SHARAN, Sep 16 (Pajhwok Afghan News): A middle school worth $119,000 was opened on Saturday in Sharan, capital of the southeastern province of Paktika.

Syed Ahmad Kharoti, head of the Education Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News the newly-built school named Hazrat Bilal had 12 rooms and administration block.

He said the construction work was completed in six months. Kharoti said United States Agency for International Development (USAID) had granted fund for the project. There were 298 schools and 100 of them had no building, he added.

Syed Jamal Asifkhel

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