<p>KANDAHAR CITY (<a href="/en/pan" class="glossify-link">PAN</a>): Four new schools were inaugurated in the Mianshin district of southern Kandahar province in a single day on Saturday, benefiting hundreds of students, officials said.</p>
<p>The provincial <a href="/en/high-peace-council" class="glossify-link">high peace council</a> department and security officials visited the district to inaugurate four primary schools and a newly-constructed building for the district headquarters.</p>
<p>Education Director Sher Agha Safi told Pajhwok Afghan News it was for the first time that four schools had simultaneously been opened in the district.</p>
<p>Books, notebooks, pens and other materials were distributed to students. He said they were trying to hire professional teachers for the schools and construct buildings for more to ensure a good education <a href="/en/environment" class="glossify-link">environment</a>.</p>
<p>The newly opened schools are located in Zabto, Lakhsang, Kariz and Dakht areas, he said, promising more schools would be inaugurated soon in Ghorak and Nish districts.</p>
<p>The newly inaugurated schools had no buildings, with students attending classes in the open. The education director asked area residents to send their children to school.</p>
<p>A building for the district headquarters was also inaugurated, said Haji Rozi Khan, the town's administrative head. He added the project was funded by International Security Assistance Force (<a href="/en/isaf" class="glossify-link">ISAF</a>) troops based in the province</p>
<p>Tribal elders called for the construction of a <a href="/en/health" class="glossify-link">health</a> centre and other civic facilities for residents, saying the district had long been ignored.</p>
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