Girls schools was shut again by Taliban in Afghanistan within hours of its opening. After the announcement, many students who came to the school on Wednesday morning broke down in tears.
Girls’ schools reopened in Afghanistan after a long hiatus. Students were happy to return to school for the first time since the Taliban seized power last year. However, their happiness did not last long. Within hours of the girls’ school opening on Wednesday (March 23rd), the Taliban closed it again.
The Taliban administration has said that for the time being, female students above the sixth grade will not be able to go to school. According to Islamic law, girls’ high schools will be opened later with specific plans.
After the announcement, many students who came to the school on Wednesday morning broke down in tears “We are deeply disappointed,” one student, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters. The headmistress herself cried when she was informed of the decision. ”
Incidentally, from 1996 to 2001, power in Afghanistan was in the hands of the Taliban. They also issued fatwas against women’s education and women’s participation in the workplace. Although they are talking about change, they are again creating obstacles in women’s education. However, the United Nations and the United States have strongly opposed this decision.
Last week, the Taliban’s education minister announced the opening of all girls’ schools across the country. The Afghan girls saw the light of hope in that decision. Also on Tuesday evening, a spokesman for the education department released a video greeting the students. Suddenly, a notification from the education department said that the school would be closed on Wednesday morning. It said the girls’ high schools would be reopened in accordance with Afghan culture and Islamic law.
A statement from UNAMA, the UN special envoy to Afghanistan, said the decision was “reprehensible.” Schools will be closed indefinitely for students in the upper classes of the sixth grade.
The United States has said in a statement that the decision was “very unfortunate” When Taliban came to power, they tried to reassure everyone by saying something, but they were doing the exact opposite. “
