Taliban allows schools, universities in Afghanistan to reopen in March

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The Taliban on Sunday said that it’ll open seminaries and universities for girls and boys in March 2022.

Deputy Minister of Information and Culture and spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Zabiullah Mujahid speaking with US- grounded news agency Taliban isn’t against education, but boys and girls must be fully insulated in seminaries, reported Tolo News.

Mujahid said that the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education are working hard to renew advanced seminaries and public universities in two months, reported The Khaama Press.

The spokesperson said that advanced seminaries in utmost of the businesses have been restarted and in some businesses, they’re still closed due to profitable issues.
He reiterated that girls and boys will be separated in classrooms and they’re working to make further caravansaries for girls around Afghanistan.

It has been nearly six months that 150 public universities have been closed across Afghanistan while in 40 private universities boys and girls study, reported The Khaama Press.

Girls are only allowed to attend classes up to sixth grade in public seminaries.

Since the Taliban preemption inmid-August, girls in utmost corridor of Afghanistan haven’t been allowed back to academy beyond grade 7.

The ending of girls seminaries has been met with sharp responses inside the country as well as from the transnational community.

Meanwhile, a number of womanish scholars who remain out of academy said the Islamic Emirate should keep its pledge and renew the seminaries in the new time, reported Tolo News.

“We’ve heard a lot of pledges but these pledges must come practical. We were deprived of going to academy due to Covid-19 and also because of recent changes in the country,” said Bahara, a pupil.

“We’re calling for the immediate reopening of seminaries, and the government should pave the ground for this,” said Azada, a pupil.

A number of womanish preceptors said they’ve not entered their hires for five months and they prompted the Islamic Emirate to address their challenges, reported Tolo News.

“We haven’t been called to seminaries for the once five months. Indeed those preceptors at boys seminaries face an uncertain fate,” said Suhaila Omar Zada, a schoolteacher.