October 6, 2021
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Taliban claim Kunduz schools open for girls

The shared video shows several girls in black dresses and white scarves, some with veils, waving Taliban flags….reports Asian Lite News

Afghan girls are allowed to attend secondary schools in Kunduz province of the country, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen has said.

Sharing a video on his Twitter handle, Shaheen, who has been nominated as the new Afghan government’s permanent representative to the United Nations said: “Girls are going to high schools in Khan Abad, Kunduz Province.”

The shared video shows several girls in black dresses and white scarves, some with veils, waving Taliban flags.

In September, the Taliban have banned girls from secondary education in Afghanistan, by ordering high schools to re-open only for boys. Girls were not mentioned in the Taliban’s announcement, which means boys will be back at their desks, while their sisters will still be stuck at home.

“All male teachers and students should attend their educational institutions,” the statement had said.

Girls were also prohibited from secondary education under the Taliban’s previous rule across Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.

Meanwhile, Kabul University’s nearly 70 teaching staff resigned in protest after the Taliban fired the doctorate-level vice-chancellor. The group replaced the chancellor with one of their own members who has had significantly less formal education, reported New York Post.

The Taliban-appointed new chancellor barred women from the institution as either teachers or students. But under the strict mandate of gender segregation, classes in various private institutions are open to all.

According to UNESCO, Afghanistan has made important gains in the education sector in the past two decades. Since 2001, the female literacy rate has almost doubled from 17 per cent to 30 per cent, and the number of girls in primary school has increased from almost zero in 2001 to 2.5 million in 2018.

The number of girls in higher education institutions has increased from 5,000 in 2001 to around 90,000 in 2018. (ANI)

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