[ On the record ] A profile · in two crafts
A practitioner of two crafts — the discipline of humanitarian operations & resilience, and the imagination of digital entrepreneurship from Mazar-e-Sharif.
PLATE I · BALKH HIGHLANDS · 2024
Zamanuddin Zafar is a practitioner with several years of experience in operations, resilience, and security management within international humanitarian organisations — including CARE International and International Medical Corps. He is the founder and executive director of Zafar Digital Solutions, a growing Afghan tech firm building professional websites, custom databases, and digital products.
With a background in both management and technology, Zafar's work concentrates on a single proposition: that digital transformation and job creation can be authored from Mazar-e-Sharif — and reach far beyond it.
Build with discipline. Lead with care. Create work that opens doors — not only mine, but those of the people I work with.
— Zamanuddin Zafar
A decade in the field — from regional security at Roshan Telecom, to operations & resilience at CARE International, to risk management for community programmes. The craft: translating uncertainty into protocols people can follow.
Founder of Zafar Digital Solutions — a studio building corporate websites, custom databases, social-media management and digital strategy. Engineered for Afghan businesses, ready for the global market.
| № | Period | Organisation | Role & remit | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2025 — present | Zafar Digital Solutions | Executive Director & Founder. Founded the studio to deliver corporate websites, e-commerce platforms, custom databases and digital marketing for Afghan businesses. |
Mazar, AF |
| 02 | 2024 — 2025 | CARE International | Operations & Resilience Officer. Maintained partner, stakeholder and government relationships; monitored security environments; first responder to incidents; weekly briefings to ORM Kabul. |
Balkh, AF |
| 03 | 2023 — 2024 | GR Daily Bread | Risk Management Specialist. Identified organisational hazards; built risk strategies and mitigation controls; advised senior management. |
Afghanistan |
| 04 | 2023 | Save the Children Intl. | Hygiene Trainer. Delivered community-level hygiene training programmes across Balkh province. |
Balkh, AF |
| 05 | 2022 — 2023 | International Medical Corps | Security Assistant. Patrol & monitoring; CCTV, alarms, access control; emergency response; investigations; collaboration with law enforcement. |
Afghanistan |
| 06 | 2014 — 2022 | Roshan — Telecom Dev. Co. | Regional Security Officer. Eight years protecting Afghanistan's flagship telecom operator across the northern region — the foundation of a long career in resilience. |
Mazar, AF |
| 07 | 2020 — 2021 | Afghans for Progressive Thinking | Adjudicator. Adjudicated debate competitions and youth programmes dedicated to civic discourse and critical thinking. |
Mazar, AF |
| 08 | 2016 — 2017 | ACDN | Project Program Coordinator. Coordinated multi-project portfolios; led scheduling, risk, stakeholder communications, budgets and review sessions. |
Balkh, AF |
From SOP authorship to field-level execution — running multi-stakeholder operations under pressure.
FieldRisk assessment, mitigation controls, incident investigation, contingency response advice.
FieldDetailed incident analysis, structured reports, follow-up and lessons-learned cycles.
FieldCorporate, e-commerce and personal websites; custom databases for operations, customers and data.
StudioSocial-media management, content creation and targeted advertising that converts.
StudioBuilding & maintaining relationships with partners, government and community elders.
FieldA studio for digital transformation. We help Afghan businesses — from start-ups to established enterprises — build a strong online presence, engage customers, and grow with confidence.
Corporate sites, e-commerce stores, personal portfolios — engineered to perform.
BuildEffective customer and data management tailored to how your business actually works.
BuildProfessional brand presence — strategy, calendar, content and growth.
GrowConsulting that puts your message in front of the right audience.
GrowEditorial-grade content paired with paid campaigns that drive engagement.
GrowSeamless, secure online payment integrations for digital storefronts.
BuildOperations & resilience lead — partner relations, risk monitoring, weekly ORM briefings.
Eight-year regional security officer; protected Afghanistan's flagship telecom operator across the north.
End-to-end build — brand, website, custom database for customer management and reporting.
Site security, CCTV / access control, investigations and law-enforcement liaison for medical operations.
Hazard identification, mitigation controls, integration of risk practice into business processes.
A representative selection. Detailed case studies available on request — open a brief.
Calm under pressure. Reliable in the field. The kind of operations lead you trust with the day you can't predict.
Translates uncertainty into protocols people can actually follow. That is rare anywhere — and especially valuable here.
Sharp eye for what a small business actually needs online. No upselling, no fluff. Just a website that works.
Bilingual, pragmatic, and serious. Bridges Afghan business culture and global standards in a way few people can.
Names withheld at the request of clients. References available privately.
Awarded at the Balkh Debating Championship for clarity of argument, composure under pressure, and command of public discourse — the same qualities Zaman brings to humanitarian negotiation today.
| Period | Institution | Field |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 — 21 | Balkh University | Islamic Studies — Islamic Law |
| 2018 — 21 | Kawun Inst. of Higher Education | Bachelor's, Business Administration |
| 2013 — 15 | Balkh Accounting Institute | Associate's, Accounting & Business Mgmt. |
| 2001 — 13 | Bakhtar High School | Secondary Diploma |
I work between two worlds — the field and the studio. One taught me discipline, the other gave me imagination. I build with both, for Afghanistan and beyond.
— Z. Z.زمانالدین ظفر، یک متخصص پرتلاش در عرصهٔ عملیات، تابآوری و مدیریت امنیت است. او بنیانگذار شرکت ظفر راهکار در زمینهٔ طراحی وبسایت، دیتابیس و راهحلهای دیجیتال است — با هدف توسعهٔ خدمات دیجیتال و اشتغالزایی در افغانستان و فراتر از آن.
— ز. ظ.A field record — from the studio to community meetings and the podium. Click any plate to enlarge.
