 Also in 2008, ISK received a twenty-year registration under the leadership of the former Minister of Education, Hanif Atmar, at a special signing ceremony conducted at the Ministry of Education.Former First Lady Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice both took a special interest in ISK during past visits to Kabul and met with administrative representatives of the school.ISK was founded as Kabul International Academy under Peace Bridge International by Mr. David Michael.