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Photos of new school in Herat province

Yesterday, Afghan and foreign officials, students, and community leaders attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new school building in Majkhandak village, Karukh district, Herat province. The new school has 12 classroom and even ramps in order to facilitate access to handicapped children. The project was funded by the Italian government. Here are some photos (provided […]

December 23, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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Big Day For Education In Afghanistan!

Today was a big day for education in Afghanistan. Three new school buildings were inaugurated in Sar-e Pul province, a stone laying ceremony was held for a new school building to be built in Mazar-e Sharif, and Germany pledged $24.6 million to Afghanistan’s education ministry. According to a press release from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education, […]

December 22, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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Another school building completed in Samangan province

Earlier this week, a new building for the Sayeedabad Girl’s Middle School in the Ferooz Nakhcher district of Afghanistan’s northern province of Samangan was inaugurated, according to Afghanistan’s Bakhtar news agency. Afghan education officials said the new building was built in 7 months at a cost of $160,000.  Funding for the project came from Sweden. […]

December 17, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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Two new school buildings inaugurated in northern Afghanistan

According to an official from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education, a building for the Nasir Khan Kheil Girl’s Primary School in the Hesah Awal Kohistan district of Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Kapisa was inaugurated today. The new school building is surrounded by a wall, and it has 9 classrooms, 1 administrative room, 12 restrooms and a […]

December 13, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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Two new school buildings completed and an agreement signed to build another

Two new school buildings have been opened this week, and an agreement has been signed to build another one, according to an official from  Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education. Today, Habiba Sorabi, the governor of Bamyan province, and Mohammad Reza Ida, the province’s head of the education department, students, and teachers attended an inauguration ceremony for […]

December 8, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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Two new school buildings inaugurated in western Afghanistan

Earlier this week, according to a press release issued by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education, two new school buildings were inaugurated in western Afghanistan. The first building is for the boys and girls Tajekhaa Primary School in the Muqur district of Badghis province. The building was built in 6 months at a cost of 47, 000 […]

December 1, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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Thirst For Knowledge Drives School Expansions

Prophet Muhammad once said that the seeking of knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim. In fact, the thirst for knowledge by students in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost has driven school attendance by such numbers that it’s driving school expansions in the province. For example, in Mohammad Sidiq Rohee High School, attendance has increased by […]

November 7, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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Education departments in Maidan Wardak and Baghlan receive tables and chairs

An official from Afghanistan’s ministry of education said in a news release this week that the education departments in Maidan Wardak and Baghlan provinces have received international aid. First in Afghanistan’s province of Maidan Wardak, education officials received 1192 tables and chairs from the Turkish Provincial Reconstruction Team.  According to a statement from the education […]

November 5, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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New schools opened in Nangarhar and Badghis

A new agriculture vocational high school has been established in the Rodat district of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, said a press release issued yesterday by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education. A gathering was held where the establishment of the school was celebrated by students, teachers, community leaders and government officials. The press release also stated […]

November 2, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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Agreement signed to build 3 schools in Takhar province

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education issued a press release yesterday that an agreement has been signed with the Aga Khan Foundation to build 3 schools in Afghanistan’s north eastern province of Takhar. Abdul Jabar Taqwa, the governor of Takhar province, education officials, and representatives from the construction companies that will build the schools were present during […]

October 31, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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Building for a girls high school to be built in Badakshan; Laboratory inaugurated for high school in Ghazni

Afghanistan’s ministry of education issued press releases this week in which they announced that a stone laying ceremony was held for a new building that will be built for a girls high school in Afghanistan’s north eastern province of Badakshan, and a laboratory has been built for a high school in the province of Ghazni. […]

October 29, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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School for Blind Established In Herat; 2 Girls High Schools In Jowzjan Get Water System

Yesterday, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education issued a press release stating that a school for the blind has been established in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat. This is now the second school for the blind in Afghanistan, the other is in Kabul. This school has grades 1 to 4 and will teach students Braille as well as other important […]

October 24, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Human Rights, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights