Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education.
WHY DID THE TALIBAN EXCLUDE GIRLS FROM HIGH SCHOOL?
“The ones who went on to develop the movement opted for ideas that are restrictive, orthodox to the extreme, and tribal,” said Abbas, who writes extensively about the Taliban. The leadership believes women should not participate in anything social, public and should especially be kept away from education, said Abbas.WHAT DO MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES SAY ABOUT THE BAN?
“They also gave Afghans and the outside world the idea that there would be an Islamic system in the country,” said Agha. “There is currently no Islamic system in the world. The efforts of the international community are ongoing to implement democracy in Islamic countries and turn them away from the Islamic system.”, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ special representative for Afghanistan and the head of the U.N.
Tens of thousands of teachers have lost their jobs. Support staff are also unemployed. Private institutions and businesses that benefited financially from girls’ education have been hit. Afghanistan has
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