At the beginning of the academic year in Afghanistan, the Taliban prevented female students from entering secondary and high schools. According to Bakhtar News Agency, the Taliban’s Ministry of Education announcement was issued on Wednesday stating that Female students would not be allowed to enter secondary and high schools until a new plan was developed in accordance with Islamic law and Afghan culture.
The Taliban’s decision to close girls’ schools provoked a wave of national and international condemnations.
Members of the women’s movement for justice and freedom along with other activists protested against this the Taliban decision. Demonstrators chanted “education, education,” and ” not to ignorance” as they marched in front of the Taliban Ministry of Education.
Female students were also among the marchers, according to one of the protesters. also, Hundreds of other female students protested in Herat province, demanding the reopening of their schools.
girls’ education ban in Afghanistan has also provoked international reactions. Representatives of 10 member countries
The UN Security Council urged the Taliban to reopen girls’ schools. also, UN Secretary-General António Guterres also twitted
The European Union has also stated that a prohibition on girls’ education in Afghanistan cannot be justified for religious or societal reasons.
Moreover, the World Bank has halted four projects worth $600 million in Afghanistan, in response to the Taliban’s recent decision to prohibit girls from attending school.
Afghan social media users have also reacted to the girls’ education ban.
Kazem Arefi one Facebook user wrote on his page: “The Taliban use the education of girls to exert pressure on the international community. They want to be acknowledged in this way. The Taliban are born ignorant, grow up ignorant, and die ignorant. We should not expect the Taliban to provide girls with education. They are the adversary of education and public awareness.”
