BAMYAN (PAN): Bamyan enjoys bolstered security and is seen one of the most peaceful provinces throughout the country.
Because of its enhanced security, security of Bamyan was transitioned to Afghans from international forces.
Despite tight security, the province, however, sometimes faces security challenges from Baghlan side in Kuhmard, Sayghan, and Shiber districts. No militant group is active in the province but it faces security problems from its neighboring Maidan Wardak, Sar-i-Pul and Parwan provinces.
People enjoy peaceful life with crime ratio witnessed record decrease, officials and residents said, adding that people in Bamyan played a highly significant role in maintaining security. People of the province extend all out cooperation to help security forces in maintaining law and order. 
Mohammad Sajad Mohsini, spokesperson for the scholars council of Bamyan said people of his people love peace, adding that the masses extended their all out support to the security forces to ensure tight security.
Mohammad Isamil Zaki, civil society and human right associations’ coordinator said residents of his province were peace loving people because they bore the brunt of earlier turmoil.
Bamyan witnessed intense fighting with the Taliban and most of the families suffered a lot, Zaki said, adding people now knew that peace was in greater interest of all and sundry.
Lieutenant Colonel Chaman Ali, head of Bamyan security headquarters crime branch informed crime ratio in his province touched the lowest figure as compared to rest of the country’s provinces.
Bamyan is a secured province but the province still direly needs active police forces and security related equipment, he added
Low salary is also one of the big problem in Bamyan, he said, adding each policeman receives 2,000Afs salary per month. A sergeant on condition of anonymity said he quit his job because of gross injustices in police department. He said that security forces were able to discharge their duty efficiently.
Pointing out toward tight security in Bamyan, Nasrullah, a resident of Bamyan city said all people including shopkeepers and other craftsmen let the police know in case they view any suspicious activities. “If people do not support the police, Bamyan will get insecure like other provinces,” he concluded.
“Thanks God, since 12 years none of the suicide attacks took place in Bamyan,” Mohammad Azim, a shopkeeper said. 
Haider Ali, member of provincial council said Bamyan could be presented as a role model of peace throughout the country but the highway connecting the province with continued insecure. He went on to say Bamyanis experienced the good results of peace and efforts should be made to maintain security on highways. Insecurity on highways most of the time left negative impact on economy of the province because they were paying 5,500Afs for a flight while paying 700Afs on highways.
Bamyan is connected to Kabul through Hajigak and Maidan Wardak province and Shiber through Parowan province where security was deteriorated recently.  
Sadiq Ali Yar, head of Bamyan peace council said there was only few armed opposition groups as most of the people want to live in peace.
Mohammad Ali Azad, a student at Bamyan University said a number of youths have connections with militants outside Bamyan. “I know a policeman who served for years in Bamyan police but now joined the militants.” He said the policeman said when his job was taken, he knew nothing else to do therefore he joined Taliban ranks in an attempt to support his family. He joined the Taliban in Ghorband district of Parwan province where he receives 20,000Afs per month, he concluded.