International organisations urge Taliban to reopen schools for girls

Jan 25, 2024

As for over two years now, girls are barred from accessing education in Afghanistan, International organisations have called for lifting the ban on girls'...

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...

Ban on girls' education damaging entire Afghanistan, says UN chief

Apr 03, 2022

New York [US], April 3 : Expressing concern at the Taliban's decision to ban girls' education in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that...

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...

European Parliament strongly condemns education ban for girls

Apr 07, 2022

Brussels [Belgium], April 8 : The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have expressed deep concern over the Taliban's recent decision to indefinitely extend...

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...