Iran promises education aid to Afghans
Bismillah Khan, who heads the education
department in western Afghanistan's Herat Province, said on 9 January that
the Iranian authorities have promised to assist his country's education
sector, the Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Mashhad-based Dari
service reported. Bismillah said this assistance includes providing scholarships
to Afghan students. The state-radio dispatch also described Iran's donation
of 15 buses to the Afghan Education Ministry and the construction of a
school in Herat Province. Afghan Education Minister Yunis Qanuni visited
Iran for two days in early November, IRNA reported on 6 November, and during
that time he met with his counterpart Morteza Haji-Qaem, President Mohammad
Khatami, and other Iranian officials, and the two sides signed a memorandum
of understanding on mutual cooperation in education and science. This agreement
covered school construction, the development of textbooks, and pedagogical
training. BS
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