Taliban orders girls' high schools to remain closed

Sohail Shuja

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
KABUL, March 23 (Reuters) - The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen.

The u-turn took many by surprise, leaving students in tears and drawing condemnation from humanitarian agencies, rights groups and diplomats at a time when the Taliban administration is seeking international recognition.


Teachers and students from three high schools around the capital Kabul said girls had returned in excitement to campuses on Wednesday morning, but were ordered to go home. They said many students left in tears.

"We all became totally hopeless when the principal told us, she was also crying," said a student, not being named for security reasons.

The last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, from 1996 to 2001, they banned female education and most employment.


The international community has made the education of girls a key demand for any future recognition of the Taliban administration, which took over the country in August as foreign forces withdrew.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Taliban's decision was "a profound disappointment and deeply damaging for Afghanistan."

"The denial of education not only violates the equal rights of women and girls to education," Guterres said in a statement. "I urge the Taliban de facto authorities to open schools for all students without any further delay."


The Ministry of Education had announced last week that schools for all students, including girls, would open around the country on Wednesday after months of restrictions on education for high school-aged girls.

On Tuesday evening a Ministry of Education spokesman released a video congratulating all students on their returning to class.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...ain-closed-leaving-students-tears-2022-03-23/

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khipk

Senator (1k+ posts)
KABUL, March 23 (Reuters) - The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen.

The u-turn took many by surprise, leaving students in tears and drawing condemnation from humanitarian agencies, rights groups and diplomats at a time when the Taliban administration is seeking international recognition.


Teachers and students from three high schools around the capital Kabul said girls had returned in excitement to campuses on Wednesday morning, but were ordered to go home. They said many students left in tears.

"We all became totally hopeless when the principal told us, she was also crying," said a student, not being named for security reasons.

The last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, from 1996 to 2001, they banned female education and most employment.


The international community has made the education of girls a key demand for any future recognition of the Taliban administration, which took over the country in August as foreign forces withdrew.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Taliban's decision was "a profound disappointment and deeply damaging for Afghanistan."

"The denial of education not only violates the equal rights of women and girls to education," Guterres said in a statement. "I urge the Taliban de facto authorities to open schools for all students without any further delay."


The Ministry of Education had announced last week that schools for all students, including girls, would open around the country on Wednesday after months of restrictions on education for high school-aged girls.

On Tuesday evening a Ministry of Education spokesman released a video congratulating all students on their returning to class.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...ain-closed-leaving-students-tears-2022-03-23/

https://twitter.com/x/status/1506835697809838086
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I really thought they had evolved some how, but this is complete retardation. They are illiterate assholes, and same goes to the people who defend this decision. Phir boltay hain kay west main musalmanon ko bura kion kaha jata hay.

OIC has on its charter goals on women empowerment and education, so it has a formal obligation to withhold support to Afghanistan until they role this ignorant, idiotic and moronic decision back.

Allah hidayat day in jahilon ko.
 

A.jokhio

Minister (2k+ posts)
KABUL, March 23 (Reuters) - The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen.

The u-turn took many by surprise, leaving students in tears and drawing condemnation from humanitarian agencies, rights groups and diplomats at a time when the Taliban administration is seeking international recognition.


Teachers and students from three high schools around the capital Kabul said girls had returned in excitement to campuses on Wednesday morning, but were ordered to go home. They said many students left in tears.

"We all became totally hopeless when the principal told us, she was also crying," said a student, not being named for security reasons.

The last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, from 1996 to 2001, they banned female education and most employment.


The international community has made the education of girls a key demand for any future recognition of the Taliban administration, which took over the country in August as foreign forces withdrew.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Taliban's decision was "a profound disappointment and deeply damaging for Afghanistan."

"The denial of education not only violates the equal rights of women and girls to education," Guterres said in a statement. "I urge the Taliban de facto authorities to open schools for all students without any further delay."


The Ministry of Education had announced last week that schools for all students, including girls, would open around the country on Wednesday after months of restrictions on education for high school-aged girls.

On Tuesday evening a Ministry of Education spokesman released a video congratulating all students on their returning to class.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...ain-closed-leaving-students-tears-2022-03-23/

https://twitter.com/x/status/1506835697809838086
https://twitter.com/x/status/1506875440496988162
Poor girls...They cant go to school, if cover their heads, In India...Not allied to high school...in Afghanistan...why girls have to suffer every where..
as far as staement of education minister is concerned..."cant be possible...if he said that, its wrong and unislamic...the world 1st university was formed y a Muslim women???...since his video is not attached , i cant believe that he said that...bcz in sharia education is must for both men and women...and there is no limit.."
 

kayawish

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
these are the reasons why afghans hate Pakistan.Taliban do all unislamic things and afghan people think that Taliban are controled from Pakistan same like pakistanis think that PDM is controled from india and US ...
 

Sohail Shuja

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Poor girls...They cant go to school, if cover their heads, In India...Not allied to high school...in Afghanistan...why girls have to suffer every where..
as far as staement of education minister is concerned..."cant be possible...if he said that, its wrong and unislamic...the world 1st university was formed y a Muslim women???...since his video is not attached , i cant believe that he said that...bcz in sharia education is must for both men and women...and there is no limit.."
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Their current statement suggests that they will reopen the secondary schools and colleges etc. once they conclude upon the matters of Purdah etc.
 

atensari

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atensari

کیا شریعتِ اسلامی کی یہ تشریح درست ہے کہ خواتین صرف جماعت ششم تک تعلیم حاصل کرسکتی ہیں؟
کسی معقول وجہ کے بغیر میرے علم میں ایسی کوئی پابندی نہیں ہے​
 

atensari

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مولوی کونسی شریعت اسلامی پر چل رہے ہیں؟
جمہوری شریعت پر چلنے والوں نے کس اصول کے تحت لڑکیوں کے ساتھ ساتھ لڑکوں کے سکول بھی اصطبل بنا رکھے ہیں!؛

لندن سے جمہوری شریعت پڑھ کر آنے والے خاندان کے صوبے میں حالات سب سے زیادہ خراب ہیں