GARDEZ (Pajhwok) Seventy-five percent of schools in southeastern Paktia province lack of their own buildings , local officials and residents say.
There are total of 396 schools in the province, but 250 of them are without buildings, according to the provincial Education Department.
Governor Shamim Khan Katawazai told Pajhwok Afghan News that around 40 schools would get buildings this year in the province.
“Safe environment would be a real education year for Paktia as about 40 schools . . .
