There are already an estimated 3 million girls in Afghanistan who are being deprived of an education.
In yet another regressive move that dashes all hope that Afghanistan’s Taliban might reform itself, the militant movement has banned school girls above 13 from schools. The Taliban have carried out inspections of girls‘ schools in the Kandahar province and removed hundreds of children who have attained puberty, according to reports.
There are already an estimated 3 million girls in Afghanistan who are being deprived of an education, IANS reports.
Since seizing power last year, the militant group has barred girls who are 13 or older or above the sixth grade from attending school, RFE/RL reported.
The expulsions in Kandahar are part of the Taliban’s enforcement of its deeply controversial ban, which has fuelled protests inside the country and attracted international condemnation.
