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The Taliban takeover of the country also impacted women's education and employment. [12] In October 2021, many women who had studied or instructed at Kabul's universities feared that they would not be able to return under the Taliban. [13] As of September 2021, women and girls were still barred from enrolling in secondary education. [14]
[10] [11] In 2023, the Taliban arrested female education campaigner Matiullah Wesa after he traveled to remote parts of the country to improve access to education for all children. The Taliban previously arrested another outspoken critic of the ban on women's education Ismail Mashal in February, but he was released from custody on March 5. [60]
Kabul University was established in 1932 during the reign of King Mohammed Nadir Shah and during the government of Prime Minister Mohammad Hashim Khan, opening its doors one year later to students from across the country.
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastHERAT, Afghanistan—“It’s like being under siege” is how one medicine student, who The Daily Beast is referring to as Fatima, describes ...
One thousand days have passed since girls in Afghanistan were banned from attending secondary schools. UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell in a statement urged Taliban authorities to allow ...
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Under the Taliban rule women were not allowed to study in medical field, but in May 2006 first group of Afghan women celebrated their achievement. Out of 460 students of Kabul Medical University 90 were Afghanistan's first group of female graduates after the fall of Taliban. They studied for dentistry and paediatric. [7]
Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic rights, the United Nations said Wednesday.