In 1947 the organization was forbidden by the government, which had accused the Scouts of being fire worshipers, as during a camp they had made music and sung around a campfire.

Scouting was reestablished in 1956, rebuilt in the context of the democratization efforts of Mohammed Zahir Shah, who had just become ruler in his own right after thirty years of ceding power to his paternal uncles, Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan and Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan.

Discipline and obligation were welcome educational goals for governing, and Scouting was organized very tautly and almost militarily compared with other nations.

Dr. Eberhard Krüger and Mrs. Rosemarie Jungermann came from Germany in order to train Afghan Scout instructors further.

In the celebrations and independence ceremonies in the 1960s and 1970s, Afghan Scouts of both genders participated with the structure and the organization of cultural events.

The youth and woman's work as well as the music, sport and play of Scouting constantly increased in the years from 1964 to 1973.

Scouting went downhill, as during the years of unrest and war, approximately ten million left the country and looked for refuge abroad.

At the beginning of the unrest, the privileged social classes left the country, so that such organizations could not exist anymore in the countryside.

Work on the ASA Constitution continues in Dari, Pashto and English and it is hoped it will be sent to Parliament for approval in late 2008 or early 2009.

A troop sponsored by American Scouters operated for a time at Bagram Air Base north of Kabul but had no connection with ASA.

2005 saw Afghans in Nepal, 2006 in Sri Lanka and Korea, 2007 in Pakistan and Japan and this year it is anticipated 12 male and female Scouts will travel to Bangladesh.

Adult Scout leaders for all sections are usually schoolteachers, but others volunteers may join, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Education.

The total cost for these items is about 1800 Afghanis, or 36 US dollars; a huge sum when one considers $10 a good daily wage in Afghanistan.

Although scouts may perform odd jobs to earn the money a few Afghanis at a time, in some areas uniforms are simply unaffordable.

War left Afghanistan with a broken communication system, so word has been slow to spread between the national headquarters and troops.