Afghanistan, Dec. 20 -- Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai urged authorities to reopen schools and universities to girls, saying education beyond sixth grade is essential for Afghanistan's future.
Hamid Karzai urged Afghanistan's rulers to reopen schools and universities to girls, saying education was essential for the country's future and long-term self-reliance.
In a post on X on Saturday, Decemebr 20, Karzai said knowledge and learning were the foundations of progress and dignity in any society, adding that Afghanistan could not develop while denying education to half its population.
He said the country urgently needed trained professionals, including doctors, engineers, economists and specialists in other fields, warning that ...