LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): High school students could not be provided enough textbooks despite half of the academic year passed in southern Helmand province, negatively impacting their studies. Of 1.5 million textbooks required, only 200, 000 books have reached students so far.
Quatratullah, a student at Shaheed Eng. Abdul Matin High School in Lashkargah, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan News they had been lacking enough textbooks for the past three years.
“From class 7th to class 9th, we faced the shortage of textbooks and had to buy most of books from the bazaar, but there . . .









