Female students leave universities after Taliban ban
2022.12.21 06:14
Female students leave universities after Taliban ban
Budrigannews.com – On Wednesday, the Taliban-run administration announced that women would be banned from higher education. As a result, female university students in Afghanistan were denied access to their campuses.
The choice to bar ladies was reported on Tuesday night in a letter to colleges from the advanced education service, drawing judgment from unfamiliar legislatures and the Unified Countries.
Shaista, a business studies student at a private university in Kabul, stated, “We went to university, the Taliban were at the gate and told us ‘you are not allowed to enter the university until further notice’… everyone was crying.”
A professor at a different Kabul university who did not want to be named said that staff members had no choice but to follow the instruction and turned away female students at the gate.
The Taliban administration’s efforts to gain international recognition and lift economic sanctions are likely to be hampered by the restriction on female students.
Hassiba, a Kabul-based third-year political science student, said she was studying for her exams when she heard about the news.
She stated, “I can’t believe it’s happening, it’s unbelievable, it’s too hard to accept.”
“How can we have hope for a bright future if women do not have access to education?”
The Taliban administration’s cabinet made the decision, according to the late-night announcement on Tuesday.
In recent months, a number of Taliban officials, including the deputy foreign minister and administration spokesperson, have advocated for female education.
Major decisions are made by the Taliban’s supreme spiritual leader, who is based in the southern city of Kandahar.
Reuters has been informed by diplomatic and official Taliban sources that the leadership had been discussing the matter.
According to Graeme Smith, a senior consultant at International Crisis Group, “This decision had been anticipated for weeks, prompting some Western officials to start talking about additional sanctions and further economic restrictions.”
“However, the torrent of outrage from the West will bolster the Taliban leadership’s resolve, which sees itself as a shield against the outside world.”
The leadership of the Taliban has stated that while they want to have peaceful relations with the international community, foreigners should not interfere in Afghan affairs.
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The majority of girls cannot attend school beyond primary school. The Taliban government has stated that it is developing a strategy for secondary education for girls, but it has not specified a timetable.
Following indications that it would open all high schools to girls in March, the administration made a surprise U-turn.
