The Taliban have dismissed 90 female teachers from adult literacy programs in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, according to local sources.
Most of the teachers, based in remote districts of Nangarhar, had been running literacy courses for adult learners. According to reports, they have recently been marginalized by the Taliban. Following their removal, Taliban officials reportedly collected and removed educational materials and supplies from the learning centres.
This move marks yet another restriction on women’s participation in education and public life under the Taliban’s rule. Since returning to power, the group has imposed a wide range of policies targeting women and girls, systematically removing them from government positions and international organisations.
Nearly two million girls remain barred from secondary and high schools across the country, as the Taliban continue to enforce sweeping bans on female education.
Despite repeated appeals from Afghan citizens and international human rights organisations to lift these restrictions, the Taliban have taken no concrete steps toward reversing their policies.
