- The Taliban stated that women can go to university under Taliban rule, but they cannot be in the same class as men.
- The Taliban Education Minister stated that the organization hopes to create a “reasonable and Islamic” curriculum.
- The ruling militant group has stated that it will respect the rights of Afghan women, but given the organization’s history of suppressing women, many people are skeptical of its claims.
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The militant group’s acting Minister of Higher Education Abdul Baqi Haqqani stated that as long as their studies comply with the Taliban’s interpretation of Islamic law, Afghan women will be allowed to go to university “safely”. According to AFP.
However, Haqqani added that mixed gender courses will be banned.He made a comment on Sunday Loya Jirga -Council meetings of Afghan tribes and faction leaders.
According to a report by Agence France-Presse, he said: “The Afghan people will continue to receive higher education safely in accordance with Sharia law and will not be in a mixed gender environment.”
He added that the Taliban are seeking to “create a reasonable and Islamic curriculum that conforms to our Islamic, ethnic and historical values, and on the other hand, is able to compete with other countries.”
Before the Taliban took over earlier this month, most schools in Afghanistan had implemented gender segregation. It is estimated that two-thirds of the country’s girls did not attend school. According to Human Rights Watch.
When the Taliban were in power from 1996 to 2001, It prohibits women and girls from working and going to school. The organization claims that in the future, it will Respect women’s rights According to Islamic law, there will be no revenge against Afghans who have cooperated with the enemy.
But many people are skeptical of the Taliban’s sudden change of strategy. Several accounts by Afghan women describe how the organization has failed to consistently fulfil its vows that girls can continue to go to school. E.g, Taliban members assaulted rickshaw driver To transport a female teacher without a male companion, a The woman told CNN.
In some areas occupied by the Taliban, women and girls have been banned from going to school or leaving home without a male escort. According to the “Guardian” report.
Fearing that the Taliban would re-establish an oppressive regime, thousands of people tried to flee Afghanistan, Kabul Airport with Trying to squeeze into the plane leaving the country.
