Education

Some students in the Albarz district of northern Balkh province have complained about the non-availability of school buildings, shortage teachers and learning materials.

The Ministry of Higher Education has purchased laboratory equipment worth 270 million afghanis for laboratories of all government educational institutions, faculties of education and science.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai has urged the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) leadership to lift curbs on girls’ education.

The Afghan community needs professionals of both religious and modern sciences in every field, some IEA officials said during a graduation ceremony at Kabul Polytechnic University on Sunday.

Muslim World League (MWL) secretary general Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Kareem Al-Issa says Islam imposes no restrictions on girls’ education.

Former US special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has slammed the meeting on girls’ education in Pakistan a propaganda move as part of ongoing conflict with the caretaker government in Kabul.

The Ministry of Education's Teacher Professional Development and Curriculum Directorate has launched a capacity building program for hundreds of teachers in central Logar province, an official said on Thursday.

Beneficiaries of free education at the Youth Training Centre in northeastern Badakhshan province demand greater opportunities to acquire essential skills.

Residents of northern Sar-i-Pul province have donated more than 5.5 acres of land to the Ministry of Education and contributed nearly 19 million afghanis for construction of school buildings during the past 10 months.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) leadership has approved adding medical faculty to the University of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official announced on Tuesday.

Free computer programme, mathematics and other subjects’ tuitions for 700 students has been started in Gardez, the capital of southeastern Paktia province and districts, an official said on Monday.

The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) says it has purchased Turnitin and Grammarly software for the first time to standardize research and prevent plagiarism in universities.