Kabul:
Following the Taliban’s ban on girls’ university education, the country’s male students boycotted their classes and condemned the suspension of women’s higher education, Tolo News reported Sunday.
The male students have strongly resisted attending classes until they open to female students as well.
“We will continue our boycott and if classes for women are not reopened, we will also boycott our classes and not continue education,” said Mucollect, a student of the Taliban’s ban on education for women in the country.
“Universities are closed to our sisters. We don’t want to go to university either,” says Nawidullah, another student.
In addition, numerous Kabul University teachers called on the Taliban to reconsider their decision, saying that the closure of educational institutions is unfortunate, according to Tolo news.
“We are asking the Islamic Emirate to reopen universities for our sisters,” said Tawfiqullah, a lecturer.
“My two sisters are also pursuing higher education, but due to the closure of institutions, I am not progressing very well,” Tolo News quotes Mohebullah, another student.
The Afghan Ministry of Higher Education suspended higher education for female students earlier in December. The decision sparked widespread protests and global condemnation.
Since August 15, 2021, de facto authorities have barred girls from secondary school, restricted women’s and girls’ freedom of movement, excluded women from most segments of the workforce, and banned women from using parks, gyms, and public bathhouses.
These restrictions culminate in the confinement of Afghan women and girls within the four walls of their homes.
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