TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Forty percent of schools in northern Takhar province are without buildings, hampering the education of as many as 30,000 students, an official said on Wednesday.
Education Director MawlaviHizbullah said most students in some districts were studying under the open sky.
He said 40 percent of schools in the provinces were without building that causesd problems for 30,000 students to get the proper education.
Despite infrastructure and other technical shortcomings, the education director was thrilled to see the interest and eagerness of students with education.
He said the issue of the buildings had been shared with the central government and aid providing agencies.
Hamid Qarlaq, a resident of Dash-i-Qala district, said many students in the district were studying under the open sky and this was something of their concern.
He said the lack of educational materials and school buildings were key challenges about which the officials of the Islamic Emirate government should think.
He said during spring seasons, the students were affected by rainfall and in summer they could not study due to heat and sunlight.
Qarlaq warned if the incumbent government did not pay attention to this problem, many families will stop sending their children to school.
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