I am an 11-year-old girl. I was the top scorer in my class up to the sixth grade and wanted to keep the first position up to the twelfth grade in my school. I also wished to continue my education and one day become a politician and serve my nation, but the Taliban closed schools all over the country. So, I failed to reach my goals. I still find it hard to believe that I could no longer be able to reach my objectives.
We little, talented girls thought we would finish our education, but it became impossible. I forgot all my goals the moment I heard about schools’ doors getting shut by the Taliban. So, I thought and asked myself some questions: If I do not study, would I still be able to continue living as I wish to? How would I serve my nation and country? Would not I lose my freedom? How would I become a politician?
Only I can understand the pain that Afghan girls are suffering because I am a girl, and I am proud of being a girl. It is every girl’s right to get educated. Our minds and thoughts will become as dark as night without education; the world will lose its beauty. Knowledge and wisdom are the pride of our country.
The one who learns knowledge and respects is always successful, but, on the contrary, the Taliban pays no respect to knowledge in this society; they do not even pay even less respect to the girls; why? I am a little girl who is taking the step to ask the Taliban some questions: why do you underestimate girls and women in Afghanistan? What did we do? We’re human beings, too, and have the right to learn knowledge; we have the right to have a bright future with a set of goals. Leave these anti-woman and anti-girls thoughts!
We should try to beautify the world with wisdom and knowledge. Our country will look beautiful with the girls and knowledge. We should learn knowledge for ourselves, our family, our country, and God, who called upon us to gain knowledge. Later, one day, the whole world will appreciate knowledge and wisdom together.