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    Literacy week

    KABUL: The current week was declared on Monday as "Literacy Week in Afghanistan", a country with more than 10 million illiterate people.
    Deputy Education Minister Muhammad Sarwar Hussaini said the number of illiterate people had been reduced half a million less this year.
    Addressing a press conference in Kabul, he said last year, 11 million Afghans were illiterate. The number this year is 10.5 million, including 64 percent women.
    He said that 22,000 educational centres and 2,500 mosques were currently imparting literacy trainings across the country.
    A literate person, according to Hussaini, is one who can read, write, calculate and communicate properly.
    Over the coming four years, another three million people would undergo literacy trainings in different parts of Afghanistan.
    Lack of funds and insecurity were the main factors behind the high illiteracy rate in the country, he explained.


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    A line[Durrand line] of hatred that raised a wall between the two brothers -Hamid Karzai

    For generations, the Hindus of India prayed for deliverance from "the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the vengeance of the Afghan."


    The men of Kábul and Khilj also went home; and whenever they were questioned about the Musulmáns of the Kohistán (the mountains), and how matters stood there, they said, "Don't call it Kohistán, but Afghánistán; for there is nothing there but Afgháns and disturbances." Thus it is clear that for this reason the people of the country call their home in their own language Afghánistán, and themselves Afgháns. The people of India call them Patán; but the reason for this is not known. But it occurs to me, that when, under the rule of Muhammadan sovereigns, Musulmáns first came to the city of Patná, and dwelt there, the people of India (for that reason) called them Patáns—but God knows!

    -Ferishta, 1560–1620
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  • #2
    Thats great news.....

    Admin Khan... your post are always worth reading.....its mostly concerning the development in Afghanistan and its through u we get all this good news...
    Manana....

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    • #3
      Thats good.

      In a certain district in Kabul, there is a park next to a college instution and masjid. There is a small building in the park that teaches woman how to read in write in English. It is women that teach other women, of all ages. They even teach how to read and write in Arabic, Dari, and Pashto. And if i am not mistaken, its free for enrollment.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Samima
        Free?
        The teachers do it out of free will. Or so i heard. I am not 100% sure if its free or not because they teach poor and illiterate woman. So i am not exactly sure to be honest. But hey, its something right

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Samima
          Is it true that Kabul has literate people?
          Oh yes. I spoke with a few Kabul University current students, and some alumni students as well. They said Kabul has a boast of students in Kabul University and a few small private institutions. The big rise has been more focused on females. Grade schools have an increase of students now. There are small private schools that teach only woman. I mean its going good so far.

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