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Kabul, Afghanistan. H.H. The Aga Khan arrived on November 3rd late afternoon at Kabul Airport where he was welcomed by officials, including Mir Wais Zahir, the son of the King Mohammad Zahir Shah. Mukhi-Kamadia and various Ismaili institutional leaders also were present at the arrival. The Jamat was waiting on the sidewalk of the road leading from the airport to the city, and the Imam was very happy. Chairman Hamed Karzai met Prince Karim Aga Khan IV in Golkhana Palace[Photo] this afternoon when the independent commission for drafting the constitution was officially inaugurated by His Majesty Mohammad Zaher Shah, father of the nation. November 4th The Imam gave a Mulakat of an hour to an Ismaili delegation of about 500 people of his community in Kabul. His Farman was translated simultaneously in Dari. 'The Imamat will work closely with you,' the Aga Khan told community leaders, 'to establish high quality schools and healthcare facilities for all Afghans, whatever their religious tradition or ethnic background, and to create strong institutional capacity to enable the rebuilding of a peaceful and united Afghanistan.'