KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe that the continuation of the current approach of the Islamic Emirate towards women will make Afghan citizens more vulnerable.
Najib al-Rahman Shamal, expert about political issues, says: “Our wish is that the current government behaves with more flexibility and moderate relations with the world, so that people are not deprived of humanitarian aid, and for this reason, we wish that the current government reopen the gates of schools for girls”.
Sediqullah Patman, an education expert and former deputy of the Ministry of Education, referring to the value of education, said: “A civilized society needs education, especially backward countries. Afghanistan needs education for its entire society more than the more advanced societies. »
Female students are also worried about their future.
Kobra, a 12th grade student of one of the government schools in Kabul city, said: “Schools have been closed for two years and this has had a negative effect on the morale of the students. I myself am in the 12th grade and I hope that the schools will reopen.”
Another student from Kabul, who did not want to reveal his identity, told Salam Watandar: “The girls are very disappointed. A number of girls have resorted to forced marriage and some have forgotten the lessons they had learned”.
However, the officials of the Islamic Emirate, in response to the requests and concerns about the closure of girls’ schools, said that the work on the method of educating girls is ongoing and has not been finalized yet.
Bilal Karimi, one of the deputy spokespersons of the Islamic Emirate, said: “In general, the educational process in the country continues, but the specific case that was mentioned (girls’ education) is a case that is being processed in the Ministry of Education and Higher Education”.
At the beginning of the new academic year in Afghanistan, Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, has said that the violation of human rights and the continued deprivation of girls from education will make it impossible to normalize relations with the Islamic Emirate.
The Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), also in separate statements on the occasion of the beginning of the new academic year, asked the Islamic Emirate to allow girls to be educated.
The academic year began on Tuesday without the permission of female students to enter the schools. This is the second consecutive year that female students are prevented from going to school.
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