In the last Iranian year (ended March 20) $151 million was spent on education of all Afghan students in different grades. The contribution from the United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR, was only $3.5 million for this purpose, said Khalilollah Babalu, deputy minister of education for international affairs. Currently, there are 360,000 foreign students in the country among whom 330,000 are Afghans, Alef News Agency reported.
