The Islamic Emirate’s deputy prime minister for administrative affairs, Abdul Salam Hanafi, said that the Islamic Emirate is not against modern education and that efforts are underway to extend the education to various points of the country.

Speaking at a “workshop of coordination among the provinces” held by the Education Ministry, he called on Islamic Emirate’s officials to treat the people with good behavior.

“All officials from A to Z should consider their responsibilities seriously,” he said.

He also stressed that the students should be taught national and Islamic values.

Addressing the same event, the acting Minister of Education (MoE), Sayed Habibullah Agha, stressed that the quality of religious and modern education was low within the last 20 years and that efforts are underway to increase the educational quality.

“The future of the children of the people and their better training with a good mindset is our responsibility,” he said.

The acting Minister of Higher Education Neda Mohammad Nadim said that the “Amir” [Islamic Emirate’s Leader] is obligated to appoint talented people for duties and to monitor their activities.”

He also urged the government employees to use integrity and obey their seniors.

Sayed Habibullah Agha said that governance is the “right” of religious clerics but this “right” of the religious clerics had been seized from them.