Acknowledgment: We would like to thank MCIT senior management especially H.E. Minister Amirzai Sangin, Deputy Minister IT Mohammad Aimal Marjan, Deputy Minister Technical Baryalai Hassam, Deputy Minister Administration Wahabuddin Sadaat and ICT Council for accepting our proposal of drafting the NCSA. We would also like to thank the NCSA Committee (Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of foreign Affairs, National Directorate of Security, Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Office) for their time, efforts and dedication in drafting the NCSA. Special thanks to ITU-IMPACT for conducting an assessment on the establishment of AFCERT and providing support during the draft stages of NCSA. Our gratitude also goes to the US Department of Commerce for facilitating the first ever workshop on cyber security strategies. ZMARIALAI WAFA CHAIR NCSA COMMITTEE Information  Systems  Security  Directorate  -­‐  MCIT