KABUL (SW) – Girls have not been allowed to return to schools to classes above sixth grade by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The Taliban Ministry of Education has issued a statement urging male students in grades six and above to attend their classes starting Saturday, but the statement did not comment on the fate of female students.
The announcement prompted a backlash from female students.
A number of female students said that the new decision of the Ministry of Education puts them in a dilemma and damages the normal process of education. They said the Taliban must live up to their claims to support education and allow girls to go to school as before.
According to the students, the Taliban should reconsider their decision so that girls can study like boys and become a source of community service.
At the same time, analysts said that in order for education to progress in the country, girls and boys need to be educated in the same way.
In an interview with Salam Watandar, Siddiq Patman, a former deputy minister of education, said that the conditions for girls to continue their education are due to the separate educational environment, and that the Taliban should allow girls to go to school by providing a favorable environment.
According to him, schools are separate across the country, and girls are taught by female teachers, so girls should be allowed to continue their education.
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