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...

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.

Taliban fail to explain closure of girls' schools in Afghanistan to UN

Jun 17, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 17 : Taliban on Thursday failed to explain the closure of girls' schools in Afghanistan to the UN after the Taliban...

Hamid Karzai urges Taliban to reopen girls schools

Apr 26, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 26 : Afghanistan's former President Hamid Karzai has raised concerns over the closure of schools for girls, above grade 6, by...

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...

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...