Document #1123677
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
According to a representative of the
Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, DC, as a second language,
English or French was taught in high schools in Afghanistan in the
1980s (17 Nov. 1993). The representative adds that even though
Russian was taught in some high schools in the same period,
learning Russian was not compulsory for students.
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Embassy of Afghanistan, Washington, DC.
17 November 1993. Telephone interview with representative.