Kabul: Afghan Higher Education Minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani Said on Sunday that the reason for the closure of universities is co-education and economic crisis.
Taliban The minister said that they will have to create separate classes for girls and hire additional lecturers which require more time and extra budget. Khama Press,
Haqqani was on tour Pakistan Recently discussed the problems of Afghan students with Islamabad authorities and concerned administrations.
Haqqani said, “We discussed the problems of Afghan students and we were assured by Pakistani authorities. Pakistan increased the annual scholarships for Afghan students by 500. Afghanistan will be awarded 1,500 scholarships every year.”
Meanwhile, Haqqani also said that no country would be allowed to award scholarships directly to people and that the scholarship would be managed through the Ministry of Higher Education, Khama Press reported.
He suggested the establishment of an independent university for Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
“Pakistan is an ideal country for Afghan students who want higher education because the country is cheap and equal to the Afghan people,” Haqqani said.
It comes as public universities and high schools for girls are yet to be reopened.
After the siege, the Taliban proposed a ban on coeducation. Khama Press reported that group officials had also ordered that girls would no longer be allowed to sit in the same classes as boys in universities.
Taliban The minister said that they will have to create separate classes for girls and hire additional lecturers which require more time and extra budget. Khama Press,
Haqqani was on tour Pakistan Recently discussed the problems of Afghan students with Islamabad authorities and concerned administrations.
Haqqani said, “We discussed the problems of Afghan students and we were assured by Pakistani authorities. Pakistan increased the annual scholarships for Afghan students by 500. Afghanistan will be awarded 1,500 scholarships every year.”
Meanwhile, Haqqani also said that no country would be allowed to award scholarships directly to people and that the scholarship would be managed through the Ministry of Higher Education, Khama Press reported.
He suggested the establishment of an independent university for Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
“Pakistan is an ideal country for Afghan students who want higher education because the country is cheap and equal to the Afghan people,” Haqqani said.
It comes as public universities and high schools for girls are yet to be reopened.
After the siege, the Taliban proposed a ban on coeducation. Khama Press reported that group officials had also ordered that girls would no longer be allowed to sit in the same classes as boys in universities.
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