Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

New Facilities for a Hospital and Student Teaching College

Public Health Director Dr. Noor Ahmad Sherzad told Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) that an upgrade, which included the addition of a new building to a 56 year old public hospital in Nimroz province, was recently completed. He added that patients who have previously relied upon the western Herat province zonal hospital will find this facility […]

May 10, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Health News, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Khost gets new medical university; water improvements made in Jalalabad

Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported Saturday that the Ahmad Shah Baba Medical University was officially opened at a well attended inaugural ceremony. The private university is the first of its kind in the southeastern Khost province. It is fully equipped, and staffed by local and foreign teachers. There are currently 105 students, though there is […]

April 29, 2012 · admin · No Comments
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New school building inaugurated and another school is reopened

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced today that a new building for a girls middle school was inaugurated in the Gosfandi district of Afghanistan’s province of Sar-e Pol. A special ceremony was held to honor the event in which community leaders, teachers and students attended. The school building took 1 year to build at a cost […]

April 22, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

New school building inaugurated in Nangarhar, another to be built in Parwan

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced today that a building for a vocational high school specializing in agriculture was inaugurated in the Rodat district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. Officials as well as students and teachers were present in a special opening ceremony. According to a ministry official, the school building was built in 5 months at […]

April 8, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Uruzgan gets first university, and new medical faculty to be built for Nangarhar University

Afghanistan’s central province of Uruzgan opened it’s first-ever public sector university last week, officials announced to the Afghan media. Afghan officials, such as the deputy governor, parliament members, as well as teachers and students participated in the inaugural ceremony. Resident of the province see the establishment of this school as a major achievement, especially for […]

March 31, 2012 · admin · No Comments
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Cement factory to be built in Herat province

The Iranian company Peshgaman Sanat-i-Majad will invest $150 million in establishing a cement factory that will produce one million tons of cement in the Zinda Jan district of Herat province, according to a report today from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). Afghanistan’s Minister of Mines, Wahidullah Shahrani said that this project will boost the country’s annual […]

March 18, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

Hospital opened in Khost, 90 schools to be built in Ghazni

A new maternity hospital was opened in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported today. The hospital which was opened by the international humanitarian organization, the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is a 56-bed maternity hospital which has a delivery room that offers obstetric care for normal and complicated deliveries, and an operating […]

March 4, 2012 · admin · 2 Comments
Posted in: Education, Health News, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Reports: Mega poultry farm to be setup in Nangarhar and a new school building inaugurated in Faryab

The foundation stone for a mega poultry farm was laid yesterday in the Kama district of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, according to a Pajhwok Afghan News report. Senior officials told the news agency that it will employ over 1000 Afghan men and women, and that the project is expected to take three and half […]

January 16, 2012 · admin · 2 Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

New school building and police logistics center to built in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced today that a foundation stone laying ceremony has been held for a new school building that will be built for the Haidar Khani High School in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Laghman. Afghan officials, students and teachers attended the ceremony, according to the announcement. Funding for the project will come from […]

November 13, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Security in Afghanistan

New school buildings inagurated in Kabul; Samangan schools get equipment

Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported today that buildings for two high schools in Kabul were inaugurated today. The building for the Sharak-e Mehdia High School has 22 classrooms and the building for the Syedul Shuhada High School has 12 classrooms. The project was funded by the Japanese at a cost of $615,000.  The buildings took […]

October 16, 2011 · admin · No Comments
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Khost Province: Sports stadium inaugurated, and a new school to be built

A sports stadium, built according to international standards, was recently inaugurated in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost. Provincial officials, members of parliament, and the provincial governor, Abdul Jabbar Naeemi participated in the inauguration ceremony. According to Afghan media reports, the stadium took three years to build at a cost of over a million dollars. Funding […]

October 2, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Education, Reconstruction and Development

Two new schools built in northern Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced today that 2 new school buildings have been inaugurated in northern Afghanistan. The first school building is for the Bala Murghab High School in the Murghab district of Badghis province. According to a ministry official, the building took 1 year to build at a cost $471,285. The buildings consists of […]

August 28, 2011 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development