'If Girls Don't Learn, Country Will Suffer': Malala Yousafzai Calls for Stronger US Support of Afghan Women
3 years, 3 months ago

'If Girls Don't Learn, Country Will Suffer': Malala Yousafzai Calls for Stronger US Support of Afghan Women

News 18  

Human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai, who survived an attack by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012, argued Monday for stronger US support of Afghan girls and women during a visit to Washington. “This is the message of Afghan girls right now: we want to see a world where all girls can have access to safe and quality education,” she added, while presenting a letter addressed to President Joe Biden from a 15-year-old Afghan girl named Sotodah. “Girls’ education is a powerful tool for bringing peace and security,” added Yousafzai, reading the letter, “If girls don’t learn, Afghanistan will suffer, too.” Secondary schools in Afghanistan, where the Taliban regained power this summer, have reopened for boys only, and only men are permitted to teach. Blinken, whose country this summer hastily withdrew its troops from Afghanistan after 20 years of war, saluted Yousafzai as “an inspiration to girls and women around the world,” and someone who “by her work, by her efforts, is making a real difference.” Read all the Latest News here

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UN tells Afghan rulers: no peace and prosperity until they reverse bans on women and girls
1 week, 3 days ago

UN tells Afghan rulers: no peace and prosperity until they reverse bans on women and girls

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council told Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers Monday that peace and prosperity are “unattainable” until they reverse their bans on women and girls getting an education, being employed and speaking in public. The U.N.’s most powerful body also condemned ongoing terrorist activity in Afghanistan “in the strongest terms” and called for strengthened efforts to address the …

Why a top Taliban leader’s quiet exit to UAE is fuelling internal rift rumours
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why a top Taliban leader’s quiet exit to UAE is fuelling internal rift rumours

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, has left Afghanistan weeks after criticising top leaders over restrictions on women, giving rise to speculation about divisions within the group. This is not the first time that Stanekzai, the former deputy head of Taliban’s political office in Qatar who trained for several years at the Indian Military Academy in …

Senior Afghanistan Minister who called Taliban’s education ban for girls ‘un-Islamic’ forced to flee the country
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Senior Afghanistan Minister who called Taliban’s education ban for girls ‘un-Islamic’ forced to flee the country

Op India  

In Afghanistan, a senior Taliban Minister, Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, has been forced to flee from the country amid fears of arrest. In a letter, confirmed by Ziaullah Hashimi, the spokesperson of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education, all the public and private universities were instructed to suspend access to female students immediately, in compliance with the cabinet decision. “You …

Taliban minister who publicly opposed girls’ education ban 'flees' Afghanistan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Taliban minister who publicly opposed girls’ education ban 'flees' 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. Read our privacy policy A senior Taliban minister, who …

Taliban minister Stanikzai ‘forced to flee Afghanistan’ after supporting girls’ education
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Taliban minister Stanikzai ‘forced to flee Afghanistan’ after supporting girls’ education

Firstpost  

Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, spoke out against the government’s ban on girls attending secondary schools and higher education, during a graduation ceremony in Khost province on January 20, according to a report A senior Taliban minister who advocated for lifting the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan seems to have been forced to flee the country, …

Afghan women’s group hails ICC’s move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women
2 months ago

Afghan women’s group hails ICC’s move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women

The Hindu  

An Afghan women’s group on Friday hailed a decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of women. The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan announced Thursday he had requested arrest warrants for two top Taliban officials, including the leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. In a statement, the Afghan Women’s Movement for Justice and Awareness celebrated …

Taliban reject court move to arrest top officials for persecuting Afghan women and girls
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2 months ago

Taliban reject court move to arrest top officials for persecuting Afghan women and girls

Associated Press  

The Taliban Friday rejected a court move to arrest two of their top officials for persecuting women, accusing the court of baseless accusations and misbehavior. The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan announced Thursday he had requested arrest warrants for two top Taliban officials, including the leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. The Afghan Women’s Movement for Justice and Awareness celebrated the …

Afghan women’s group hails court's move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women
2 months ago

Afghan women’s group hails court's move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of 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 An Afghan women’s group on …

In strong criticism, Taliban official urges top leaders to open schools for Afghan girls
2 months, 1 week ago

In strong criticism, Taliban official urges top leaders to open schools for Afghan girls

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers. The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister urged his senior leadership to establish schools for Afghan females. Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, who previously led a team …

Taliban minister urges Afghan government to lift ban on women's education
2 months, 1 week ago

Taliban minister urges Afghan government to lift ban on women's education

India Today  

A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Ibraheem Bahiss, an analyst with Crisis Group’s South Asia program, said Stanikzai had periodically made statements calling girls’ education a right of all Afghan women. In the …

Senior Taliban official urges reversal of education ban on Afghan girls
2 months, 1 week ago

Senior Taliban official urges reversal of education ban on Afghan girls

ABC  

In a rare public rebuke, a senior Taliban figure has called on the group's leadership to end the ban on education for women and girls in Afghanistan. "The Taliban deputy's remarks about there being no excuse for the education bans on Afghan women and girls reflects desperation," Ms Akbar told the ABC. "Mr Stanikzai is one of the more progressive …

In Rare Snub To Taliban, Afghanistan Minister Calls For Scrapping Ban On Education For Women
2 months, 1 week ago

In Rare Snub To Taliban, Afghanistan Minister Calls For Scrapping Ban On Education For Women

ABP News  

A senior Taliban government official has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls during a speech at a religious school in southeastern Khost province on Saturday, as reported by news agency The Associated Press. The current Taliban administration has banned the education for female beyond year six. As reported by the AP, there were …

Senior Taliban person urges group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women, girls
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2 months, 1 week ago

Senior Taliban person urges group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women, girls

The Hindu  

A senior Taliban person has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools “shameful”: U.N. “We call on the leadership again to open the doors of education," said Mr. Stanikzai in a video …

Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
2 months, 1 week ago

Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls

Associated Press  

A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Ibraheem Bahiss, an analyst with Crisis Group’s South Asia program, said Stanikzai had periodically made statements calling girls’ education a right of all Afghan women. In the …

Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
2 months, 1 week ago

Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls

CNN  

AP — A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Ibraheem Bahiss, an analyst with Crisis Group’s South Asia program, said Stanikzai had periodically made statements calling girls’ education a right of all Afghan women. …

Taliban do not see women as human beings, says Malala Yousafzai
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban do not see women as human beings, says Malala Yousafzai

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 Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has …

'Do not legitimise them': Malala calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Taliban's treatment of women
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Do not legitimise them': Malala calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Taliban's treatment of women

Firstpost  

‘Simply put, the Taliban do not see women as human beings,’ Malala told the attendees a summit on girls’ education in Islamic nations. ‘They cloak their crimes in cultural and religious justification’ Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday called on Muslim leaders to refuse recognition of Afghanistan’s Taliban government and demonstrate “true leadership” in condemning its treatment of …

Malala Yousafzai says ‘Israel has decimated the entire education system’ in Gaza
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Malala Yousafzai says ‘Israel has decimated the entire education system’ in Gaza

The Hindu  

Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday said she would continue to call out Israel’s violations of international law and human rights in Gaza. “I will continue to call out Israel’s violations of international law and human rights.” Ms. Yousafzai was shot when she was a 15-year-old schoolgirl by Pakistani militants enraged by her education activism. Malala Yousafzai tells Muslim …

Malala Yousafzai against 'legitimising' Taliban, curbs on women's rights
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Malala Yousafzai against 'legitimising' Taliban, curbs on women's rights

India Today  

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan Taliban government and to "show true leadership" over their assault on women's rights. Since sweeping back to power in 2021, the Taliban government has imposed an austere version of Islamic law that the United Nations has labelled "gender apartheid". Delegates from Afghanistan's Taliban government …

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to visit native Pakistan for girls' summit
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to visit native Pakistan for girls' summit

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend an international summit on girls' education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she was nearly killed by militants as a schoolgirl. "I am excited to join Muslim leaders from around the world for a critical conference on girls' education," she said on Friday in a post on social media platform X. …

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai attends Muslim girls’ education conference snubbed by Taliban
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai attends Muslim girls’ education conference snubbed by Taliban

The Hindu  

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was “overwhelmed” to be back in her native Pakistan on Saturday, as the prime minister launched a global summit on girls’ education in the Islamic world. “The Muslim world including Pakistan faces significant challenges in ensuring equitable access to education for girls,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said at the opening of the …

Malala Yousafzai visits native Pakistan for education summit: Overwhelmed, happy
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Malala Yousafzai visits native Pakistan for education summit: Overwhelmed, happy

India Today  

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said Saturday she was "overwhelmed" to be back in her native Pakistan, as she arrived for a global summit on girls' education in the Islamic world. The two-day summit was set to be opened Saturday morning by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and brings together representatives from Muslim-majority countries, where tens of millions of girls …

Afghanistan’s Rashid, Nabi urge Taliban to revoke ban on women’s education
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghanistan’s Rashid, Nabi urge Taliban to revoke ban on women’s education

Al Jazeera  

The star cricketers were responding to reports that the Taliban had forbidden females from receiving medical education and training. Afghanistan’s top cricket stars Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi have urged the Taliban to reconsider their ban on women’s access to medical education and training, terming the move “deeply unjust”. “Education holds a central place in Islamic teachings, emphasising the pursuit …

’Central place in Islamic teaching’: Rashid Khan urges Taliban to reconsider ban on medical education for Afghan girls
3 months, 3 weeks ago

’Central place in Islamic teaching’: Rashid Khan urges Taliban to reconsider ban on medical education for Afghan girls

Live Mint  

Afghan national cricket team captain and Gujarat Titans player Rashid Khan urged the Taliban-led Afghanistan government to reconsider the ban on medical training for women in the country so that Afghan girls can reclaim their right to education and contribute to the nation's development. Providing education to all is not just a societal responsibility but a moral obligation deeply rooted …

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from training to become midwives and nurses
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3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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 European Union on Wednesday …

EU condemns reported Taliban move to suspend medical education for women and girls
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

'We're shaken': Taliban bans women from pursuing health courses in Afghanistan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'We're shaken': Taliban bans women from pursuing health courses in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Afghanistan has around 10 public and more than 150 private health institutes offering two-year diplomas in 18 subjects, ranging from midwifery to anaesthesia, pharmacy and dentistry, with a total of 35,000 women students, health ministry sources said A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May …

Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize
4 months, 1 week ago

Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize

CNN  

CNN — A 17-year-old who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country has won a prestigious international award for advocating for the rights of Afghan girls. Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children’s Peace Prize on Tuesday, an award that has recognized luminaries including climate activist Greta Thunberg and girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai. Ibrahimi received the …

Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize
4 months, 1 week ago

Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize

CNN  

CNN — A 17-year-old who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country has won a prestigious international award for advocating for the rights of Afghan girls. Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children’s Peace Prize on Tuesday, an award that has recognized luminaries including climate activist Greta Thunberg and girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai. Ibrahimi received the …

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

Afghans are suffering. Don’t expect any tears from the Taliban
7 months ago

Afghans are suffering. Don’t expect any tears from the Taliban

Live Mint  

THE STREETS of Kabul used to be riotously, almost headache-inducingly colourful. There were billboards advertising Western wear and Punjabi salwar kameez, murals promoting women’s and children’s rights, and everywhere the black-red-green tricolour of the Afghan Republic. Black-and-white also describes Western countries’ approach to Afghanistan since their humiliating exit from the country on August 15th 2021. Islamic State Khorasan Province, a …

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai calls on Taliban to provide education to girls and women
7 months, 1 week 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
7 months, 1 week 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
7 months, 1 week 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
7 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 2 weeks 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
9 months, 2 weeks 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
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Torching of girls’ schools is an alarming development amidst Pakistan’s ‘Education Emergency’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Torching of girls’ schools is an alarming development amidst Pakistan’s ‘Education Emergency’

Hindustan Times  

On 29 May, some miscreants used kerosene to set fire to a girls’ school in Ramzak tehsil of North Waziristan district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, destroying the institution’s furniture, computers and books, Dawn reported. As attacks on girls’ schools escalate, the international community may be reminded about the acts of terrorism launched by the TTP on Pakistan’s education sector, …

Reclusive Taliban leader releases Eid message urging officials to set aside their differences
11 months, 3 weeks 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
11 months, 3 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
1 year 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 …

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

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