KABUL (Pajhwok): The number of Afghan students in Iranian schools has gone up to 800,000 from 500,000, an official said on Wednesday.
Mehdi Fayyazi, the deputy minister of education, estimated that about 800,000 Afghan students were currently studying in schools across Iran.
IRNA quoted him as linking the 40 percent increase to directives from Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in 2015.
Seven years back, Khamenei had stressed the need for educating all Afghan migrant students living in the neighbouring country.
The Ministry of Education in Tehran welcomes Afghan students at a time . . .
