Afghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says it's ok, official says
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says it's ok, official says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Afghanistan’s universities are ready to readmit female students, but the ruling Taliban's leader has the ultimate say on when that might happen — if it happens at all, an education official said Saturday. An adviser at the Higher Education Ministry, Molvi Abdul Jabbar, said universities were ready to readmit female students as soon as Akhundzada gives the order for the ban to be lifted. His comments are another sign of diverging opinions within the Taliban about the decision-making process and Akhundzada’s edicts, with chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid moving quickly to reject reports of division. The Taliban made similar promises about high school access for girls, saying classes would resume for them once “technical issues” around uniforms and transport were sorted out, but girls are still shut out of classrooms.

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UN Security Council criticises Taliban ban on Afghan women's medical education
1 month ago

UN Security Council criticises Taliban ban on Afghan women's medical education

Hindustan Times  

The UN Security Council has said it was deeply concerned about the recent decision by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to ban women from medical education, which could leave millions of women and girls without health care in the future. UN special envoy for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, told the council this week that women and girls are “facing progressive erasure from almost …

UN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women’s medical education
1 month ago

UN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women’s medical education

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council said Friday it was deeply concerned about the recent decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to ban women from medical education, which could leave millions of women and girls without health care in the future. In a resolution adopted unanimously Friday, the Security Council criticized not only the medical education ban but the Taliban’s …

UN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women's medical education
1 month ago

UN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women's medical education

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.N. Security Council said …

'Afghanistan needs educated women too': Top cricketers demand reversal of Taliban's ban on women education
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

'Afghanistan needs educated women too': Top cricketers demand reversal of Taliban's ban on women education

Firstpost  

The Taliban administration, earlier this week, banned women from pursuing nursing and midwifery courses. After they were barred from education beyond secondary school as part of restrictions labelled “gender apartheid” by the UN, women flocked to these health institutions, one of the only avenues left open for them A mother holds her child as she rests in her arms, while …

All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan
1 month, 1 week ago

All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here is a list of activities from which Afghan …

Afghan cricketers condemn Taliban's ban on women's medical studies
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1 month, 1 week ago

Afghan cricketers condemn Taliban's ban on women's medical studies

India Today  

Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi, two prominent figures in Afghan cricket, have condemned the Taliban's closure of educational institutions for women training as nurses and midwives. The Taliban's leadership has directed private and public institutions to stop providing medical courses for women in Afghanistan, effectively eliminating their access to education in medicine — the last field that had remained open …

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from training to become midwives and nurses
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1 month, 1 week ago

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from training to become midwives and nurses

Op India  

Afghanistan’s only avenue for women pursuing higher education was essentially cut off when they were told not to return to school in the morning to complete their midwifery and nursing courses. The Taliban’s new order bans women from medical education, closing the last remaining institutions where women can learn. pic.twitter.com/C3SNsIC6OY — Habib Khan December 3, 2024 The shutdown, however, is …

EU condemns reported Taliban move to suspend medical education for women and girls
1 month, 1 week ago

EU condemns reported Taliban move to suspend medical education for women and girls

Associated Press  

The European Union on Wednesday condemned the Taliban for violating human rights and women’s access to education after media reports that the Taliban’s leader has ordered private and public institutions to stop providing medical courses for women and girls in Afghanistan. The EU said the Taliban’s latest reported decision represented another appalling violation of fundamental human rights and an unjustifiable …

Rashid Khan expresses concern on medical education ban for girls in Afghanistan
1 month, 1 week ago

Rashid Khan expresses concern on medical education ban for girls in Afghanistan

India Today  

Star Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan expressed disappointment over the closure of educational and medical institutions for women in Afghanistan on Wednesday, December 4. The all rounder expressed grief over the decision as it affects the future of women in Afghanistan who have been also banned from playing cricket in the country. Rashid Khan facebook post Further ahead, the wrist spinner …

Rights Group: Afghan women barred from studying nursing and midwifery
1 month, 1 week ago

Rights Group: Afghan women barred from studying nursing and midwifery

NPR  

Rights Group: Afghan women barred from studying nursing and midwifery toggle caption Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images The Taliban's supreme leader has ordered a ban on women attending nursing and midwifery institutes, closing a rare avenue they had to pursue an education beyond the sixth grade, a human rights group says. "This new decree — banning women from nursing and …

Taliban bans women from training as midwives
1 month, 1 week ago

Taliban bans women from training as midwives

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A director at leading global charity Human Rights Watch said the measures would lead to women …

How Taliban Rule Has Reshaped Higher Education in Afghanistan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How Taliban Rule Has Reshaped Higher Education in Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

Three years ago, Roya was well on her way to her lifelong dream of a career in medicine. Three years of Taliban rule have made it clear that policies toward higher education are not just about separating men and women, but are about remaking Afghan society. While international media attention focused mostly on the banning of girls from secondary education, …

Afghanistan: A Nation Deprived, a Future Denied
4 months, 1 week ago

Afghanistan: A Nation Deprived, a Future Denied

The Diplomat  

Mahatma Gandhi famously said, “The measure of a civilization is how it treats its weakest members." This devastating policy has stripped nearly 1.4 million young Afghan girls of their right to education, leaving 75 percent of the nation's girls without schooling. Power in Afghanistan rests solely with the Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, whose strict stance on women's rights ensures …

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai calls on Taliban to provide education to girls and women
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai calls on Taliban to provide education to girls and women

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai …

Taliban deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, U.N. agency says
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Taliban deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, U.N. agency says

LA Times  

Young schoolgirls attend class in Kabul last year. The Taliban has deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, according to a United Nations agency. At least 1.4 million girls have been deliberately denied access to secondary education since the takeover, an increase of 300,000 since its previous count in April 2023, with more girls reaching the age …

Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO
5 months ago

Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO

The Hindu  

The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a U.N. agency said on Thursday. UNESCO said at least 1.4 million girls have been deliberately denied access to secondary education since the takeover, an increase of 300,000 since its previous count in April 2023, with more girls reaching the age limit of 12 every year. “If …

Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO
5 months ago

Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a United Nations agency said Thursday. UNESCO said at least 1.4 million girls have been deliberately denied access to secondary education since the takeover, an increase of 300,000 since its previous count in April 2023, with more girls reaching the age limit of 12 …

1,000 days have passed since the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, the UN says
7 months ago

1,000 days have passed since the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, the UN says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That's according to the U.N. children’s agency, which said …

1,000 days have passed since the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, the UN says
7 months ago

1,000 days have passed since the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, the UN says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A thousand days have passed since girls in Afghanistan were banned from attending secondary schools, according to the U.N. children’s agency, which said Thursday that “no country can move forward when half its population is left behind.” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell in a statement urged Taliban authorities to allow all children to resume learning immediately, and called …

1,000 Days of Girls Banned From Education in Afghanistan
7 months ago

1,000 Days of Girls Banned From Education in Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

An underground network of informal schools, run by brave volunteers, is the only access to continued education for girls past primary school. For over two and a half years, we women’s rights and education activists have been counting the days, and we desperately call on the Taliban to reopen the doors of secondary schools for female students. Furthermore, even before …

Reclusive Taliban leader releases Eid message urging officials to set aside their differences
9 months, 1 week ago

Reclusive Taliban leader releases Eid message urging officials to set aside their differences

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada urged his officials to set aside their differences and serve Afghanistan properly, according to a written statement released Saturday ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Akhundzada said Taliban officials should “live a brotherly life among themselves, avoid disagreements and selfishness.” He said the war against the …

Taliban ban on girls’ education defies both worldly and religious logic
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban ban on girls’ education defies both worldly and religious logic

Al Jazeera  

Spring has arrived in Afghanistan, and Afghan children have returned to their schools to begin a new academic year. On March 21, 2022, the Taliban promised to reopen all schools in Afghanistan, seemingly ending the temporary ban it had placed on girls attending secondary school since its return to power seven months earlier.Two days later, while many girls were enthusiastically …

The women’s rights activist abducted, jailed and tortured by the Taliban
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The women’s rights activist abducted, jailed and tortured by the Taliban

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Wesa, one of the last pro-education activists in the …

Taliban’s education ban forces girls and women into ‘dull’ online classes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban’s education ban forces girls and women into ‘dull’ online classes

The Hindu  

Sequestered at home in a remote Afghan town, 18-year-old Shekiba often roams the house hunting for the patchy Internet signal that is her last link to an education. If one person progresses in a family, the whole family progresses, as well as the whole society.” Boys and men returned to classes with the start of the new school year in …

Afghanistan’s school year starts without more than 1 million girls barred from education by Taliban
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghanistan’s school year starts without more than 1 million girls barred from education by Taliban

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The school year in Afghanistan started Wednesday but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions on female education. The invitations sent out to reporters said: “Due to the lack of a suitable place for the sisters, we apologize to female reporters.” During a ceremony, the …

Afghanistan schools restart, with girls barred for third year running
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghanistan schools restart, with girls barred for third year running

The Hindu  

“Schools in Afghanistan opened for the new academic year on March 20,” the Education Ministry said, with girls banned from joining secondary-level classes for the third year in a row. Taliban authorities barred girls from secondary school in March 2022, after surging back to power in mid-2021 and ousting the Western-backed government. The Education Ministry announced the new school year …

As Afghanistan’s school year starts, more than 1 million girls still barred from education by Taliban
9 months, 3 weeks ago

As Afghanistan’s school year starts, more than 1 million girls still barred from education by Taliban

LA Times  

A girl reads a book in her classroom in Kabul in 2023. The school year in Afghanistan started Wednesday but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions on female education. The invitations sent out to reporters said: “Due to the lack of a suitable place for the …

Clearing sixth grade means 'graduation' for girls in Taliban ruled Afghanistan
1 year ago

Clearing sixth grade means 'graduation' for girls in Taliban ruled Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Analyst Muhammad Saleem Paigir warned that excluding women and girls from education will be disastrous for Afghanistan. “We understand that illiterate people can never be free and prosperous,” he said On December 11, 13-year-old Bahara Rustam left Bibi Razia School in Kabul, aware that her academic career was coming to an end. The Taliban declared in September 2021 that girls …

Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over
1 year ago

Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Bahara Rustam, 13, took her last class at Bibi Razia School in Kabul on Dec. 11 knowing it was the end of her education. In September 2021, a month after U.S. and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan following two decades of war, the Taliban announced that girls were barred from studying beyond sixth grade. Last week, U.N. …

Taliban official says Afghan girls of all ages permitted to study in religious schools
1 year ago

Taliban official says Afghan girls of all ages permitted to study in religious schools

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan girls of all ages are permitted to study in religious schools, which are traditionally boys-only, a Taliban official said Thursday. A day earlier, U.N. special envoy Roza Otunbayeva told the Security Council and reporters that the United Nations was receiving “more and more anecdotal evidence” that girls could study at the Islamic schools known as madrassas. …

UN is seeking to verify that Afghanistan’s Taliban are letting girls study at religious schools
1 year ago

UN is seeking to verify that Afghanistan’s Taliban are letting girls study at religious schools

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is seeking to verify reports that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are allowing girls of all ages to study at Islamic religious schools that are traditionally boys-only, the U.N.’s top official in the country said Wednesday. She said that the Taliban Ministry of Education is reportedly undertaking an assessment of madrassas as well as a review …

Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says
1 year, 1 month ago

Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban’s “abusive” educational policies are harming boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, according to a Human Rights Watch report published Wednesday. The Taliban have been globally condemned for banning girls and women from secondary school and university, but the rights group says there has been less attention to the deep harm inflicted on boys’ education. “The …

Afghanistan marks two years of women and girls being banned from schools: ‘Hopeless and broken’
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghanistan marks two years of women and girls being banned from schools: ‘Hopeless and broken’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UN General Assembly is …

2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans
1 year, 3 months ago

2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education. The Taliban stopped girls’ education beyond sixth grade because they said it didn’t comply with their interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia. Their perspective on girls’ education partly comes from a specific school …

Now, Taliban stops women from sightseeing: All ways Afghan women’s rights have been suppressed
1 year, 4 months ago

Now, Taliban stops women from sightseeing: All ways Afghan women’s rights have been suppressed

Firstpost  

Since coming to power in August 2021, the Taliban government has made a number of moves to suppress the rights of Afghan women. Human Rights Watch’s Associate Women’s Rights Director Heather Barr called the decision to ban women “cruel in a very intentional way”. “Step by step the walls are closing in on women as every home becomes a prison.” …

Rights groups condemn Taliban’s new curbs on women’s education, movement
1 year, 4 months ago

Rights groups condemn Taliban’s new curbs on women’s education, movement

Al Jazeera  

Watchdogs slam Taliban’s ‘flagrant violation of the right to education and freedom of movement’ after Afghan women stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai to study on a scholarship. Human rights groups have condemned the Taliban’s latest restrictions on Afghan women’s education and movement after it barred them from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks and stopped them …

The Taliban has destroyed education for women – but an underground ‘University of the People’ is fighting back
1 year, 4 months ago

The Taliban has destroyed education for women – but an underground ‘University of the People’ is fighting back

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After the Taliban shut down women’s colleges and universities …

United Nations envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity denying girls education
1 year, 4 months ago

United Nations envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity denying girls education

The Hindu  

The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women, the United Nations special envoy for global education said. Gordon Brown told a virtual UN press conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on August 15 that its rulers are responsible for “the …

UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education
1 year, 4 months ago

UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women, the U.N. special envoy for global education said. Gordon Brown told a virtual U.N. press conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on Tuesday that its rulers are responsible for …

UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education
1 year, 4 months ago

UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders …

After two years of Taliban rule, uncertainty clouds women’s education
1 year, 5 months ago

After two years of Taliban rule, uncertainty clouds women’s education

Live Mint  

Afghanistan’s universities are ready to readmit female students, but the ruling Taliban's leader has the ultimate say on when that might happen — if it happens at all, an education official said Saturday. An adviser at the Higher Education Ministry, Molvi Abdul Jabbar, said universities were ready to readmit female students as soon as Akhundzada gives the order for the …

Afghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says it’s ok, official says
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says it’s ok, official says

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s universities are ready to readmit female students, but the ruling Taliban’s leader has the ultimate say on when that might happen — if it happens at all, an education official said Saturday. Afghanistan’s higher education minister, Nida Mohammed Nadim, said at the time the university ban was necessary to prevent the mixing of genders and because …

Taliban bans girl students from attending school beyond third grade
1 year, 5 months ago

Taliban bans girl students from attending school beyond third grade

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The local Taliban officials have …

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

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UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the human rights situation issued Monday. Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies, the U.N. mission in …

Taliban leader claims women are provided with a ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ in Afghanistan
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban leader claims women are provided with a ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The supreme leader of the Taliban released a message Sunday claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women’s lives in Afghanistan, where women are banned from public life and work and girls’ education is severely curtailed. In his Eid message Akhundzada said that under the rule of the Islamic Emirate, concrete measures …

UN warns Taliban that restrictions on Afghan women and girls make recognition `nearly impossible’
1 year, 6 months ago

UN warns Taliban that restrictions on Afghan women and girls make recognition `nearly impossible’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan warned the country’s Taliban rulers Wednesday that international recognition as the country’s legitimate government will remain “nearly impossible” unless they lift severe restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment. Roza Otunbayeva told the U.N. Security Council that the Taliban have asked to be recognized by the United Nations and its 192 …

European Union urges probe into ‘horrible and heinous’ poisoning of Afghan schoolgirls
1 year, 7 months ago

European Union urges probe into ‘horrible and heinous’ poisoning of Afghan schoolgirls

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The European Union called on Afghan authorities Tuesday to investigate the poisoning of primary schoolgirls in the country’s north after 77 students were hospitalized. Sixty schoolgirls were poisoned in Naswan-e-Kabod Aab School and 17 others were poisoned in Naswan-e-Faizabad, said the head of the provincial education department Mohammad Rahmani. Rahmani said the department’s initial investigation showed the …

UN draft urges Afghan rulers to reverse bans on women, girls
1 year, 8 months ago

UN draft urges Afghan rulers to reverse bans on women, girls

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. resolution that calls on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls and condemns their ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations is set to be voted on Thursday by the Security Council. In late December, the Taliban banned aid groups from employing Afghan women, and on …

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