<p class="s3" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">G</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">HAZNI (Pajhwok): </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">Nearly all school</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">-</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">age</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">d</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">children are deprived </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">of </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">education in Nawa district</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">of southern Ghazni province</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">, tribal elders said on Tuesday. </span></span></p>
<p class="s3" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">There are 500 small and big villages in Nawa distri</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">ct</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> and only one middle school exists in the entire district</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">. </span></span></p>
<p class="s4" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">A tribal elder of Nawa district</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">,</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> Mohammad Ab</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">i</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">d</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">,</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">told Pajhwok Afghan News they had shared this issue with government authorities several times during the past two decades</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">,</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> but their demand for education facilities </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">was turned down </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">due the wars in the area. </span></span></p>
<p class="s4" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">He said they recently purchased </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">a piece of </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">land </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">at </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">their own expenses and </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">were </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">try</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">ing</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> to build a </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">school </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">building </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">on the land.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-585722 " src="https://pajhwok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/شاگردان-درغزنی-1.jpg" alt="" width="524" height="339" /></p>
<p class="s4" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">He added: “</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">Local </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">residents were not ready to send their children to schools in the past, </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">but </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">now </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">that peace is established, </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">we want our boys and girls to be educated and </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">we </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">ask the government to pay attention to our problems.” </span></span></p>
<p class="s4" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">A </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">school teacher</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> Matiullah told Pajhwok no basic servi</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">c</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">es </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">could be </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">provided to the district</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> during the past two decades</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> and</span></span> <span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">its </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">residents face</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">d</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">many challenges including lack of education facilities for their children.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-585724 size-full" src="https://pajhwok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/شاگردان-درغزنی-3.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="354" /></p>
<p class="s4" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">Mohammad Aref, another teacher</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">,</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> asked the government of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">(IEA)</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> to build schools and provide the children with education facilities. </span></span></p>
<p class="s4" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">L</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">ocal official</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">s</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> admit problems </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">plaguing the</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">education</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">al sector</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> in Nawa district since years. </span></span></p>
<p class="s4" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">Gh</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">a</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">zni governor Amin Jan Omari told Pajwhok shortage of professional teacher</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">s</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> and education</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">facilities</span></span> <span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">was</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> a common issue in the country.</span></span></p>
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<p class="s4" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">He blamed the previous government for the </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">current state of </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">education </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">i</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">n Nawa district. </span></span></p>
<p class="s4" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">He said: “</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">This is true that the residents of Nawa district are deprived </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">of</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> education facilities and it is an undeveloped area.” </span></span></p>
<p class="s3" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">According to the governor, they have shared this issue with high level authorities of the government and hope</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">d</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> the issue </span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">will</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15"> be addressed. </span></span></p>
<p class="s3" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">a</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">w</span></span><span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont15">/ma</span></span></p>
