Women protest against Taliban ban on university education of female students

Women across Afghanistan cities have taken to the streets raising slogans against a Taliban ban on their higher education The protesters in the capital Kabul besides in Nangarhar Takhar and Herat have braved water cannons in biting cold conditions media reports showedThe protests are expected to surge amid a latest crackdown ordering all local and foreign nongovernmental organisations NGOs to stop their female employees from attending work TOLOnews reported on Saturday There has been worldwide condemnation of the bansDozens of women staged a protest in Western Herat province on Saturday against the Talibans order that banned female students from pursuing higher education Khaama Press reportedAccording to the videos circulating on social media a group of women took to the street and marched around the province chanting slogans including Education is our right education for all or noneAlso Read Taliban Roadside bomb kills six people in north AfghanistanThis came after the Taliban on Tuesday announced that women were banned from attending university in the country as they had not been wearing appropriate Islamic attire at colleges and been interacting with their male counterpartsMeanwhile in the Takhar province a group of female university students protested condemning the Talibans latest act of banning womens right to education The protestors chanted education is our right according to Khaama PressProtests were also seen in other parts of the country like the capital Kabul Nangarhar Takhar and Herat indicating womens final chance to demand their inherent right to access education The number of university lecturers resigning from their positions in solidarity with the womens demands has been rising steadilyFollowing the protest in the capital Kabul earlier this week the authorities of the interim regime arrested five women taking part in a protest They also arrest three journalists Detaining protesters and journalists is not something new reported Khaama PressMoreover in the latest crackdown on womens freedoms the Taliban regime has ordered all local and foreign nongovernmental organisations NGOs to stop female employees from coming to work in the country TOLOnews reported on SaturdayThe Talibanled Ministry of Economy ordered all national and international nongovernment organizations to suspend the jobs of female employees until further announcement Afghan news agency TOLOnews reportedAfter the new announcement the European Union condemned the Talibans ban on women working for NGOs and said that it was assessing the impact of its aid in Afghanistan reported Al JazeeraThe European Union strongly condemns the Talibans recent decision to ban women from working in national and international NGOs said a spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to the French news agency The suspension of female employees from coming to NGOs has triggered global reactions and criticismsRamiz Alakbarov the UN deputy special representative for Afghanistan and humanitarian coordinator said he was deeply concerned by reports of the letter which was a clear breach of humanitarian principlesThe Charge Daffaires for Norway which funds aid in Afghanistan and hosted talks between Taliban and civil society members in January condemned the moveThe ban on female employees in NGOs must be reversed immediately Paul Klouman Bekken tweeted In addition to being a blow to womens rights this move will exacerbate the humanitarian crisis and hurt the most vulnerable AfghansSince 15 August 2021 the de facto authorities have barred girls from attending secondary school restricted women and girls freedom of movement excluded women from most areas of the workforce and banned women from using parks gyms and public bath houses These restrictions culminate with the confinement of Afghan women and girls to the four walls of their homesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever