KABUL (Pajhwok): The higher education minister has underlined the need for aligning Afghanistan’s university system with Islamic principles and global standards. It said professors and researchers from 10 countries, including Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Singapore, and several others, attended the conference and exchanged academic experiences on ways to improve the quality of higher education. Meanwhile, Maulvi Islamjar described improving the quality of higher education in the country as vital and said it required serious attention. He welcomed the growth of universities in the province and emphasized Afghanistan and Herat were rapidly moving toward development and industrialization. The scientific conference was aimed at strengthening international academic cooperation, exchanging experiences, and creating opportunities for improving the quality of higher education in the country, the statement added.