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Sad news for Afghanistan, de facto authorities banned girls education in the country
According to the letter published by the Ministry of Higher Education, the de facto authorities of Afghanistan have barred women and girls from attending colleges and obtaining higher education in Afghanistan.
The decree issued on Tuesday, which goes into force immediately, finalises all the limitations the current government put on Afghan women’s lives in the 1995s, thereby reversing two decades of progress for Afghanistan and Afghan women. Contribute to our effort to help Afghan women access new avenues of higher education.
Our Statement on banning girls’ education in Afghanistan
24/12/2022
The recent actions by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities against women occupied our thoughts. We are deeply concerned about the latest striations against women in Afghanistan by the de facto authorities, which have shocked us at Helping Orphans and others around the world.
We urge the de facto government to reconsider its decision because it will push more Afghans into starvation and hunger, as well as more children into malnutrition and poverty, in the middle of winter. Specifically, girls are barred from attending school, and women are barred from working at international and local non-governmental organisations.
Even though the de facto government has no official status around the world, this might stop other countries from helping. International non-governmental organisations (NGOs) represent the international community and assist Afghanistan in addressing the famine and hunger crisis, which is greatly appreciated; therefore, Afghanistan requires broader, wiser policies that assist Afghanistan in achieving its objectives as a member of the world community with ease.
Helping Orphans is assisting Afghanistan with emergency response aid, including food parcels, medicines, and clothing, and also has a resilience and livelihood sustainable development program under which we continue to support women-headed families and vulnerable people.
LET AFGHAN GIRLS LEARN
As Afghanistan braces for a harsh winter, this decision has the potential to halt or even reverse the momentum of international help established in response to the tragic humanitarian disaster in the country.
If Afghan girls are still unable to continue their education after sixth grade, the nation would regress for ten years in the future. This is just the beginning of the worst-case scenario. Female secondary schools in Afghanistan have been shut down since the current administration came to power in August 2021.
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If there is no girls’ education, what future do you expect?
This is because the Afghan government uses the education and employment of women as bargaining chips in its pursuit of international legitimacy and foreign funding to stay in power. One of the worst acts the current administration has taken since acquiring power, with serious ramifications for Afghan society and government. The shutdown of schools would have catastrophic effects on Afghanistan’s future, which is already hampered by severe poverty and starvation. New data shows that 93% of Afghans are going to bed hungry most nights. The present government does not seem interested in rescinding this very risky move. As Afghanistan braces for a harsh winter, this decision has the potential to halt or even reverse the momentum of international help established in response to the tragic humanitarian disaster in the country. The original goal should be to end the country’s economic and humanitarian crisis. Since many Afghans have already voiced their discontent at the news and, are contemplating fleeing the country, the present government of Afghanistan’s opaque decision-making process will further contribute to the tight environment of mistrust.
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