Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

13 schools in 8 different provinces to be completed over the next 6 months

According to a report yesterday from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN), contracts have just been signed for the building of thirteen new schools in eight different provinces in Afghanistan.  These schools will be constructed over the next six months, at a cost of more than $1.6 million. These schools will give almost 8,500 students the opportunity […]

August 17, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Four New Schools To Be Built In Sar-e Pol Province

Last week, the Wakht News Agency (WNA) reported that the Ministry of Education announced that the foundations for four schools have been poured in the northern province of Sar-e Pol. Officials from the provincial education department, tribal elders and teachers attended the foundation stone laying ceremonies for the schools. Per the WNA report, a school […]

August 7, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Construction work completed on one school building and work started on another

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced today that a new building for the Shaheed Mohammad Ismael Middle School was recently inaugurated in the Alingar district of Afghanistan’s north eastern province of Laghman. According to a ministry official, the school building took 9 months to build at a cost of $32,000. It has 4 classrooms, 2 administrative […]

July 25, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Reports: New development projects to begin and others have been completed in Afghanistan

Across Afghanistan there are scores of new development projects that will either soon be launched or have been completed. Many of these projects will not only bring much needed infrastructure and money to the Afghan government, but also bring much needed services to the people of Afghanistan. On July 2, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported […]

July 5, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Health News, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

Bamiyan to get a new hospital, and a new school building will be built in Kabul

Afghanistan’s Bakthar News Agency reported earlier this week that a new 100 bed hospital will be built in Afghanistan’s central province of Bamiyan. Funding for the project, including the equipment for the hospital will come from the Iranian government. Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Fada Hossein Maleki, met with Afghanistan’s second vice president, Mohammad Karim Khalili […]

June 19, 2011 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Education, Health News, Reconstruction and Development

4 new school building inaugurated in Sar-e Pol province

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced that 4 new school buildings have recently been constructed and inaugurated in the Sangcharak district of Afghanistan’s northern province of Sar-e Pol. The buildings were built for the the following middle schools: Shams Boys Middle School, Arfaan Girls Middle School, Topkhana Middle School and Khoram Faza Girls Middle School. The […]

June 12, 2011 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Construction starts on new school building in Herat, and a new school building is inaugurated in Kunar

Afghanistan’ Ministry of Education announced this week that construction has begun on a new school building for the Ustad Fakiri Suljuki High School in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat. A foundation stone laying ceremony was held recently in which Herat’s provincial governor, Daoud Saba, community leaders, teachers and students were in attendance. The building which […]

June 10, 2011 · admin · No Comments
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Ghazni to get two more schools and a sports gymnasium

Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency reported today that construction work on 2 new school buildings started yesterday in Ghazni province. One building is for the Imam Qaem Bakawel High School, and the other is for the Al Biruni Girl’s High School. Once completed, both school buildings will have 12 classrooms and 4 administrative rooms. Funding the […]

June 5, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Afghan students graduate from a major university and others receive scholarships

32 Afghan students celebrated their graduation yesterday from the American University of Afghanistan. The students, including eight women, received bachelor’s degrees in business, information technology, computer science, political science, and public administration. These Afghan students have made history as they are the American University of Afghanistan’s first graduating class. United States Ambassador Karl Eikenberry participated […]

May 27, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Human Rights, Women's Rights

New schools to be built and a factory inaugurated

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced yesterday that the foundation stone for a new girl’s elementary school has been laid in the Paghman district of Kabul province. A ceremony was held to mark the occasion and local officials as well as teachers and students attended. The new building will be built in 6 months at a […]

May 23, 2011 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Health News, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

Courthouse building in Kunar, school building in Panjshir inaugurated; Solar lights installed in Khost

This week, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported that a new courthouse building was inaugurated in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Kunar. The three-storey building is for the Asadabad Court of Appeals. It took 16 months to built at a cost of $440,000. Funding for the project was provided by the United States. The building has 30 […]

May 13, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Environmental Issues, Reconstruction and Development

Private Higher Education Institute Opens In Khost; 2 New School Buildings To Be Built In Kapisa

Today in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost, Pamir Institute, the first-ever private higher education in the province was officially inaugurated and opened, according to a report from Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency. The provincial governor, Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, community leaders, teachers, and students attended the ceremony. The school was founded by Professor Syed Karim Shah Nekmal, […]

April 24, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development