A two-week capacity building course was organized by CIPS for Afghan professors and administrators representing various public service universities and the ministry of higher education of Afghanistan from 18 to 29 July. This was an exercise undertaken to help Afghanistan rebuild its higher education institutions and to create goodwill among the two neighbouring countries. The first week was devoted to combined faculty development training, while the second week was spent in enhancing the capacities of the Afghan professors in their areas of specialization in relevant schools and directorates. Visits were also arranged for National Defence University and the Higher Education Commission. During their stay In NUST, the Afghan delegates were taken to Monal restaurant and places of interest in Islamabad such as the Faisal mosque and the Centaurus Mall. At the end of the training, certificates were distributed among the course participants by the Acting Ambassador of Afghanistan in Pakistan.