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EDUCATION EDUCATION in Afghanistan underwent certain changes during the past twelve months, most of which concerned the gradual improvement of teaching programmes and development of educational departments. The advancement of these two objectives depends upon the training of teachers, improvement of laboratories and workshops, procurement of teaching materials, publication of textbooks and construction or renovation of school buildings. The first part of this report deals with these subjects. The second part of the report is devoted to the activities of non-educational institutions, while the third part concerns the activities of Kabul University. PART I EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES (A) Changes in Teaching Programmes: 1-Primary Education: One of the objectives of elementary education during recent years has been to make the teaching programmes more functional and vital in character and to stimulate the innate skills of students aside from theoretical lessons. (i) Since the majority of the people of Afghanistan are farmers by trade, therefore agricultural activities have been strengthened in primary schools and the pupils readily take part in them. Agriculture has been added as a separate subject in the programme and a handbook entitled "Practical Agriculture" has been compiled for the guidance of students and teachers. (ii) Local handicrafts have also been added to the programme of primary education and the subject has been satisfactorily developed in most such schools. A delegation of Teachers with H.M. The King (centre) 9