Farhad Azad
Publisher