KABUL Minister Mirwais Balkhi on Thursday said insecurity and cultural restrictions deprived 42 percent of the country’s population of an education.
Balkhi was addressing a conference “Education for Peace” in Kabul in connection with World Literacy Day.
The minister said according to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 42 percent of Afghanistan’s population or 10 million individuals had been deprived of education.
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