Ghazni residents build school at personal cost of over 6m afs — Pajhwok

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of Taqchin area in Qarabagh district of southern Ghazni province have built a school building at a personal cost of more than six million afghanis, providing a better learning environment for around 300 students. The building was inaugurated on Sunday, October 18, in the presence of education officials, local authorities and residents. Eng. Mohammad Isa Haidari, the project manager, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the school building had been constructed on a 450-square-metre plot, while the entire school compound covered three jeribs of land. He said the building comprised eight classrooms, an administrative office, a library, a conference hall, an electricity system, a deep well, a clean water reservoir and toilets. A football field had also been built within the school compound, he added. Nematullah Tawakuli, a teacher at Taqchin School, said the previous school building had been constructed with public contributions in 1996 but had deteriorated over the years, forcing students to study in unsuitable conditions. He said the new building would provide students with a better learning environment and help improve their educational experience. Two students, Mohammad Amin and Mahnaz, told Pajhwok that the old school building had been in poor condition, with wind and rain making it difficult for them to study. They welcomed the construction of the new building but said they…