Press TV / January 12, 2016 At least three schoolgirls have lost their lives and eight others sustained injuries in a mortar attack by the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost. The Afghan Ministry of Education announced in a statement that a mortar round slammed into a primary school in the Bak district
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 12, 2016 Nearly one in four children growing up in conflict zones are missing out on education, with Afghanistan among the four worst-affected countries, the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) said on January 12. An estimated 24 million children of school age are not in school in 22 countries affected
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 11, 2016 At least three Afghan children have been killed after a mortar bomb hit a school in eastern Afghanistan. The Afghan Education Ministry said in a statement on January 11 that the attack in Khost Province also wounded eight students at the secondary school. There was no claim of
Tolo News: A report prepared by a presidential task team assigned to investigate reports of ghost schools, teachers and students reveals that there are hundreds of ghost schools and thousands of ghost teachers and students recorded around the country. The report, which was leaked to TOLO news, also states that millions of dollars has been embezzled from
Khaama Press December 25, 2015 Modi announces 500 scholarships for the children of martyred Afghan troops – The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced 500 scholarships for the children of members of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANS) who have lost their lives defending the country. In his speech during the inauguration ceremony of the
IRIN: Intensifying conflict in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province has forced more than 150 schools to close, leaving about 100,000 students vulnerable to recruitment by the Taliban. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: The Government of the United States plans to award 80 Fulbright scholarships to Afghan students this year, including 77 for Master’s and 3 for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degrees. With an aim to increase the number of scholarships every year after more than 20 years of suspension, the US government has awarded scholarships
Khaama Press December 6, 2015 The American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian, Angelina will donate all the proceeds from her work on the film ‘The Breadwinner’ to the education of Afghan girls. Angelina has visited Afghanistan twice during the recent years and funds a girls school in north of Kabul through profits from her jewellery collection.
Global Voices: In Afghanistan, education begins at home. That is the message of Saber Hussaini, a 35-year-old author and storyteller who has been on his bike for more than a month, distributing volumes of children’s books in villages where there is a demand for reading materials and a program of learning that local government cannot satisfy.
Khaama Press November 25, 2015 United Nations (UN) says the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan continues to severely restrict access to education for women and girls Overall, for the first nine months (1 January to 30 September) of 2015, approximately 210 schools closed due to conflict, affecting access to education to more than 20,500 girls. Direct threats