Education

The annual elementary school examinations will begin in cold areas on November 16, the Ministry of Education (MoE) announced on Sunday.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) would introduce an education strategy which would protect Islamic and cultural values, a statement said on Tuesday.

Officials of the Department of Teacher Training and Professional Development (TTPD) say that around 50,000 teachers in public schools are still teaching against their profession, an official said on Sunday.

Ministry of Education (MoE) top officials have emphasized on elimination of the gap between religious and modern education as well as the gap between religious seminaries and schools.

The students of Afghan-Turk schools have exhibited their work at a day-long science and art exhibition in the capital Kabul on Thursday.

Spending their own money, residents of the Jaghatu district of southern Ghazni province have constructed a new school building at a cost of five million afghanis.

Some students in the Chaharbulok district of northern Balkh province have complained about the shortage of teachers and non-availability of school buildings and drinking water.

A one-day exhibition of scientific and robotic items made by the students of a private school was held in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province.

At least 4,000 men and women are being imparted education through 193 classes as part of a literacy program in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Thursday.

Doha and Jakarta have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) offering scholarships for Afghan students to pursue education in Indonesia.

Officials at the Education Department of northern Baghlan province say more than 29,000 children are enrolled in community-based education classes across six districts, including the provincial capital.

Jamiat-i-Islah, Hizb-ul-Tahrir, Salafi and Daesh are groups that promote disunity among Muslims under the name of Islam, an official said on Saturday.