The Ancient the sociology of France in Afghanistan, or briefly Dafa (Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan) (DAFA), a Institute of Archaeology, which in 1922 was to request the government of Afghanistan in order to advance archaeological research in Afghanistan was created.

After a break working at the time of the Second World War, the activities of the institute once again in the years 1946 to 1947, the attack, and until the time of the closures it from the side of the pro-Soviet government in Afghanistan in the year 1982 to, the activity continued. In the year 2003, etc. based on agreement with the Afghan authorities, the Ministry of foreign affairs of France, decided to reopen and resume the activities of the Dafa in Afghanistan.

Dafa twenty-seventh institute has ever been in France outside of the country. Continue by signing the agreement to the date of 16 February 2004, in cooperation, France and Afghanistan in the field of heritage, archaeology and architecture, to the reopening of objectivity forgiven. Dafa today, tens of projects across the country supervision: negotiations and participate in the provision map, the archaeology of Afghanistan. excavations archaeology in the West, Herat, Bamyan, etc. El Staff Sgt. restoration of ancient heritage, movable and immovable (Dafa, especially in the restoration of the mosque of Haji walks in the north of Afghanistan works), education professionals, Afghan heritage, ancient., the opening (Museum) in Mazar-i-Sharif. in collaboration with the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul, and so on. Dafa also a library with exceptional richness in approximately 10,000 volumes effect and 3000, magazine, periodical about archaeology and history of this region.