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21 Sep 2021, 15:48 GMT+10
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 21 (ANI): The Taliban on Tuesday announced that girls would be allowed to return to schools as soon as possible.
"We are finalising things... it will happen as soon as possible," reported Pajhwok Afghan News quoting Deputy Minister of Education Zabihullah Mujahid.
Earlier in the week, the Ministry of Education had instructed male teachers and students to return to secondary school.
"All male teachers and students should attend their educational institutions with effect from Saturday," the statement said.
However, the Ministry at the time said nothing about female teachers and students, sparking concerns about girls' education.
The move led to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), issuing statement that closing Afghan girls' schools violates the fundamental right to education.
The statement came after boys' secondary schools reopened on Saturday, but the fate of girls' schools remains unclear.
According to UNESCO, Afghanistan has made important gains in the education sector in the past two decades. "Since 2001, the female literacy rate has almost doubled from 17 per cent to 30 per cent, and the number of girls in primary school has increased from almost zero in 2001 to 2.5 million in 2018," it said.
The number of girls in higher education institutions has increased from 5,000 in 2001 to around 90,000 in 2018. (ANI)Get a daily dose of Maine Mirror news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
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