The organization's missions are to help the people of afghanistan rebuild their social and economic structures shattered by years of war, in sustainable environmentally respectful ways, by undertaking initiatives in afghanistan to (a) expand the production of licit local crops and create value-added products from those crops for the domestic and international markets, and (b) assist local and regional developmental planning efforts.

International , International Relief

Arghand cooperative purpose is to contribute to the economic development of southern afghanistan by producing high quality, all natural skin care and certain other products from the legendary fruits of the kandahar region - thus also competing with the opium industry by expanding the market for licit crops.