Ariana: Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani says Afghanistan is an independent country and the world should understand this and stop interfering in its internal affairs. In a meeting with a number of representatives of the Union of Afghans based in European countries, Haqqani emphasized that the issue of education is a part of
Ariana: Officials from private schools say banning education of girls above the sixth grade has resulted in serious financial problems for these schools. According to them, with the ban on education for girls above the sixth grade, not only schools but also teachers and the transportation cycle have suffered economic problems. Click here to read
Sultan Barakat via Al Jazeera: From the religious perspective, too, the Taliban leaders must realise that they are accountable before Allah SWT for thrusting ignorance upon a generation of girls just so they can claim a perceived localised victory of tradition. When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan in their previous avatar from 1996 to 2001, the
8am: In recent months, the Taliban have tested thousands of unfamiliar mullahs in the alphabet of academia and awarded them academic credentials and titles. This demonstrates their ineffectiveness in acquiring madrasa titles and designations and the absurdity of placing someone with titles like mullah, mufti, or hadith scholar on the throne of an academic institution.
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 20, 2024 Schools in Afghanistan reopened Wednesday for the new academic year, but the fundamentalist Taliban government prohibited teenage girls from joining secondary-level classes for a third year in a row. In a statement marking the new school year, the Taliban Ministry of Education asked teachers and students to follow
Akmal Dawi VOA News March 14, 2024 An Afghan education official says Taliban authorities may permanently close girls’ secondary schools, promoting religious schools known as madrasas as an alternative. The Taliban shut down girls’ secondary schools in 2022, citing “religious and cultural” concerns. Taliban officials defend the ban, insisting they are working to create a
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi March 10, 2024 Male students who enrolled in Taliban-run religious schools say that sexual and physical abuse has led some to end their pursuit of an education in Afghanistan. The students, all of whom were aged 10 to 17 and spoke to RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi on condition of anonymity out of fears
Akmal Dawi VOA News March 7, 2024 Breshna Musazai endured 19 agonizing months in Qatar, anxiously awaiting resettlement to the United States as a refugee. Forced to flee Afghanistan just two days after the Taliban seized Kabul in 2021, Musazai found herself separated from her parents and her dreams shattered. A dull ache in her
Akmal Dawi VOA News February 27, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced new partnership programs designed to empower Afghan women in the face of Taliban suppression of women’s rights in Afghanistan. Speaking at a meeting of the U.S.-founded group called the Afghan Women Economic Resilience Summit (AWERS), Blinken said Microsoft and LinkedIn
8am: Some owners of private educational centers in Ghazni province assert that these centers teeter on the brink of collapse. They stress that stringent Taliban restrictions on women and girls have plunged these centers into severe economic hardship. According to them, the centers currently struggle to meet daily expenses, warning of imminent closure if swift