As approximately 1,728 days have passed since schools have been closed to girls from the sixth grade, Afghanistan’s Human Rights Watch has urged for the opportunity for girls to return to school.
In a message posted on its X account, the organization stated that a generation is still waiting behind closed school doors.
Afghanistan’s Human Rights Watch has previously called multiple times for the restoration of girls’ right to education in Afghanistan.
For nearly five years, human rights organizations and governments have consistently demanded the reopening of schools for girls in Afghanistan; however, the interim government has yet to respond to these requests.
It is worth noting that the current government, after taking control of Afghanistan, has deprived women and girls of education. In its latest restriction, it closed the doors of medical institutes to girls and women, while the health sector across Afghanistan is facing a shortage of personnel.
This action by the current government has resulted in millions of female students being deprived of education.
Additionally, women have been banned from going to sports clubs, restaurants, public baths, being examined by male doctors, traveling without a male guardian, and working in domestic and international non-governmental organizations, as well as even at UN offices in Afghanistan.
According to reports, if this ban continues, nearly four million girls may be deprived of education by 2030.
