From silence to skill: The struggle of deaf girls for self-reliance
In Shiberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan province, a group of young deaf individuals is refusing to surrender to the silence imposed by their hearing impairment.
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Enterprising girls navigate new paths to learning
Many Afghan girls say they have not given up their pursuit of learning even after the suspension of education beyond the sixth grade. Instead of wallowing in despair, they are navigating new paths to translate their dreams into reality.
Girls’ education at medical institutes suspended, only exams allowed
Reliable sources say girls' education at medical institutes has been suspended, but students can to take final exams.
Private schools for girls not allowed to reopen: MoE
Over the past few days, reports are circulating on social media that 47 private schools have been allowed to provide secondary education to girls.
Jawzjan woman opens education centre, enrolls 100 girls
A woman has established an educational centre and has enrolled about 100 girls above the sixth grade in Shiberghan City, the capital of northern Jawzjan province. The students of this educational course urged the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan…
Government urged to reopen girls’ schools, universities
On the International Day of Education, some girls have asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government to reopen girls’ school and universities.
Online education for girls on rise, but students not satisfied
Following the ban on girls’ high and university education, online courses for girls have been increasing, but students call online courses ineffective and no replacement to in person learning. After the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate in August,…
118.5m girls out of school worldwide: UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in a report says about 118.5 million girls around the world are deprived of education. The UN agency said in a fresh report today that there was a need…
Allow girls to sit university entrance exam, govt urged
A number of girls have expressed grave concern over their exclusion from the university entrance examination and urged the caretaker government to open the gates of schools and universities to girls. On July 18, the National Examination Authority…
Banned from education, Balkh girls turn to carpet weaving
Many girls and women have started weaving carpets in northern Balkh province after the ban on their high and university education remains imposed. These girls and women ask the caretaker government to allow them to resume high school…
Girls being distributed university entrance test registration forms
Female high school graduates are being distributed forms to register for upcoming university entrance test locally called ‘Kankoor’ in 31 provinces, including Kabul, says the National Examination Authority. After returning to power in August 2021, the Islamic Emirate…
Postpone registering girls for entry test, private universities asked
The Ministry of Higher Education has directed all private universities and higher educational institutes in the country to postpone registering girls for the coming solar year’s entrance exam until further notice. The ministry in a letter to private…
Girls across Afghanistan appear in 12th grade exam today
Girls across Afghanistan are all poised to appear in the grade-12 exam that commences today (Wednesday). The girls passing the examination will appear in the next university entrance test, according to the Ministry of Education. The ministry says…
99pc of Afghans back reopening of girls’ schools
About 98.8 percent of Afghans support the reopening of schools for girls above sixth grade, finds an online Pajhwok Afghan News survey. Only 1.2 percent of respondents opposed girls’ return to school.
Afghanistan only country where girls banned from school: Bahous
Decades of progress on gender equality and women’s rights in Afghanistan have been wiped out in mere months, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, on Monday.
Many girls gather at Ghazni home to continue their studies
Many girls gather at a house daily in southern Ghazni province and study as the Islamic Emirate has been not allowing girls education above sixth grade in some provinces since last 10 months. The house where girls come…
2 girls killed in Nangarhar roof collapse
Two minor girls were killed in a roof collapse incident in Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Tuesday. Local people and officials say the incident caused by a powerful windstormon Monday night. Amrullah, a resident of…
‘Closure of girls’ schools has no national and cultural justification’
Members of civil society institutes, political parties and tribal councils during a gathering in Kabul on Thursday called the closure of girls’ schools a great injustice with the gender, asking the government for reopening of all schools in…
Don’t make Afghan girls suffer twice over: IRC
The decision to suspend girls above the age of 13 from attending school is a catastrophic step backwards for Afghan society. However, Afghan girls will be punished twice if the international community turns away. The IRC CEO said…
Afghan girls and boys will get equal education, hopes UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday said it hopes the Taliban government would provide equal education to girls and boys in order to ensure peaceful future of Afghanistan. Yumiko Takashima, UNHCR's Deputy High…
Girls be facilitated to study in healthy environment: Ulema
Afghanistan Ulema Association on Monday asked the caretaker government to reopen schools for all girls and create an environment for their education in accordance with Islamic law. After the Afghan caretaker government decided to cancel the opening of…
