Taliban Examinations Committee Announces 1405 Konkor Exam in Four Stages Starting 21 Thawr

The Taliban Examinations Committee announced that the 1405 Konkor exam, expecting approximately 120,000 participants, will be held in four stages across Afghanistan, with more than 110,000 students to be admitted to higher education institutions, including 59,460 general track students and 2,400 religious graduates.

The first stage is scheduled for 21 Thawr in 15 provinces: Maidan Wardak, Parwan, Ghazni, Kunar, Baghlan, Faryab, Logar, Kapisa, Paktika, Herat, Sar-e Pol, Badghis, Uruzgan, Ghor and Badakhshan.

The second stage will take place on 28 Thawr in 18 provinces: Panjshir, Laghman, Balkh, Kunduz, Jowzjan, Takhar, Samangan, Nuristan, Bamyan, Khost, Zabul, Paktia, Kandahar, Helmand, Nangarhar, Farah and Nimroz.

The third stage is set for 12 Jawza in Kabul, while the fourth stage on 22 Jawza will cover scattered candidates, those outside the country and evening program participants.

Yama Aman, technical advisor for the Taliban Examinations Committee, stated that the candidate distribution is 43 percent from the central zone (Kabul), 22 percent east, 20 percent north, 6 percent west and 9 percent south.

No details were provided on female participation by the Ministry of Higher Education or the Examinations Administration. This marks the fourth consecutive year without girls taking the exam, amid their ongoing demands for inclusion and international reactions that have yielded no results.

Last year, 155,000 students participated in the exam, with 81,000 accepted.