New Delhi: There has been a constant call to open schools for girls in Afghanistan since the times when the Taliban-led country closed the doors of education for girls above the sixth standard. Amid dying hope of any change, the residents and students of the country have again called on the government to get back to normal.
According to TOLOnews, on the opening day of the 1402 academic year, female students said that they felt hopeless as a result of the closing of their schools. They have now asked the Islamic Emirate to reopen girls’ schools above sixth grade across the country.
Reacting to the closing of schools for girls, Maryam, who was waiting for the schools to open along with thousands of other students, said: “Why are schools closed to girls? When there is no female doctor, a woman should go to a male doctor?", reported TOLOnews
Another student said, “Today is the day of despair for us. We were waiting to go to school on this day, but we were not allowed to go to school.”
“Today, I have a very bad feeling, because I could not go to school. When I see someone go to school, I feel bad that why I cannot go,” Amina, another student in Kabul told the news outlet.
Not only female, but male students have also voiced in favour of opening schools for girls. One of the students, Faizullah, said, “We went to school, it was great. One thing that made me sad was that girls’ schools did not open.
Another student informed TOLOnews that they have asked the Islamic Emirate to reopen girls’ schools because girls also have a right to education, so they serve their country.
Besides, the report mentioned, several Kabul and Khost residents have also asked the Islamic Emirate to comply with the people's demand to open schools for girls. Residents said that the schools should be opened for girls so that they can also have a bright future.
TOLOnews reported that earlier, an official in Parwan province had ensured that schools would be opened for girls once the work on the curriculum is finished
"There is no problem about the start of schooling. There is only a problem in the curriculum. And therefore, a committee has been formed for its reform. After the confirmation of the clerics, the schools will start," the official had told TOLOnews.