The Taliban has officially announced a ban on co-education in Afghanistan, stating that men in the country will not be able to teach female students. “Men will not be able to teach girls,” said Shaikh Abdul Baqi Haqqani, Taliban’s minister of higher education. Haqqani stated that all educational activities will be conducted under Islamic law. At a large gathering in the Loya Jirga tent, Haqqani assured the Afghan people and all teachers that the Taliban will work hard to develop the education system in Afghanistan.
Education in Afghanistan. An Afghan journalist Bashir Ahmad Gwakh said on Twitter: “This measure deprives girls of the right to higher education because universities cannot provide different courses and lack of human resources. .” Haqqani also criticized the current education system, saying it does not conform to Islamic principles. According to the Independent, Haqqani said: “All anti-Islamic elements in the education system will be removed.”
Last week, Taliban officials in Herat Province, Afghanistan, ordered that girls can no longer go to boys in universities. The same class. According to Hama News, Taliban officials reportedly stated that “there is no reason or other choice to continue co-education.” In Afghanistan, women, who account for nearly 50% of the total population, have been living in fear of the return of the Taliban.