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| Khurasan private university will provide free education to 120 students in Nangarhar |
| 2016-02-25 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] Khurasan University (KU) which is a private educational institution will provide free education to 120 students in Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. KU President said during a presser on Wednesday that he has requested the education directorate of Nangarhar to identify outstanding boys and girls to him who graduated from 12th grade in the educational year 1394. Ahmad Farouq Kamal added that these students would be granted admission to the engineering, economic and computer science faculties. Kamal also offered a 50 percent discount for all girls who have graduated from 12th grade in the same year and desire to continue their studies. Deputy Governor Mohammad Hanif Gardiwal who also attended the presser in Nangarhar Governor House Media and Information Office praised Khurasan University for its unique step for promoting education. Gardiwal encouraged other private educational institutions to step forward and help those who are unable to proceed with their degrees for economic reasons or their marks did not match the areas of education they selected during the last Kankor 'university entry test' taken by the government. |
| Posted by:Fred |