Many new schools inaugurated in Faryab province

Afghan Minister of Education, Farooq Wardak

Yesterday, Farooq Wardak, Afghanistan’s Minister of Education, and Norway’s ambassador to Afghanistan officially inaugurated 68 schools in Afghanistan’s northern province of Faryab.

A press release from the Ministry of Education said the schools were constructed at a cost of US $155 million. A lot of the money was donated by the Norwegian government. Wardak announced that there are plans to construct another 144 more schools in the province.

Also in Faryab province, construction started on a Teachers Training Institute in Maimana City. Funding (US $3 million) for the construction is being provided by the United States government via USAID (United States Agency for International Development). Construction work on the facility should be completed by next year.

August 5, 2010 · admin · One Comment
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