THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO EXPLORE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, HUMANITARIAN AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF SAN DIEGO, USA AND JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN. CITIZENS, EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESSES, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS IN BOTH SAN DIEGO AND JALALABAD SUPPORT THIS SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP. SAN DIEGANS WANT TO FOSTER ENHANCED RECONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF JALALABAD IN THESE AND OTHER REGARDS, WHILE CONTINUING TO RESPECT AND LEARN AFGHANISTAN'S RICH CULTURE AND TRADITIONS, HERITAGE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY. UNITY BETWEEN AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF SAN DIEGO AND JALALABAD WILL BE STRENGTHENED THROUGH PERSONAL CONTACT, AND THROUGH COOPERATION, TRUST, TOLERANCE, PARTICIPATION AND ESTEEM. THE OVERALL SHARED GOAL OF BOTH COMMUNITIES IS PEACE, PROSPERITY, STABILITY AND JUSTICE.