Education

Nearly 3,500 candidates sit for Kankor exam in Herat

The solar year 1405 Kankor examination for graduates of grade 12 and religious schools (seminaries) has begun in western Herat province, with the presence of local and central officials.

Japan announces fully funded MEXT scholarships for Afghan students

Free education brings hope to orphaned children in Ghor

Kabul girl studies 300 books, authors work on Prophet’s wives

ILA honours Afghan for promoting cause of literacy

Obaidullah Baidar

3 Sep 2016 - 15:17

KABUL (Pajhwok): A young Afghan from southern Kandahar province has been honoured by a global . . .

Students fear more attacks on private universities

Khwaja Basir Fitri

27 Aug 2016 - 17:45

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some students of private universities in Kabul on Saturday demanded the government increase . . .

Taliban teach religious subjects in Ghazni schools

Pajhwok

25 Aug 2016 - 20:06

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Taliban militants have mixed their own curriculum with the one being taught at government-run schools in southern Ghazni province, officials say. Education

64 officials to attend capacity programme in Japan

Mohammad Halim Karimi

24 Aug 2016 - 18:15

KABUL (Pajhwok): Sixty-four government officials would be sent to Japan in the near future . . .

Taliban have shut 8 schools in Logar, says official

Abdul Maqsood Azizi

14 Aug 2016 - 12:58

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): The Taliban officials said on Sunday. However, the militant movement rejected the . . .

Half of Afghanistan schools without buildings: Minister

Hadi Ghafari

11 Aug 2016 - 18:25

BAMYAN (Pajhwok): The education lacked buildings and more than 16,000 teachers were only high school . . .

‘Warring sides sometimes use schools as bastions’

Mohammad Halim Karimi

9 Aug 2016 - 19:23

KABUL Minister Assadullah Hanif Balkhi on Tuesday said security forces and insurgents sometimes used schools . . .

Literacy, tailoring project for women launched in Kabul

Naheed Bashardost

1 Aug 2016 - 18:52

KABUL in the fields of literacy and tailoring so the participants could become educated and . . .

Over 6,000 women complete literacy course in Ghor

Hassan Hakimi

1 Aug 2016 - 18:34

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): As many as 6,131 women province, an official said on Monday.

Nangarhar University prepares national wheat policy

Zeerak Fahim

21 Jul 2016 - 20:03

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A teacher at the Nangarhar University has prepared a national policy on wheat production and if implemented, the policy would help

Ghazni-based private varsities turn into commercial centres

Pajhwok reporter

19 Jul 2016 - 12:28

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): A number of residents of southern Ghazni province complain private universities there focused more on grabbing money rather than providing students .

9 schools get surrounding walls in Logar

Abdul Maqsood Azizi

19 Jul 2016 - 09:46

PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Education officials on Monday said nine schools constructed with surrounding walls in . . .

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