Afghan girls, barred from education, turn to Madrassas to learn religious sciences

May 02, 2023

Afghan girls have turned to madrassas (religious schools) to learn the religious sciences since the country's closure of schools for girls above the sixth...

Taliban shirks responsibility, blames Afghan parents for closure of girls schools

Sep 11, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 : Drawing flak over the decision to close girls' schools in Afghanistan, the Taliban on Sunday shifted the blame on...

UNHCR expresses concern over Taliban decree banning girls from schools

Apr 13, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 : United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the closure of secondary schools for Afghan girls...

Pakistan's Mufti Taqi Usman writes to Taliban for reopening schools for Afghan girls

Apr 22, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 22 : Following the closure of girls' schools by the Taliban and the world voicing out for justice for women and...

Activists raise concern over closure of Afghan girls' schools above grade 6

Apr 08, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 8 : A month-old decision of captured Afghanistan by Taliban to stop the education of girls from grade 6 onwards, is...

Woman students in Afghanistan reiterate call to reopen schools for girls

Jul 15, 2023

This comes 660 days after closure of schools for girls from grade 7 to 12 in Afghanistan.