After the shameful US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban have prevented girls from getting an education. But apparently, we now learn, they're allowed to study Islam.
In September 2021, a month after U.S. and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan following two decades of war, the Taliban announced that girls were barred from studying beyond sixth grade.
They extended this education ban to universities in December 2022….
Last week, U.N. special envoy Roza Otunbayeva expressed concern that a generation of Afghan girls is falling behind with each day that passes.
Last week, an official in the Education Ministry said Afghan girls of all ages are allowed to study in religious schools known as madrassas, which have traditionally been boys-only.
Isn't that nice?
But Otunbayeva said it was unclear if there was a standardized curriculum that allowed modern subjects.
Studying modern subjects? Is she joking??
These are girls at a religious school in Kabul, August 2022.
Mick Hartley 
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