Knowing children’s friends in Afghan’s Schools

Written by: Naqib Ahmad Azizi

Friends and friendships are more important to our school-age children. By getting to know the children your child spends time with, you could help your child to make friends and support their friendships. Some families who do not know their children’s friends, their children might face some problems. AEPO’s writer/producer has talked to some people about this issue.

Mr. Najibullah Hotaki, the principal of Kandahar Experimental Highschool says: “one-day the head of our school saw some students who were playing in Aino Mina (residential area) two kilometer away from school. It was school time and their parents were not aware of them. The head of the school took them on his motorbike to school.”

Alhaj Taj Mir, a resident of Gardiz, the capital city of Paktia province says: “my two sons are in the school but I do not know any of their friends. They leave home for school but we don’t know where they would go, because the school is about 6 kilometers away from our home.”

Some people have found a solution to this problem.

A student, Mr. Alam Khan says: “I always go to school with my friends. They are my classmates too. My father had asked about my friends from my other classmates. When I knew that my father wants to know my friends, I introduced my friends to him.”

Another student, Mr. Nazir Ahmad says: “I have 6 friends in the school. Every Thursday my father comes to my school and asks my classmates about my behavior and my study.”