Kabul – The Afghan Women’s Unity and Solidarity Team have protested in an enclosed space over the closure of education doors to girls. They have condemned the decision and defined it as the start of a tragedy that cannot be compensated very easily.
They have marched against Taliban’s decision with slogans such as “Knowledge is obligatory in Islam”, “Reconcile with knowledge”, “Avoid extremism” and “Keeping girls’ schools closed is the start of an unprecedented tragedy”.
The Afghan Women’s Unity and Solidarity Team have sent a video of their protest to the Hasht-e Subh on Tuesday, March 29, calling for the reopening of schools for female students.
Since the return of Taliban rebels in power, they have been imposing restrictions, particularly women and girls have been paying the price with their basic rights of access to education, civil and health services. The rebels, with no hesitation in the first days of their entrance to Kabul closed all the education doors to girls, but late on a result of the international community’s pressure promised to reopen the education doors to girls in the spring of 1401. In contrast, they have stepped back from their promise and have argued that girls’ uniforms are not aligned with Islamic morals. The schools’ doors will remain closed for girls till further notice.
International Community and their very close supporters have called on the Taliban many times to change their outdated ideologies and cope with the realities of Afghanistan. Bu Taliban on the bases of vague religious arguments have been trying to make a hell out of the country, particularly for women and girls.
Every restriction that they have been imposing so far is argued on the bases of religious values; while, they do not give any exact reference to the holy book.
