Afghanistan minister says schools to open for all in spring

Jan 23, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 23 : Afghanistan's Ministry of Education said schools will be opened from spring this year.

Banning women from NGOs exposes rifts in Taliban ranks

Jan 03, 2023

Taliban banning women's education and barring them from NGOs in Afghanistan has not only triggered international condemnation but also resulted in internal rifts.

Talibani official dubs ban on girls' education a 'cultural constraint'

Aug 08, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 : Acting Talibani appointed education minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Noorullah Munir said that the schools in the...

Taliban say govt employees will get paid, money transfer allowed

Sep 29, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 30 : The Taliban announced that they had partly or completely paid salaries of staff in five ministries namely education, higher...

Ban on women's education in Afghanistan increases risk of gender-based violence: EU

Mar 19, 2023

In a statement, the UN said, "In recognition of the ideals and principles and the Commission on the Status of Women, and recalling the...

Denial of women's right to education in Afghanistan not justifiable, says UN experts

Mar 22, 2023

The continued "denial of girls and young women's right to school in Afghanistan marks a global low in education, harming an entire gender, a...