Taliban declare ban on co-education in Afghanistan, prohibit men from teaching girls

Day after promising to protect women's rights in Afghanistan, Taliban, which is set to form a new ministration in war-ravd country, has issued a ban on co-education as well prohibited men from teaching girl students. It is to mention that this comes as  Islamic fundamentalist terror outfit has named Shaikh Abdulbaqi Haqqani as acting minister of higher education in Afghanistan.

In Afghanistan's western Herat region, Taliban leers ruled last week that girls will longer be permitted to sit in same classes as boys in universities. According to Taliban officials, co-education must be stopped.

Taliban anunces ban on co-education in Afghanistan

Haqqani stated that all educational activities will be conducted in accordance with Sharia Law. Women will be denied access to higher education since major colleges in country cant afford to offer diverse classes because of a lack of funding, according to many critics.

"Taliban officially anunce ban on coeducation. Men are t allowed to teach girls," Afghan journalist Bashir Ahm Gwakh tweeted, quoting Taliban Minister Haqqani. 

"This will effectively deprive girls from higher education because universities cant afford it r re are eugh human resources," journalist furr said in his tweet.

In a speech at Loya Jirga Tent, Taliban higher education minister Haqqani said that all educational activities in country will be conducted according to Sharia Law.

In a meeting with authorities last week, private university owners opposed Taliban's decision to provide education to girls and boys separately as re are t sufficient female teachers.

In its first press conference since taking over Kabul, Taliban said earlier this month that y are committed to ensuring women's rights based on Islam.

"Taliban are committed to providing women with ir rights based on Islam. Women can work in health sector and or sectors where y are needed. re will be discrimination against women," Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid h said. However, experts have stated that Afghan women are most likely to suffer a grim future under Taliban's rule.

Taliban on women security

In May, United States formally began its withdrawal from Afghanistan, and it's w on verge of finishing its military commitment. Dr Sajjan Gohel, a security and terrorism analyst told Four Nine that women are terrified of Taliban.

"From Afghan women I've spoken to, it's incredibly traumatic. You're looking at an entire generation who only re about Taliban in books. w, y're having to live side-by-side with what is effectively a misogynistic cult," Dr Gohel said.

He ded that "we will see a return to some extent of what we saw in 1990s."

On Saturday, 28 August, scores of people gared near Eiffel Tower in Paris to express ir support for Afghan women following Taliban's takeover. marchers voiced fear that women in Afghanistan would be unsafe and urged that French government open its borders to receive Afghan evacuees, with women and children given priority.

(With inputs from ANI)

(Picture Credit: AP)