Afghan's Taliban Orders High Schools to Close for Girls
2022-03-24
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1The Taliban announced on Wednesday that high schools will not reopen for girls in Afghanistan.
2The group went back on their promise, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up to follow Islamic law and Afghan culture.
3The decision surprised many people.
4It left students crying and drew condemnation from aid agencies, rights groups and the international community.
5Teachers and students from high schools in Kabul said the girls were excited to return on Wednesday morning, the first day of school in Afghanistan.
6But they were ordered to go home.
7"We all became totally hopeless when the principal told us, she was also crying," said a student, not being named for security reasons.
8The last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, from 1996 to 2001, they banned female education and most employment.
9The international community has demanded the education of girls as a condition for any future recognition of the Taliban.
10The group took over the country in August following the withdrawal of American and allied troops.
11United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Taliban's decision was "a profound disappointment and deeply damaging for Afghanistan."
12He said it violated "the equal rights of women and girls to education" and called for immediate re-opening.
13Last week, the Afghan Ministry of Education had announced that schools would reopen for all students, including girls.
14On Tuesday evening, a spokesman even released a video congratulating all students on their returning to class.
15However, on Wednesday, the Taliban news agency Bakhtar News reported that high schools would be closed for girls until a plan was drawn up to follow Islamic law and Afghan culture.
16Suhail Shaheen is a senior Taliban member based in Doha.
17He blamed the delay on what he called a technical issue over clothing.
18He said the Ministry of Education was working on uniforms for students around the country.
19"We hope the uniform issue is resolved and finalized as soon as possible," he said.
20After seven months at home, 16-year-old Khadija returned to school on Wednesday morning.
21She had stayed up all night in excitement.
22But just minutes after lining up with her classmates for a welcoming speech, a school official told them they had to leave.
23"We couldn't believe we face such conditions... it was like a mourning day. Everyone was crying and hugging each other," she said.
24Returning home, she said, "I would like to be a doctor in the future but for now I have no hope, I am like a dead body."
25I'm Jill Robbins.
1The Taliban announced on Wednesday that high schools will not reopen for girls in Afghanistan. 2The group went back on their promise, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up to follow Islamic law and Afghan culture. 3The decision surprised many people. It left students crying and drew condemnation from aid agencies, rights groups and the international community. 4Teachers and students from high schools in Kabul said the girls were excited to return on Wednesday morning, the first day of school in Afghanistan. But they were ordered to go home. 5"We all became totally hopeless when the principal told us, she was also crying," said a student, not being named for security reasons. 6The last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, from 1996 to 2001, they banned female education and most employment. 7The international community has demanded the education of girls as a condition for any future recognition of the Taliban. The group took over the country in August following the withdrawal of American and allied troops. 8United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Taliban's decision was "a profound disappointment and deeply damaging for Afghanistan." He said it violated "the equal rights of women and girls to education" and called for immediate re-opening. 9Last week, the Afghan Ministry of Education had announced that schools would reopen for all students, including girls. On Tuesday evening, a spokesman even released a video congratulating all students on their returning to class. 10However, on Wednesday, the Taliban news agency Bakhtar News reported that high schools would be closed for girls until a plan was drawn up to follow Islamic law and Afghan culture. 11Suhail Shaheen is a senior Taliban member based in Doha. He blamed the delay on what he called a technical issue over clothing. He said the Ministry of Education was working on uniforms for students around the country. 12"We hope the uniform issue is resolved and finalized as soon as possible," he said. 13After seven months at home, 16-year-old Khadija returned to school on Wednesday morning. She had stayed up all night in excitement. But just minutes after lining up with her classmates for a welcoming speech, a school official told them they had to leave. 14"We couldn't believe we face such conditions... it was like a mourning day. Everyone was crying and hugging each other," she said. 15Returning home, she said, "I would like to be a doctor in the future but for now I have no hope, I am like a dead body." 16I'm Jill Robbins. 17Charlotte Greenfield reported this story for Reuters. Hai Do adapted the story for Learning English. 18______________________________________________________________ 19principal - n. the person in charge of a public school 20uniform - n. a special kind of clothing that is worn by all the members of a group or organization 21resolve - v. to settle or solve (something) 22hug - v. to put your arms around someone especially as a way of showing love or friendship