By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi March 16, 2022 Gender segregation was a hallmark of the Taliban’s brutal regime in Afghanistan in the 1990s, when unrelated men and women were barred from mixing in public places. Since regaining power in August, the militant group has gradually resurrected its discriminatory policies, enforcing strict segregation in universities, government offices, and
The Guardian (UK): Since August, secondary school girls from grade 7 and up have effectively been banned from education. While the Taliban claims the restrictions are temporary, saying they want to create the right Islamic environment for girls to learn, Afghanistan remains the world’s only country where girls are barred from education. Click here to
Tolo News: Earlier the education authorities announced that segregation between the genders is required, and male and female students must attend classes in different shifts. But recently students told TOLO news that they might attend a class only once a week to show their homework and receive assignments. Also, students say experienced professors are in
Ariana: Afghanistan’s education ministry is planning to segregate schools by gender, officials said on Sunday. There will be schools only for boys and there will be schools only for girls, according to officials. In areas where it is not possible to have separate schools for girls and boys, they will go to the same school
Mohsin Amin via Al Jazeera: Many have been puzzled by the policy choices of the Biden administration vis-à-vis Afghanistan since the United States’ disastrous withdrawal from the country last August. It is not clear whether these choices are aimed at appeasing domestic audiences or collectively punishing a people for the unsuccessful ending of a long
Tolo News: “Many of our instructors were absent; however, there were a couple of instructors,” said Hayatullah, a student. The classes of male and female students are segregated and occur at different shifts, according to the instructors and students. Click here to read more (external link).
Reuters: As Afghan universities reopen, some women can’t afford to return. Women and their relatives have lost jobs, straining finances. Economic crisis could reverse gains in female education. Taliban say they are working to support women in business. Click here to read more (external link).
Al Jazeera: Up to 50 children, most of them girls, attend the informal school – not far from where historic giant Buddha statues were blown up by the Taliban 20 years ago. The school runs for two hours daily in the morning offering an opportunity to the impoverished community at a time the country has
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 20, 2022 ISLAMABAD — UNICEF announced Sunday an emergency cash support effort for all public education teachers in Afghanistan for January and February, saying the move will allow continued access to education for all school-age girls and boys. The European Union-funded payment, amounting to the equivalent of $100 a month per
The Telegraph (UK): Taliban officials are sending their daughters to schools despite keeping classrooms closed to female students. High ranking officials are sending their children to overseas state schools and universities while depriving schooling to millions of girls in Afghanistan since seizing power according to a report by the Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN). Click here