India to launch work on Kandahar university
The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) on Wednesday announced India would launch work on a major science and agro-tech university in a month in southern Kandahar province.
A statement from MoHE said a meeting on how to facilitate work on the university and provide it with sophisticated technology, including curriculum, laboratories and research farm was held in Kabul and attended by senior government officials.
Work on the university would be formally launched next month and a list of requirements for the university was prepared by agro-experts and handed over to Indian officials, the statement added.
During his recent visit to New Delhi, President Hamid Karzai proposed the establishment of a university and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh committed to grant $70 million in aid. The university will be built on 2,030 acres of land.
India to launch work on Kandahar university | Pajhwok Afghan News


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