VATIS UPDATE Article

Afghanistan has taken some necessary measures to protect the ozone layer. “Afghanistan had taken a big step to prevent ozone depletion,” said Ghulam Mohammad Malakyar, Deputy Director at the National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA). He said they had established an office for ozone to ban the use of CFCs in refrigerators and air-conditioners because the gas destroyed the layer and replaced it with HCFCs, which contained hydrogen and was comparatively less hazardous for the layer.

Malakyar said 843 employees of customs departments were trained this year to prevent the import of such gases and 15 machines for identifying the gas had been given to them. He said they also trained 380 fridge and air conditioners professionals and issued them 117 machines for the collection of the gas to them to use it in their workshops.