After the closure of university gates to girls in Afghanistan, more than a year has passed since a significant number of female students have been deprived of education and have lost hope for a better future.
Tahmina Rahmani, a student who was studying journalism at university before the fall of the government, has been deprived of going to university for over a year now. In a conversation with the Afghanistan Women’s Agency, she said: “My ultimate wish was to become a renowned journalist in my country, especially working for women, but I did not achieve this dream and had to give up on this goal due to restrictions.”
As she sat down and leaned the wall, staring at a point, she said, “With the closure of universities, I have lost all hope for the future. I always wanted to be a prominent journalist in the country, especially advocating for women, but unfortunately, we were deprived of our right to education and now we spend our days like wandering ghosts, far from all the aspirations and goals we had.”
After the closure of universities and the confinement at home, she fell into depression and has attended several sessions for treatment with a psychologist.
“I felt like I couldn’t breathe, I think I was imprisoned and there was no way to escape from this prison, and every day I lost more hope compared to yesterday until they introduced me to a psychologist for treatment. I have had four sessions so far to address my mental issues,” Tahmina said.
Forouzan Sarwari, a psychologist, speaks about the deprivation of girls from education: “Girls, like boys, have the right to have a vibrant presence in society and continue their education. Any kind of restriction has a significant negative impact on the mental and emotional well-being of individuals. If this situation continues, our girls will not have a healthy psyche in the future, and when half of society lacks mental health, we will not have a healthy society.”
Zahra Karimi, another female journalism student, says: “The future of women is currently uncertain because there is no university, no school, no duty, and women have been banned from most places, and the global community has not paid attention to women. If we continue like this, women who are confined to their homes will have their mental state deteriorate further, leading to psychological problems for them, and this is very unfortunate.”
The challenging situation that has emerged for women in Afghanistan has led girls like Tahmina, Zahra, and others to believe that leaving Afghanistan could be the best option for them to live better lives.
In the past two years, Afghanistan has witnessed significant changes, especially in terms of the presence of women and girls in society, with the deprivation of female students and scholars from education being one of the biggest challenges during this time.
- نویسنده : Afghanistan Women News Agency
- منبع خبر : Afghanistan Women News Agency
