The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction in a recent report expressed concern about the closure of schools for girls above grade six in Afghanistan.
“Afghan activists and education sector representatives told us that the Taliban’s restrictive and varied guidance toward girls’ education, including prohibiting girls from attending school after sixth grade, has had an adverse effect and resulted in an overall reduction in school attendance,” said SIGAR.
“Schools above grade six for girls have to open immediately,” said Najibullah Jami, a political analyst.
Meanwhile, the Associate Director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch said that Afghanistan is the only country where girls are deprived from going to school.
“Taliban violation the right of women and girls in Afghanistan and today is the 400 hundred days since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls there is no other country in the world that systematically deny girls education based on the gender and denying women the right to work,” said Heather Barr.
“Opening schools is a religious order and its demand of people and international community and it’s an urgent need,”said Hassan Haqyar, political analyst.
Some students above grade six asked the government to allow them to go to schools.
“They closed schools’ door against us, we urged government to opening schools’ for girls,” said Sahar, a student.
“We asked the government to open schools’ door for us so we can learn and progress,”said Parwen, a student.
Earlier Islamic Emirate said that efforts are underway for opening schools for girls above grade six but still unknow when the will open schools’ door for girls.
