Contrary to earlier announcements, the Taliban have banned girls from going to school in Afghanistan. The US government has sharply criticized this decision.
Washington/Kabul – The US has criticized the decision by the militant Islamist Taliban to ban girls from the seventh grade from attending secondary schools in Afghanistan. “This decision by the Taliban, if not quickly reversed, will seriously harm the Afghan people, the country’s prospects for economic growth and the Taliban’s efforts to improve its relations with the international community,” said Secretary of State Antony Flashing on Wednesday with. Education is a human right. The US stands with Afghan girls and their families who see education as a path to full social and economic development.
Contrary to their promise, the Taliban had announced that schoolgirls from the 7th grade onwards would be banned from attending classes until further notice. First, a school uniform should be designed for girls that is based on the values of Islamic Sharia and Afghan culture and tradition. The Taliban had previously announced that, subject to certain conditions, girls in secondary schools from the 7th grade onwards would be allowed to take part in classes again from the start of the new school year on Wednesday.
After the United States and its allies withdrew and the Taliban took power around seven months ago, most provinces were only allowed to teach schoolchildren up to the sixth grade. At universities, seminars are now held separately by gender. There have also been separate school classes in the past. (dpa)
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