UNESCO is concerned about the continued educational deprivation of Afghan girls
| At the same time as the beginning of the new school year in Afghanistan, UNESCO announced that 1.4 million girls above the sixth grade in Afghanistan are deprived of going to school. |
According to the regional office Tasnim news agency, the United Nations Scientific, Cultural and Educational Organization (UNESCO) ) published a statement on the occasion of the beginning of the new school year in Afghanistan and announced that 1.4 million girls above the sixth grade in Afghanistan are deprived of going to school. It causes serious damage to their morale and spirit and hinders the development of Afghanistan. Meanwhile, due to the restrictions of the Taliban government, the new school year in Afghanistan has started for the third year in a row without the presence of girls.
In the first days of the domination of the country, the ruling body of Afghanistan prohibited girls above the sixth grade from going to school “until further notice”. After that, universities and private schools were also closed to girls. Before this, “Zabihullah Mujahid” explained why girls’ schools were closed and said: “Schools were closed due to necessary reforms. Because the previous educational program came from the West and was imposed by Westerners. Taliban official why girls’ education has been suspended There are no girls in Afghanistan’s religious schools
He also emphasized: We did not say that girls’ education is prohibited or that we do not allow them to study, but this suspension is secondary, which means that There will be reforms in it.
He also claimed that in the past it was possible to access education in 30% of Afghanistan’s regions, but now schools have been developed in 100% of provinces, cities and villages and education has increased. .
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