Education

At a private school in Kabul, students prepare homemade healthy meals every Wednesday instead of harmful snacks sold in the market—a program that has not only changed their unhealthy eating habits but also encouraged families to prepare nutritious foods.

The Minister of Higher Education has urged students to pursue both scientific and moral development with full awareness, good ethics, proper behaviour and by avoiding the waste of time, particularly when using electronic devices.

The higher education minister has underlined the need for aligning Afghanistan’s university system with Islamic principles and global standards.

The Department of Education says the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has provided education to nearly 17,000 boys and girls through community-based classes in the central Logar province this year.

The Department of Education in northern Jawzjan has established literacy classes at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), offering new hope to those long deprived of basic education.

The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) has announced the launch of eight master’s and four PhD programmes at five universities of the country.

The UN Women section has announced that based on a survey, among rural populations, 87% of men and 95% of women support girls’ education, while in urban areas the figures was 95% for both men and women.

Residents of southern Ghazni province have voiced their concern over a shortage of teachers in schools. They say the problem has severely affected the quality of education.

On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the caretaker government’s re-establishment, Afghan girls urged the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to reopen schools beyond grade six and allow female students to return to universities.

The Ministry of Education honored Samiullah, a talented Afghan child who has earned the nickname “Calculating Machine” for his extraordinary abilities in performing mathematical calculations.

The governor of central Kabul province has said science should serve the nation and society, and Afghan youth should excel in the field of science at the regional level.

About 70 school buildings, work on launched in the previous government under the National Citizen Charter Programme, remains incomplete in southeastern Khost province.