Afghanistan

Farid is an Afghan national who has been the HALO Afghanistan Programme Manager since April 1995, and who was the first HALO Afghanistan employee recruited in 1988. He is currently managing in excess of 2,500 Afghans and international staff who work in Central, Northern, South, Southeast and Western Regions of the Country, Dr Farid is responsible for all aspects of HALO Trust operations across Afghanistan, and plays a vital role in liaison with the Government Authorities and Donor Embassies in Kabul. He is married with six children.

Rahmatullah joined The HALO Trust in 1997 and has served in a number of roles including Regional Operations Officer and Programme Planning Officer. His current position is Mine Action Operations Officer, and he is responsible for all Mine Action operations across the programme. This includes ensuring effective and efficient deployment of programme assets and the management of programme personnel. Rahmat plays a central role in producing work plans for future clearance, preparing and reviewing Standard Operating Procedures, and coordinating with the National Mine Action Authority. He is a member of the programme’s Senior Management Committee. Rahmat is married with six children.

Zabto joined The HALO Trust in October 1995 and currently works as the programme’s Weapons and Ammunition Management Operations Officer. Zabto plays a key role in overseeing HALO’s activities linked to explosive ordnance disposal, weapons and ammunition disposal, and conventional weapons destruction. Zabto also supervises the training of HALO’s field staff on the safe identification and disposal of munitions and has travelled to other HALO countries to conduct training of national and international staff. He is a member of the programme’s Senior Management Committee. Zabto is married with four children.