Acting Education Minister Meets with UN Special Representative
At a meeting with Roza Otunbayeva, the UN special representative for Afghanistan, Mawlawi Habibullah Agha, the acting minister of education, discussed the activities of the current government in the education sector. According to this Islamic Emirate official, the current government has made achievements in the fields of education, security, and the economy. On the eve of the academic year, the US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that education is a necessity for Afghanistan’s economic growth and stability. Price called on the Islamic Emirate to allow women to be educated and to fully participate in society....