Education

Acting Education Minister Mawlavi Habibullah Agha has held a meeting with Shaikh Abdul Rahman Hachkala, head of a Turkish Ulema delegation and discuss matters related to the education system in Afghanistan.

The number of students in private universities has decreased by 50 percent, rendering the higher educational institutes unable to meet their expenses and pay government taxes.

On the eve of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) third anniversary of coming to power for the second time, some girls urged the reopening of schools and universities for girls and women in line with Sharia law.

Some newly graduated students of a semi-medical higher education institute in southeastern Khost province have asked the government to provide them with job opportunities.

A youth in ​​Greshk district of southern Helmand province started imparting free education to children including girls up to the third grade at his home two years ago, but he complains about a shortage of classrooms and stationery.

The Qamar Foundation which provides help to vulnerable people, orphans and reconstructs mosques has announced 300 bachelor scholarships for boys and girls.

A book reading competition titled Alhaq-ul-Yamin has kicked off in Maimana, the capital of northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Saturday.

Some girls who missed this year’s Kankor examination are hopeful for the future and asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government to allow girls and women to attend schools and universities so they could be included in the next year’s Kankor examination as well.

Construction work on a school building has been launched in Barki Barak district of central Logar province, an official announced on Thursday.

Eighty women and 20 men graduated from a six-month vocational training program in central Uruzgan province on Thursday.

Senior officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) have underlined the need for modern education and expanding opportunities for youth.

The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) says fresh university graduates will be appointed to government departments in coordination with other ministries.