The Taliban have been in power in Afghanistan since 2021, and recently the group announced that girls will no longer be allowed to attend high schools and colleges. In Kabul, a demonstration took place in front of the offices of the Ministry of Education. The withdrawal of women's basic rights scares the population, which fears for the country's economic growth and international relations.
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According to Lana Nusseibeh, UAE ambassador to the UN Council, the Taliban's decision set back all the progress they had made in the recent weeks and months, and added: “Education is a universal right for all children, and that includes girls in the Afghanistan".
France, Italy, Norway, United States, Canada, Great Britain, and the High Representative of the European Union asked the Taliban to decision be urgently reversed, claiming that it would have “consequences far beyond their prejudice towards girls Afghans”.
The ban was also denounced by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, and the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay.
Since taking power, the Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on women's rights, and yet they were receiving economic support from other countries, while experiencing a humanitarian crisis. But stripping away the basic right to study is causing worldwide outrage.
As far as is known, the decision was taken during a meeting with senior officials in Kandahar, which is the center of fundamentalist power in the country. With the decision, Afghan girls will only be able to attend primary schools.
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