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

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

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

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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 …

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Taliban allow high school graduation exams for girls in Afghanistan
2 years ago

Taliban allow high school graduation exams for girls in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Afghanistan girls will be allowed to take high school graduation exams this week, an official and documents from the Taliban government indicated on December 6 — even though they have been banned from classrooms since the former insurgents took over the country last year. The three excluded provinces — Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz — have a different timetable for the …

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Afghan girls take to streets to protest school closure in Paktia
2 years, 3 months ago

Afghan girls take to streets to protest school closure in Paktia

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of girls protest in Gardez city after the Taliban shuts four schools, which were reopened on the intervention of tribal elders and school principals. Dozens of girls have protested in Afghanistan’s Paktia province after Taliban authorities shut their schools just days after classes resumed, agencies and local media reported, as an estimated three million secondary school girls are shut …

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Taliban: committed to giving education, jobs to girls, women
3 years ago

Taliban: committed to giving education, jobs to girls, women

The Hindu  

Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers are committed in principle to education and jobs for girls and women, a marked departure from their previous time in power, and they seek the world’s “mercy and compassion” to help millions of Afghans in desperate need, a top Taliban leader said in a rare interview. Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi also told The Associated …

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In Pictures: Taliban fighters man Afghanistan’s urban checkpoints
3 years ago

In Pictures: Taliban fighters man Afghanistan’s urban checkpoints

Al Jazeera  

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan more than three and a half months ago amid the chaotic withdrawal of the United States-led foreign forces, its members have changed roles, from fighting in the mountains and fields to becoming an armed force running the country. Last month, several Taliban fighters posed for portrait photographs for The Associated Press news agency on …

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UN official: Taliban to announce secondary school for girls
3 years, 2 months ago

UN official: Taliban to announce secondary school for girls

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A senior U.N. official said Friday the Taliban told him they will announce “very soon” that all Afghan girls will be allowed to attend secondary schools. He said the Taliban’s education minister told him they are working on “a framework” to allow all girls to continue their schooling beyond the sixth grade, which should be published “between …

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To protect Afghan girls, U.N. panel urges conditions on aid
3 years, 3 months ago

To protect Afghan girls, U.N. panel urges conditions on aid

LA Times  

Aid to Afghanistan should be made conditional to ensure the protection of women’s rights and access to education under the rule of the Taliban government, a panel of high-level speakers said at the United Nations on Friday. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said that “by and large, we’re very concerned” about measures restricting girls’ access to education since the Taliban …

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'What's the alternative?' Pakistan's Shah Mehmood Qureshi says world has no choice but to engage with Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

'What's the alternative?' Pakistan's Shah Mehmood Qureshi says world has no choice but to engage with Taliban

Firstpost  

Pakistan, which shares a long border with Afghanistan, has a long and sometimes conflicted relationship with its neighbour that includes attempts to prevent terrorism there and, some say, also encouraging it United Nations: Be realistic. This is the reality, and can they turn away from this reality?” He said Pakistan “is in sync with the international community” in wanting to …

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'Women Make Up Half the Society': In Show of Solidarity, Afghan Boys Refrain From Going to School
3 years, 3 months ago

'Women Make Up Half the Society': In Show of Solidarity, Afghan Boys Refrain From Going to School

News 18  

Since Afghanistan’s take over by the Taliban and its imposition of a myriad of restrictions on women, some Afghan boys have refrained from going to school in solidarity with the girls of the country who have not yet been called back to school. As boys made their way to the classrooms, some boys stayed back home asserting that women make …

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August 16, 2021, Afghanistan-Taliban news
3 years, 4 months ago

August 16, 2021, Afghanistan-Taliban news

CNN  

Like hundreds of other Kabul residents, Aisha Ahmad scurried to the Hamid Karzi International Airport on Monday, hoping to catch a flight out of the country as it became apparent the government would fall to the Taliban. But at the airport, Ahmad said “there were thousands of people, including many without passports and little security. “Kids and women were on …

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August 16, 2021, Afghanistan-Taliban news
3 years, 4 months ago

August 16, 2021, Afghanistan-Taliban news

CNN  

Like hundreds of other Kabul residents, Aisha Ahmad scurried to the Hamid Karzi International Airport on Monday, hoping to catch a flight out of the country as it became apparent the government would fall to the Taliban. But at the airport, Ahmad said “there were thousands of people, including many without passports and little security. “Kids and women were on …

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Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan: Afghan Youth in India Want Peace At Home
3 years, 5 months ago

Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan: Afghan Youth in India Want Peace At Home

The Quint  

“My parents don't want me to come home and have asked me to stay back”, said a student who has just completed his Masters studies from a premier university in India. The Afghan peace deal between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United States of America that “ends the war in Afghanistan for the benefit of all Afghans” is …

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Who are the Afghan women negotiating peace with the Taliban?
4 years, 2 months ago

Who are the Afghan women negotiating peace with the Taliban?

Al Jazeera  

They have risked their lives to educate girls and survived assassination attempts. From surviving assassination attempts to risking their lives running underground schools during the Taliban’s rule, Habiba Sarabi, Fatima Gailani, Sharifa Zurmati Wardak and Fawzia Koofi have endured it all. The second reason was that I wanted to challenge my father and prove to be better than his sons.” …

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