MOSCOW – The Taliban have given universities in Afghanistan have a few days to present their proposals on how to implement separate education for women.
The Taliban has asked higher education institutions in Afghanistan to present proposals on segregating male and female students into separate classes, reported the Sputnik news agency, quoting the Afghan 1TV channel, which said yesterday that the universities have three days to come up with the proposals.
At the end of this month, the Taliban-appointed acting higher education minister, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, said that male and female students in Afghanistan will be allowed to study in separate classrooms.
On Friday, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen had told Fox News that Afghan women would be allowed to work and receive an education as long as they wear a hijab.
However, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Italy's La Repubblica newspaper that they do not plan to include female ministers in a new unity government, as women cannot serve as ministers under shariah law.
He did not rule out that women would be allowed to take on minor roles in the administration, police and judiciary.
Earlier this week, Afghan women held a demonstration in the capital city of Kabul demanding participation in the national government and respect for their rights. – Bernama, September 5, 2021
