GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Students at Ghazni University say their studies are suffering due to noise and other distractions at the new location the school has been moved to.

Anayatullah, one of the students, told Pajhwok Afghan News, the university had been relocated outside the city near to the busy Kabul-Kandahar road.

In the same place are a large number of car workshops and students are unable to focus on their studies because of the noise, he said.

The site of Ghazni University has been transient over the past three years. Earlier, the university was operating out of another rented building, but moved to its present location about 10 days ago.

Sher Khan, a resident of eastern Nangarhar province and student of the university, said there had been many complaints about the new location.

Khan, who has been studying at the university for the past two years, said all students, particularly girls, were unhappy with the new building.

He said its distance from city, insecure location and proximity to the workshops were among the complaints he had heard. The university had been inaugurated by President Hamid Karzai during his visit to the province about six years ago.

The foundation stone was laid by the then-interior minister, Ali Ahmad Jalali, five years ago. But construction had not started until recently.

Abdul Wali Khanzada, a member of the provincial council, said he had also heard the students complaints.

He said provincial council members and students had visited some potential buildings together, but the government had made its own choice.

Around 700 students are presently studying agriculture, training and teaching at the university.

Director of the university Ahmad Shah Rafiqi, said he could not do anything about the selection of the building as the current one was the best option.

The building has 50 rooms and costs 110,000 afghanis per month in rent.

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