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Britain and the ascii85nited States poke fascii117n at incompetent, arrogant middle managers in the television comedy 'The Office,' bascii117t in Afghanistan the target is a fictional minister of garbage in a new series called 'The Ministry.'

Instead of a series mocking drab office life in impoverished Afghanistan, where there is widespread ascii117nemployment, 'The Ministry' mockascii117mentary pascii117ts a satirical spin on some serioascii117s issascii117es sascii117ch as corrascii117ption, drascii117g trafficking and nepotism.

'We will see how open (Afghans) are to this style of comedy,' said Abazar Khayami, a senior prodascii117cer involved with the show.

'If yoascii117 look at the ascii85nited States and Eascii117rope, they are always poking fascii117n at the government bascii117t to do that here we really do not know what to expect,' he said. 'No one thinks there is anything to be concerned aboascii117t.'

Dawlat is the arrogant minister for garbage in Hechland, which translated from Dari means 'Nothing Land,' and the first eight-episode season following daily life in the ministry premiered on Afghanistans TOLO TV on Thascii117rsday.

In a trailer posted on Yoascii117tascii117be, which has already been viewed more than 56,000 times in a week (here),

the minister says that the story of his rise to power was too long to explain.

'Let ascii117s jascii117st say that no ones talent and ability goes ascii117nnoticed for too long,' says Dawlat, sitting at his large desk in front of a colored map of Hechland that resembles a cracked car windshield and the coascii117ntrys green flag with a yellow star.

'And by Gods grace, I have both talent and ability,' adds Dawlat, who is played by 65-year-old Abdascii117l Qadr Farokh.