Higher education ministry crafting plan to reopen girls’ universities

A Ministry of Higher Education committee has said they are developing a plan to reopen universities for female students. Once this plan is finalized, they intend to make it public and share the details.

During the annual report, Lutfullah Khairkhwa, the deputy minister of Higher Education, conveyed that there currently needs to be a definite timeframe to complete the plan.

The Ministry of Education reported over 1 million new student registrations last year; more than 500,000 are girls, primarily below grade 7.

This situation remains unchanged, even though numerous months have transpired since the ban on girls’ education within universities has been imposed. The decree, which swiftly emerged in December 2022, prohibited girls from attending university within a week, consequently subjecting thousands of female students to an uncertain future.

Despite the passage of several months since the ban on girls’ education in universities,
the situation remains unchanged. The decree, issued in December 2022, swiftly
prohibited girls from attending university within less than a week.

As a result, thousands of university-bound girls faced the distressing prospect of their educational pursuits being curtailed.

The far-reaching international reactions to the ban on girls’ education and training have underscored Afghanistan’s distinct position worldwide. It is now a solitary country where girls are systematically denied the fundamental rights to pursue employment, education, and skill development.

This prohibition hampers individual growth and perpetuates a larger cycle of gender inequality within the country.

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