Published 1 year ago

Afghanistan’s Taliban Ban All Education for Girls

Summary by Ground News

The Taliban government has suspended university education for Afghanistan's women students. The decision has drawn sharp condemnation from the Muslim world, including from its old, hardliner ally Saudi Arabia. The highest level of education that an Afghan girl can now attain in the country is till grade 6, the last year of primary school.

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Hindustan Times

Afghanistan women in tears amid Taliban’s ban on their education

On Thursday, some women and girls took to the streets in Kabul, chanting "education for all".

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Infobae

The Taliban banned education for all women in Afghanistan

According to The Wall Street Journal, even female teachers were excluded from professional life by the extremist group, which, since returning to power, has increased the deprivation of fundamental rights.

1 year ago·C A B A, Argentina

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Evening Standard

What does the Taliban’s total education ban mean for women and girls?

The Taliban has indefinitely banned women and girls from primary and higher education in measures that further curtail their rights.

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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VOA News

Afghans Protest Taliban Ban on Education for Women

Defying the Taliban’s ban on university education for girls, dozens of Afghan women’s rights activists and female students on Thursday staged protests in Kabul, Takhar and Nangarhar provinces. VOA’s Munaza Shaheed reports from Washington.

1 year ago·United States

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The Print

Afghan women’s foremost right is to education, says Saudi Arabia after Taliban bans college

Muslim-majority nations, along with the West, have slammed the Talibans’ latest restriction on women; the highest education a girl can now get in Afghanistan is till grade 6.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Political Wire

Taliban Arrests Women Protesting Education Ban

“The Taliban have arrested five women taking part in a protest in the Afghan capital, Kabul, against the ban on women attending universities,” the BBC reports. “Three journalists were also arrested.”

1 year ago·New York, United States

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