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Hopes run high as people welcome opening of universities

The opening of universities in warm areas of the country has been welcomed by students, professors and women's rights activists and has made youths optimistic about their future. After the fall of the previous regime on August 15…

100 varsity teachers to be sent abroad for PhD programmes

The Ministry of Higher Education says 100 lecturers of state-run universities will be sent abroad for PhD programmes under a new strategy. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, MoHE spokesman Hamid Obaidi said four lectures from…

Kabul University attack: 2 IS men sentenced to death

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the appellate court dealing with terrorism related crimes has sentenced five accused to jail terms from two to 25 years. Four months back, a number of assailants attacked the Kabul University and…

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Kabul University students asked to rejoin classes

KABUL (MoHE) on Thursday said it was working on a security plan for government universities and asked parents to send their children to Kabul University without any fear. At least 22 people were killed and 27 others wounded in an…

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23 Ghor University students test positive for Covid-19

Nearly two dozen students of the university in western Ghor province have tested positive for Covid-19 and are currently quarantined, an official said Sunday. The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) today said 75 new Covid-19 cases were detected…

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Teachers’ shortage: Paktika University students in trouble

More than half of lecturers of the university in southeastern Paktika province are busy pursuing their master’s degree education inside and outside the country, leaving students struggling with their studies. Kala Khan, an agriculture faculty student in the…

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89 Kandahar University teachers abroad pursuing studies

The University in southern Kandahar province has long been lacking faculty buildings and professional teachers, affecting education affairs on the campus, it was told a high level meeting here on Saturday. The meeting at the University of…

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Multimillion afghani projects change Nangarhar University’s look

Reconstruction projects worth 25 million afghanis have been completed and other similar projects costing $10 million are underway on the university campus in eastern Nangarhar province, The projects completed have reformed the university’s structural view. However, the most…

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Ground broken on Uruzgan University building

The foundation stone of a new building for the university in central Uruzgan province was laid in the Eidgah desert on Monday. Governor Mohammad Nazir Kharoti told Pajhwok Afghan News the university building was being constructed on 250…

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Fundraiser for blast-hit Paktia University launched

A youth group has launched a fundraiser for reconstruction of the university in southeastern Paktia province after a heavy explosion badly damaged the campus in Gardez, the provincial capital. The suicide and gun attack on the police headquarters…

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Explosives found in front of Kapisa university

MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhowk): Police in central Kapisa province on Wednesday found explosives in front of the Alberoni University. Police spokesman Mohammad Ayub Yousafzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosives had been placed in front of the university near Lankan office’s…

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Apology tendered over not playing national anthem

Syed Jamaluddin Afghan University officials in eastern Kunar province on Saturday apologized over not playing the national anthem during a graduation ceremony. The ceremony at the Shariah Faculty took place about four days ago. The national anthem was…

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Balkh: 50 students graduate from Pashto literature

About 50 students on Tuesday celebrated their graduation from Pashto literature at the university in northern Balkh province. This year; the graduation party on the campus in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, was different from the past years as…

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Islamic university being established in Nangarhar

Construction of boundary wall around an Islamic International University began on Thursday in eastern Nangarhar province. The university’s establishment would cost $250 million in total and would take 15 years to complete, the higher education minister said. Farida…

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Logar University to have hostel facility

Construction work on a hostel building was launched at the university in central Logar province on Monday, officials said. Governor Halim Fidai told Pajhwok Afghan News the hostel facility would be constructed at a cost of 20 million…

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Nangarhar University prepares national wheat policy

A teacher at the Nangarhar University has prepared a national policy on wheat production and if implemented, the policy would help Afghanistan gain self-sufficiency in the crop. The five-year plan will be soon presented to the agriculture ministry…

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Work launched on 3 buildings at Bamyan University

Construction work was launched on Sunday on three buildings for two faculties and a girls’ hostel on the university campus in central Bamyan province. The buildings, a $1.5 million project, are being constructed with financial support from the…

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Badakhshan University to have more classrooms

A 30-room building is being constructed on the university campus in northeastern Badakhshan University to accommodate eighty percent students, an official said on Monday.  Construction of the building, a 43 million afghanis project, was recently launched on one-fourth…

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Students demand proper building for Paktika University

Students in southeastern Paktika province on Wednesday complained their university lacked a proper building, saying they were faced with several problems.  Mohammad Yar, a student of Paktia University’s Education Faculty, told Pajhwok Afghan News the university had been…

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27 university students detained in Nangarhar raid

Twenty-seven university students have been arrested for carrying Taliban and Daesh flags during a protest rally in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Tuesday said. Some days ago, a number of Nangarhar University students, carrying flags of Islamic…

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Nangarhar students carrying Taliban, IS flags being probed

Local officials on Tuesday promised investigating a recent rally in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, where participants carried the flags of a militant outfits. Some days ago, a number of Nangarhar University students, carrying the flags…

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