About 450 students of a school in the Qush Tepa district of Jawzjan, due to the lack of a standard building, are being taught in caves.

Most of these students, with the aim of receiving education, walk for hours to reach the heart of the mountain.

Ejazulhaq, a student, said, "We sit in these caves, there are snakes, there are scorpions. It is dark here, and we cannot study. We have been studying here for six years, but we cannot study properly. We want a building to be constructed for us so that we can study comfortably."

Habibur Rahman, another student, said, "The class we study in has snakes and scorpions, and the class is dark. We cannot study. We want a building to be constructed for us."

Residents of this district say they send their children here with the aim of receiving education; however, the lack of a suitable educational place, shortage of educational materials, and non-observance of health tips are among the serious challenges facing these students.

Abdul Manan, a resident of Qush Tepa district of Jawzjan, said, "Our children have been studying in caves since the school was established until now. Now we want our children to be freed from this problem."

Khair Mohammad, another resident of Qush Tepa district of Jawzjan, said, "Before the building's foundation was laid, we had many problems. For example, our students were taught in caves. We have about 450 students here."

However, recently the Jawzjan Education Department, in collaboration with a businessman, has started the construction of a standard school in this area, which costs 3 million Afghanis.

Mohammad Taher Javad, the head of Jawzjan Education Department, said, "We are really happy, I mean, we think that we are laying the foundation for 20 schools. This school of ours is more valuable than 20 other schools because it was really a matter of regret that we had such a school that was taught in caves in this current era."

Nematullah Taheri, the businessman's representative, said, "We will complete this building as soon as possible and our students and teachers will benefit from this school."

According to information from the Jawzjan Education Department, out of 407 schools in this province, 150 schools do not have buildings and students are being educated in open spaces or rental houses.