education
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25000 Children Still in Tents after Kunar Quake
DID Press: Afghanistan office of Save the Children said that six months after the deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, around 25,000 children in Kunar Province are still living in tents and continuing their education in temporary spaces, as homes and…
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Nearly 3M Afghan Migrants Return in 2025, UN Warns of Humanitarian Strain
DID Press: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said nearly 2.78 million Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan since the start of 2025, marking one of the largest return waves in recent years. According to OCHA data,…
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Political Isolation, Knowledge Gaps Leave Afghanistan Vulnerable to External Threats
DID Press: Afghanistan’s recent vulnerabilities underscore a deeper strategic crisis: the combination of political isolation, gender discrimination, and limited access to modern education has left the country exposed to foreign interference. Analysts argue that national sovereignty cannot be maintained through…
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Pakistani Airstrike Kills 8 Schoolchildren in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education under the Taliban administration says eight schoolchildren—five boys and three girls—were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on Behsud district in Nangarhar. The ministry added that a separate strike in Barmal district of Paktika left…
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UNESCO Warns of Global Language Loss, Afghan Linguistic Diversity at Risk
DID Press: UNESCO issued a warning about the accelerating disappearance of languages worldwide, On the occasion of International Mother Language Day on February 21. The organization emphasized that linguistic diversity, a cornerstone of peace, human dignity, and social inclusion, is…
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Taliban Leader Orders Restraint on Language Policy to Avoid Tensions
DID Press: Following controversy over the removal of Persian and Uzbek from signs at some educational centers in northern Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a new directive urging local officials to refrain from any actions that could inflame linguistic or ethnic…
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Iran’s 1979 Revolution Sparks Regional Hope and Social Change, Especially in Afghanistan
DID Press: Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979 transmitted a message of hope and transformative change to neighboring countries, demonstrating that collective will can pave the way for development and progress. This message has particularly inspired nations seeking greater social…
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Japan: Girls’ Education Key to Afghanistan’s Integration with Global Community
DID Press: Kenichi Masamoto, Japan’s envoy to Afghanistan, stressed that progress in girls’ education is a critical condition for Afghanistan’s integration with the global community. Describing girls’ education as a core issue the international community is focusing on regarding Afghanistan,…
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Kabul Medical University To Add Islamic Medicine Faculty, Says Taliban
DID Press: Taliban Ministry of Higher Education has announced the establishment of the Faculty of Prophetic Traditional Medicine at Kabul Medical University, marking a significant step in formalizing the field of traditional medicine in Afghanistan. Under a special directive from…
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All Our Laws Based on Quran and Sharia, says Taliban Minister
DID Press: Taliban’s Minister of Higher Education, Nida Mohammad Nadim, in a speech at a graduation ceremony of religious students in Paktia province, emphasized that the group’s governance operates entirely under Sharia law and the Quran, with no interference from…
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