Ghazi High School ( fa, لیسه غازی) is a school in Kabul, which has educated many of the former and current elite in Afghanistan, including
Zalmay Khalilzad
Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad ( ps, ځلمی خلیل زاد, prs, زلمی خلیلزاد; born March 22, 1951) is an Afghan-American diplomat and foreign policy expert. Khalilzad was appointed by President Donald J. Trump to serve as U.S. Spec ...
. It was founded by King
Amanullah Khan
Ghazi Amanullah Khan ( Pashto and Dari: ; 1 June 1892 – 25 April 1960) was the sovereign of Afghanistan from 1919, first as Emir and after 1926 as King, until his abdication in 1929. After the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War in August 1 ...
in 1928.
It is situated in the North of the city in a district known as Carteh Chahar. It suffered severe damage during the
civil war of the 1990s between the different mujahideen factions who had ousted the government of
Mohammad Najibullah
Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai (Pashto/ prs, محمد نجیبالله احمدزی, ; 6 August 1947 – 27 September 1996), commonly known as Dr. Najib, was an Afghan politician who served as the General Secretary of the People's Democratic Par ...
in 1992.
Rebuilding
The reconstruction of Ghazi High School by both the Afghan and
U.S.
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government was funded by the
USAID
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’s Kabul Schools Program. The school will be able to accommodate almost 5,400 students a year.
See also
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Education in Afghanistan
Education in Afghanistan includes K–12 and higher education, which is under the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education. In 2021, there were nearly 10 million students and 220,000 teachers in Afghanistan. The nation still requi ...
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List of schools in Kabul
The following is a list of schools in the Afghan capital, Kabul. It includes elementary and high schools. Some are schools for boys only while others are strictly for girls. All schools in Afghanistan are run by the Ministry of Education and ...
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List of schools in Afghanistan
This list of schools located in Afghanistan includes the country's primary school, primary and secondary schools. According to the Ministry of Education (Afghanistan), Afghan Ministry of Education, there are approximately 18,000 schools across Afgh ...
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20160509125252/https://www.usaid.gov/afghanistan/news-information/press-releases/ghazi-high-school-reopens-new-look
* https://www.unops.org/ApplyBO/File.aspx/II_D_Technical%20Briefing.pdf?AttachmentID=f68f729b-5f5c-470c-ba54-4696b4de7489
* http://www.bitlanders.com/movie/ghazi-high-school/31588
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Schools in Kabul
1928 establishments in Afghanistan
Educational institutions established in 1928
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