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Afghan children robbed of education by admin in Culture visit site

THE resumption of regular schooling - especially for girls - has been one of the more uplifting aspects of Afghanistan's reconstruction, but Taliban brutality and crony greed are forcing thousands to stay at home in fear for their lives or to face years in front of the blackboard in dilapidated tents. More than 200 schools have been attacked since early last year and according to Human Rights Watch the attacks have left entire districts without schools, teachers and educational ...

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Shakespeare in Kabul: After years of a Taliban war on the arts, Afghan theater draws a tentative audience by admin in Culture visit site

"These beautiful buildings may be destroyed by rain or sun, but I have built a palace of poetry which will never be damaged." Ferdowsi, "Shahnameh" The towering mud and straw flanks of Herat's old citadel in western Afghanistan have seen the rise and fall of a thousand years' worth of Central Asian empires. They have protected noble kings, been damaged by bloodthirsty armies and served as a refuge for weary travelers on the Silk Road. But even a building as old as this ...

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322 schools to be constructed in five months: Minister - PakTribune by admin in Culture visit site

KABUL: Minister for Education Muhammad Hanif Atmar has said that 322 schools across the country will get buildings during the next five months. Speaking at a news conference, Atmar said in this regard, the ministry would sign contracts with construction companies within a month. He said the World Bank and some other donors were paying $16 million for the projects.