Universities In Afghanistan Face Risk Of Collapse After Ban On Women's Education

After coming to power, the Taliban banned Afghanistan women from accessing many basic human rights and forced them to look and behave according to their rules. They recently banned higher education for women in secondary schools and universities, receiving flak from the world.

From reducing employment opportunities to restricting them to move freely alone in their own country, the Taliban has excessively restricted the movement and existence of women in Afghanistan and confined them in oppressive laws and regulations. Immediately after coming to power, it put a temporary ban on women's education in the country and in September 2022, the Taliban completely banned secondary education for girls. Soon after that, women were also prohibited from university education creating turmoil and repercussions both inside and outside the country.

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Afghan Universities Face Collapse Risk

The people of Afghanistan are protesting against this ban on the education of women that had brought economical and social challenges. Reports based on the effect of the ban on the universities in the country have suggested that around 35 private universities face the risk of closing down because of economical challenges brought by the ban. The report allegedly contained statements from educational leaders of the country like the Moraa educational centre for females founder, Azizullah Amir, who reportedly said, "There is no man at this educational centre. If the implementation of this order continues, we will be obliged to close the doors of this centre".

The educationalist in Afghanistan is hoping that this ban is temporary and the government will revive women's right to education. Afghanistan's situation and the Taliban's decisions have been scrutinised by the entire world, including the United Nations which denounced the ban on women's education by the Taliban and called this violation of human rights unjustifiable.

Along with the restriction on university education imposed in December 2022, the Taliban has also ordered the NGOs in the country, whether foreign or domestic, to refrain from hiring female staff. Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the UAE have called out the Talibani government and asked to reverse its decision.