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Wallace Tyner (765) 494-4205 Zarjon
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February 13, 2002 Afghan expatriates, Purdue discuss rebuilding Kabul UniversityWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Afghanistan's minister of higher education signed an agreement today (Wednesday, 2/13) to work with Purdue University in rebuilding his nation's beleaguered Kabul University, which has been ravaged by years of war and Taliban rule. "This is really a big day, a good day, for Kabul University," Sherief A. Fayez, the Afghan minister, said during a news conference at Purdue. "We are starting a new renaissance for our country, for Afghanistan." The agreement, which marked the conclusion of three days of talks that began Monday, will give Purdue the authority to seek funding from federal and international agencies. Purdue faculty met with Fayez and former high-ranking Afghan government officials in a series of workshops to begin developing a plan for rebuilding Kabul University. During a meeting on Tuesday, Fayez told Purdue faculty and Afghan expatriates
attending the meetings that they would prove to be valuable assets in
his nation's efforts to resurrect Kabul University. For more information on this or past stories, email Beth Forbes.
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