98 percent girls deprived of education in southeastern Paktika province, according to the provincial director of women affairs of Paktika.
Bibi Hawa Khoshiwal, in an interview with Khaama Presssaid that 98 percent girls in this province are left in dark and currently depriving of education.
Khoshiwal asked that the central government must pay more attention to the issue as it is very serious.
She said that there are schools in Paktika province but local culture, especially in most of the far flung areas, are preventing girls attend the schools or reach to the higher levels of education.
On the eve of 8th march, the International Women Day, she said “There is still violation against women in Paktika”, adding that “last year 21 cases of violation against women were recorded with them.”
About the welfare organizations who are working to empower women and bring positive changes in their lives in Afghanistan she said ”Some of the welfare organizations still make pretext that because of the insecurity they can not apply projects in Paktika”.
She added “Now the security situation has gotten better and they should come and apply projects for women”
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