The Taliban, an armed group that has regained power in Afghanistan, has announced that it will guarantee the education of women, which was once banned, but will not admit that co-education at the university is contrary to Islamic teachings.
The Taliban's interim government, acting minister of higher education Abdulbaki Haqqani, announced a press conference in the capital Kabul on the 12th, revealing educational policies at universities and other institutions.
In this, Acting Minister of Higher Education Hackani said, "We will start education based on the current system, but we will change the teachings of Islam and those that are contrary to our culture," a woman banned by the former Taliban administration. Although the education of the Taliban is guaranteed, co-education at the university is not allowed.
Specifically, men and women are invited to take classes in different buildings or places with partitions, or they are exchanged depending on the time, and in principle, teachers and students are of the same sex.
In addition, female students are required to wear a scarf that covers their hair.
After that, I asked the faculty members to return to work because they wanted to resume classes at national universities, which have been closed.
A female student attending Kabul University, which is closed, said, "The teachers I know have left their jobs, and the students studying here are also fleeing Afghanistan. I have no hope and I want to go to another country." I was talking.
Female student aiming to be a doctor "I don't know if my dream will come true"
Female students who entered the most difficult Kabul University with the highest score in the national exam for admission to the university are worried whether they will be able to receive the education they want as the Taliban seizes power and the school is closed. I am.
Mr. Sargue Balan from northeastern Laghman, who is aiming to become a doctor, got the highest score in the national university entrance examination held in June, and was decided to enter the most difficult Kabul University School of Medicine. rice field.
However, the university was closed due to the Taliban's seizure of power last month, and the classes scheduled for this month have not started.
On the 6th of this month, Mr. Sarge was invited to a ceremony attended by the Taliban representative and was commended and asked to continue studying within the scope of Islamic teaching.
"I want to help the people of Afghanistan because there is a particular need for women in this field to major in medicine," Mr. Sargue told NHK. If I leave the university, it will hinder my studies, and if the university does not open as it is, I would like to study abroad. The situation is unclear, so I don't know if my dream will come true. "