200 graduate from higher education institute

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): At least 200 students, including girls, have graduated from the Mirwais Neka Higher Education Institute in southern Kandahar province.

The graduates, who were awarded diplomas, included a mother and her daughter, as well as a father and his son. The mother and her daughter graduated from the department of justice while the father and his son studied administration and diplomacy.

The graduation ceremony, held in a private hall, was attended by officials of the institute, students and parents.

Dr. Naqibullah Afghan, director of the Mirwais Neka Higher Education Institute, said the institute had trained hundreds of young graduates over the last 10 years.

He added considering their activities, the authorities should cooperate with them on launching the master’s programme.

Graduates said they were happy to complete their higher education, but were worried about getting jobs, because thousands of young people were currently unemployed.

Sharifa, one of the graduates, said with the Taliban takeover, jobs for women in government institutions were declining. She believed they might not be provided jobs.

Munir Ahmad, another graduate, also complained of growing unemployment under the current government. He is worried about his future.

Meanwhile, the head of the governor’s office, said they were trying to provide jobs to all young people without any discrimination.

Eng. Mohammad Nasir Nekzad, head of the higher education department in the southern zone, also responded to students' concerns by saying the government was committed to promoting modern sciences.

He claimed 98 percent of university graduates had found jobs.

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