No Actions in Place after Six Days of Demonstration: Teachers

After six days of demonstration for demanding the basic rights in Kabul city conducted by the teachers, yet the President of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashaf Ghani to step up and take actions for the teachers, most of the teachers and lawmakers in the lower house have called his indifferences a big shame.

President of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani during his speech on holding Teacher’s Day has released a decree for the teachers at the entire country.

“The ultimatum says National Assembly, Security departments, is responsible to return the seized Governmental lands belong to education Ministry to Government in 4 months, those lands should be distributed to teachers within six months.”

2 months passed there is no action has been taken by the president of Afghanistan, therefore hundreds of teachers in several schools of Kabul city have staged rally against the silence of the president.

Teacher Shams Haqani said,” it’s a big shame to President of Afghanistan for not fulfilling his commitments.”

The other female teacher Fazila said,” no single action has been taken for the teachers.”

Member of the lower house of the parliament Baktash Seiawash said,” now it’s time for the president to take action, the Government promises has been as business advertisements.”

We have tried to have the President over the issue CEO officials saying its President who promised lands for teachers.

The basic demands of the teachers were raising their salaries, distribution of lands, cancelling the law prohibiting promotions, recruiting more teachers to decrease the numbers of working hours.

Their demonstration comes after that thousands of the school students have left with no education for the past several days in the capital city of Kabul where their teachers busy demanding their rights on the roads.

Reported by Ahmad Farshad Saleh