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GPE announces $110 million in aid for education in Afghanistan
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has said that it approved grants totaling $110 million to support children’s education in Afghanistan.
Over the next two years, the grants will help Afghan girls and boys continue to participate in community-based education and better learn basic skills in public schools. The programs are expected to reach more than 7.66 million children across the country, GPE said in a statement.
“We are very pleased to be able to continue our support to education in Afghanistan,” said Laura Frigenti, CEO of the Global Partnership for Education. “This funding, channeled through UNICEF and Save the Children, partners that have a lot of experience working in complex settings, will help the hardest-to-reach Afghan children to access the education they need to become productive members of society and build a better future,“ she added.
The $59.5 million grant overseen by UNICEF will ensure that children in remote and difficult to reach areas, especially girls, can continue to attend community-based classes, including by providing supplies and textbooks and supporting community teacher’s salaries. In addition, the program will provide new textbooks, teacher guides and other school supplies to around 15,000 public schools. Over 28,000 teachers and headmasters will receive training to strengthen teaching of math and reading as well as classroom management, GPE said.
The $50 million grant overseen by Save the Children will focus on community-based education, ensuring that girls and boys living in remote areas can continue to learn in safe spaces. This will include improvements to school buildings and rehabilitation of water and sanitation facilities, and procuring equipment and textbooks for classrooms. The grant will also train young women to become primary school teachers, according to GPE.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.
In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.
According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.
The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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