Joe Biden oversaw a botched Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, which left 13 service members lifeless and hundreds left behind to fend for themselves towards the Taliban.
Biden stated he has “no apologies” for what he did with regard to his choice to withdraw with out leaving some troops on the bottom, and the ladies and ladies of Afghanistan proceed to pay the value.
In September 2021, a month after Biden’s withdrawal, the Taliban introduced that ladies have been barred from learning past sixth grade.
In December 2022, the Biden-emboldened Taliban banned university education for women nationwide.
They adopted the academic ban by ordering all nationwide and worldwide NGOs to no longer employ women.
Final week, an official within the Training Ministry stated Afghan ladies of all ages are allowed to check in non secular faculties or madrasas.
The Afghanistan Times reports:
UN particular envoy Roza Otunbayeva has expressed deep concern over the alarming academic setback for a era of Afghan ladies. The Taliban’s defiance of worldwide criticism and their persistence in implementing restrictive measures elevate fears of a big setback within the progress made in girls’s schooling.
Latest studies from the Training Ministry counsel that Afghan ladies are allowed to attend non secular faculties, historically reserved for boys and often known as madrassas. Nonetheless, uncertainties persist concerning the presence of a standardized curriculum that features fashionable topics.
Analyst Muhammad Saleem Paigir has warned of the disastrous penalties of excluding girls and ladies from schooling, emphasizing the hyperlink between literacy and freedom. “We understand that illiterate people can never be free and prosperous,” he remarked, highlighting the significance of schooling in fostering a thriving society.
Ali Maisam Nazary, the Head of Overseas Relations for the Nationwide Resistance Entrance of Afghanistan, shared a warning in regards to the risks of radical coaching facilities pretending to be academic amenities.
“It is essential for Ms. Roza Otunbayeva (@otunbayeva) and others to recognize that the radical jihadi madrasas proliferating in Taliban-occupied Afghanistan are not viable alternatives to modern education for either boys or girls. These radical institutions, operating without any oversight from @UNAMAnews or similar entities, function as indoctrination and training centers for the Taliban and its allied terror networks than as educational facilities.”
“The increase in these radical madrasas across every district in Afghanistan is not a development that should inspire hope. Instead, it should set off alarm bells globally. The hundreds of thousands of youth being educated in these radical madrasas are at risk of becoming the next generation of terrorists, potentially filling the ranks of global and regional terrorist groups in the years ahead. This alarming trend poses a direct threat to the security and interests of countries worldwide. It is a stark reminder that policies of appeasement and misplaced optimism regarding the Taliban’s intentions can have dire consequences for future generations in Afghanistan and beyond. We must remain vigilant and committed to promoting a genuinely democratic and pluralistic Afghanistan, where boys and girls, men and women of all communities enjoy equal rights and opportunities.”
It’s important for Ms. Roza Otunbayeva (@otunbayeva) and others to acknowledge that the novel jihadi madrasas proliferating in Taliban-occupied Afghanistan usually are not viable options to fashionable schooling for both boys or ladies. These radical establishments, working with none…
— Ali Maisam Nazary (@alinazary) December 24, 2023
The BBC interviewed younger girls within the months following the ban.
