Nuristan: Nearly 70% of schools in Nuristan Province lack physical structures, according to information released by Afghanistan's education ministry on Monday.
According to media reports, which cited officials from the education department, only 60 of the 214 schools in the Nuristan province have buildings. In order to solve the issue, the government has mandated that temporary tents be deployed at these schools.
Mawlawi Tah Motamen, the director of education of Nuristan, remarked, “"In order to make progress in building the structures, we constantly share this problem with every responsible institution to solve our problem."
The local media said that thousands of kids in the Nuristan region have been studying for years with difficulties and without buildings, which has had a bad impact on them.
"Our school is quite distant from the village, I want to learn, we have many problems in this school, we do not have a pen, a booklet, or a book. When it rains, our school is closed, and we study here in the sweltering heat. We ask that the government solve this problem," said Habiba, a student.
"We are coming here from far villages, our road is damaged, we climb this mountain every day and we are afraid of falling. The government should create a school and a road for us so that we can easily come to our classes," said Aisha, another student.
The lack of educational resources in the schools has also been lamented by the province's teachers and people, who have asked the Islamic Emirate to give their issues serious consideration.
"I had been teaching them under the shade of trees, and we have no pens or paper," said Mohammad Hanif, a teacher.
"I am very happy that students are coming and studying," said Nuristan's resident Shah Khan.
According to government statistics, there are currently 36,000 pupils, including 16,000 females, enrolled in the 214 schools in the Nuristan province, and female students older than sixth grade are still not permitted to attend school.
After the Taliban seized power in August of last year, various choices were made that deny young girls and women their human rights, and the state of education in Afghanistan has deteriorated.
