The deprivation of female students from schools in Afghanistan for 900 days
The deprivation of female students from schools in Afghanistan for 900 days
March 9 (Afghanistan Women's News Agency) - 900 days have passed since girls' schools in Afghanistan have been closed, and some female students beyond the sixth grade are demanding the reopening of the school gates for all girls. They are hopeful that with the arrival of the new educational year, the doors of schools will open for them. They say that the future of Afghan girls should not be overlooked.

March 9 (Afghanistan Women’s News Agency) – 900 days have passed since girls’ schools in Afghanistan have been closed, and some female students beyond the sixth grade are demanding the reopening of the school gates for all girls. They are hopeful that with the arrival of the new educational year, the doors of schools will open for them. They say that the future of Afghan girls should not be overlooked.

Sonia Sarwari is a tenth-grade student who, after the closure of girls’ schools, has been busy memorizing the Quran in one of the religious schools. However, she is asking the authorities to open the gates of schools for girls beyond the sixth grade after two years of restrictions in the new academic year.

“It has been two years since we have not been able to attend school, and we have fallen behind in our studies. There are a few weeks left until the start of the new year, and I wish we could also return to school in the new academic year,” Sonia said.

Girls in Afghanistan have always faced numerous challenges, and now they have been deprived of even their most basic human rights, such as education and learning.

Sharmila, another female student, is among those who have been left behind from attending school and she says she intended to prepare for the university entrance exam after completing her studies. However, after the closure of schools, she has neither been able to finish her studies nor prepare for the university entrance exam.

“It is very painful for me to have become a homebound student in my final year of school; I have been distanced from all my goals and I cannot even take any action towards my academic future.” Sharmila said.

It has been 900 days since girls’ schools were closed to students above the sixth grade. Alongside the students, their families have always been advocating for the reopening of girls’ schools. However, despite strong emphasis from international organizations and the majority of the Afghan people’s demand, the gates of schools and universities remain closed to girls up to now.

  • نویسنده : Afghanistan Women News Agency
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