Speaking at the 5th Annual European Anti-Corruption Conference in Kabul on Wednesday, the European Union envoy in Afghanistan Pierre Mayaudon, said the issue of corruption in Afghanistan has been obstructing the country’s socioeconomic development and that there is a need to take concrete steps towards fighting the trend which has been crippling golden opportunities for Afghanistan.

Mayaudon said fighting corruption can contribute to expediting the peace process in the country.

The Ministry of Higher Education on Wednesday announced the results of the university entrance exam in which 189,000 school graduates attended and 147,000 of them succeeded to be enrolled in universities and other higher education institutions.

Ahmad Rashid, a resident of Herat, topped the exam by getting 350.2 scores and succeeded to be enrolled in Medical Faculty of Herat University.