Deep divisions within Taliban over girls' education

Mar 26, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 27 : According to a report, there are deep divisions within the Taliban's Supreme Council of Jurisprudence on whether the girls...

Taliban announces indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls

Dec 20, 2022

The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021 and imposed policies severely restricting basic rights--particularly those of women and girls, according to Human Rights...

EU condemns Taliban's decision to ban Afghan women from universities

Dec 21, 2022

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan, which is ruled by the Taliban, prohibited girls from attending universities and other higher education...

Blinken asks Taliban to reverse ban on girls' education in Afghanistan

Mar 24, 2022

Washington [US], March 24 : Condemning the U-turn over re-opening girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected the Taliban's...

Rights activists urge world leaders to pressure Taliban on girls' education

Jul 17, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 : Several human rights and education activists urged world leaders in an open letter recently to mount diplomatic pressure on...

Deprived of education for months, Afghan girls urge Taliban to reopen schools

Oct 29, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 29 : Young Afghan girls have called on the Taliban regime to reopen girls' schools across the country. Since the Taliban...