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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. Now, the rights of Afghan women and ...
A senior Taliban minister, who publicly condemned the group’s ban on education of girls and women, has reportedly fled Afghanistan amid fears of arrest. Sher Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban’s ...
The Taliban have eliminated subjects like art, sports, English and civic education. “The Taliban are causing irreversible damage to the Afghan education system for boys as well as girls,” said ...
The Taliban claimed to recognise their Islamic duty to offer education to both boys and girls, yet a decree was passed that banned girls above the age of 8 from receiving education. Maulvi Kalamadin insisted it was only a temporary suspension and that women would return to school and work once facilities and street security were adapted to ...
[10] [11] In 2023, the Taliban arrested female education campaigner Matiullah Wesa after he traveled to remote parts of the country to improve access to education for all children. The Taliban previously arrested another outspoken critic of the ban on women's education Ismail Mashal in February, but he was released from custody on March 5. [60]
The U.S. government has condemned the Taliban for ordering the suspension of medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan. U.S., and some Taliban, condemn move to suspend medical education ...
The 27-year-old was evacuated from Pakistan at 15 after being shot in the head by a Pakistan Taliban gunman who targeted her for speaking out about girls' education. Malala: I never imagined women ...
The U.N. has warned that the ban on girls’ education remains the Taliban’s biggest obstacle to gaining recognition as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.