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Education

Primary school for girls blown up in Ghazni capital

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
May 22, 2017 - 13:39
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): A girls’ school was blown up by unidentified people in the capital of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Monday. Education Director Mohammad Abid Abid told Pajhwok Afghan News the Albiruni Primary School in...
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Bamyan schools get 165 new teachers

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On
May 19, 2017 - 15:06
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Over 580 contenders have appeared in a test for 165 teacher positions on Friday in central Bamyan province, an official said on.
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Taliban ask teachers to compile results in their presence

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
May 19, 2017 - 00:23
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Some teachers in eastern Nangarhar province have accused the Taliban of interfering in their work, saying they have been warned not to prepare results without being supervised by the insurgents. The Taliban have allegedly...
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Girls’ school set alight; Taliban deny involvement

By
Qutbuddin Kohi
On
May 18, 2017 - 14:05
MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Unidentified gunmen have set a girls school on fire in the Pashtunkot district of northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Thursday. Education Director Ghulam Sakhi Bayan confirmed the incident, saying gunmen torched the...
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Nearly 200 schools lack buildings in Jawzjan

By
Hamid Tamkin
On
May 16, 2017 - 18:23
SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Local education officials on Tuesday said 184 of 403 schools in northern Jawzjan province lacked buildings and their students attended classes in the open. Provincial education director, Abdul Hai Yashin, presenting his...
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Ghazni students struggling with textbooks shortage

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
May 15, 2017 - 22:12
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): A number of provincial council members and residents of southern Ghazni province on Monday complained about the shortage of textbooks in schools despite the passage of two months of the current academic year.
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50 school students poisoned in Kabul

By
Zarghona Salehai
On
May 14, 2017 - 14:52
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Education (MoE) on Sunday said 50 school students were poisoned in the third education district of the capital Kabul. The students were poisoned during a program titled Supporting Education in Kabul city this morning...
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In 16 years, 1st girls’ school opens in Tagab district

By
Bakhtar Safi
On
May 12, 2017 - 14:07
MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): A school for girls has opened in the Tagab district of central Kapisa province after more than a decade and a half, an official said on Friday. Education Director Mohammad Nasim told Pajhwok Afghan News the school, which was...
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Kama teachers seek immediate release of colleagues

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
May 12, 2017 - 12:18
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Teachers in the Kama district of eastern Nangarhar province on Friday demanded the immediate release of their colleagues and distribution of land plots to them. A number of schoolteachers were arrested late on Thursday when they...
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University entrance exam kicks off in Balkh

By
‌Zabihullah Ihsas
On
May 11, 2017 - 19:59
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The university entrance test exam began in northern Balkh province on Thursday, with girls making half of the candidates.
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Certificate forgery being dealt with seriously: Balkhi

By
Shabnam Sherzad
On
May 09, 2017 - 20:57
KABUL (Pajhwok): Education Minister Asadullah Hanif Balkhi on Tuesday acknowledged forgery and corruption in issuance process of 12th grade school certificate, calling it ‘dangerous and impactful.’ However, he said serious efforts had been launched to resolve the problem.
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Khost teachers go on strike over land plots

By
Mohammad Haroon
On
May 06, 2017 - 17:03
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Teachers have closed 219 schools in southeastern Khost province in protest against what they say the government’s failure to distribute them land plots. The schools have been shut in Khost City, the capital of southeastern...
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Shinwari finds Kandahar’s education process poor

By
Basher Ahmad Naadim
On
May 05, 2017 - 16:25
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Deputy education minister Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Shinwari on Friday said the residents of southern Kandahar province were not satisfied with the education process. Shinwari, who visited Kandahar to assess the education process, met...
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Rising divorce rate in Ghazni blamed on foreign TV soaps

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
May 03, 2017 - 17:41
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Women ’s affairs department officials on Wednesday said they had registered 125 divorce cases in southern Ghazni province last solar year . While there were 90 divorce cases in 1394 solar year, the year before last solar year...
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Finance Ministry appreciates 8 large taxpayers

By
Beheshta Hashimi
On
May 01, 2017 - 20:53
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Monday appreciated eight large taxpayers for what it said timely and accurate tax payments.
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Taliban threaten shaved Paktika students with heavy fine

By
Rahim Khan Khoshal
On
May 01, 2017 - 18:23
SHARANA (Pajhwok): The Taliban have warned school students of fining them up to 500,000 Pakistani rupees for shaving beard, wearing tie or establishing contact with government officials, residents of Gayan district of southeastern Paktika province claimed on Monday.
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Cumbersome process of getting school certificate

By
Mohammad Halim Karimi
ZAHRA NAZARI
On
May 01, 2017 - 14:18
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some individuals are involved in making fake 12 th grade certificates, with the lengthy procedure for the document’s release from the concerned government body paving the ground for corruption and kickbacks, Pajhwok Afghan News has reliably learnt.
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Nangarhar students receiving computer training free of cost

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Apr 20, 2017 - 20:41
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Local education officials say thousands of students have been receiving computer training at 30 schools in eastern Nangarhar province, thanks to some donor organizations. Besides in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital,...
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Graft allegations against Balkhi irks Canadian Embassy

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On
Apr 17, 2017 - 23:51
KABUL (Pajhwok): Canada’s Embassy in Kabul on Monday expressed concern over corruption allegations against the Afghan education minister.
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Paktia traders threaten to tie up businesses

By
شکـور کامـران
On
Apr 16, 2017 - 16:56
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Traders, industrialists and wholesalers in southeastern Paktia province on Sunday complained they were paying taxes to both the government and the Taliban and warned of closing down their businesses. At a joint press conference in...
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