The Taliban's ban on education for girls above the sixth grade has led to a rise in forced marriages in Afghanistan, according to reports from affected students. On the 1,000th day of this ban, the Malala Fund announced over $1.5 million in new funding to support girls' education in Afghanistan. Malala Yousafzai emphasized the need for solidarity and action. Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown also called on the international community to unite in demanding that the Taliban ensure the fundamental rights of Afghan girls. Meanwhile, Taliban Supreme Leader Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada, in his Eid-ul-Adha message, praised the establishment of a Sharia-based system and highlighted the expansion of religious schools.
In Eid al-Adha address, Taliban emir notes with pride application of Sharia in all Afghanistan, expansion of religious schools, peace & security, commanding right & forbidding wrong, economic development, and desire for good political & economic relations with outside world 1/2 https://t.co/PhEgdUiOqC
With girls' schools still closed, Taliban leader says steps taken to ‘strengthen’ religious centers https://t.co/PZvpfOIkny
TKD MONITORING: The Afghan interim government has released a Eid message from Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Supreme Leader of the Taliban, on the occasion of Eid-ul Adha. His message carries the following key points; Praised the establishment of a Sharia-based system in…
Marking 1,000 days since the Taliban banned girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade, former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the international community to unite in demanding that the Taliban ensure the fundamental rights of Afghan girls.… https://t.co/aeDytR7JZN
On the 1,000th day of the Taliban’s ban on education for girls above the sixth grade, the Malala Fund has announced over $1.5 million in new funding to support girls’ learning in Afghanistan. “They deserve our solidarity and they deserve action,” said Malala Yousafzai, education… https://t.co/xq2QvuAcXd
𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗘𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗪𝗲 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝘁 Taliban Supreme Leader Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada delivered a message on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, expressing… https://t.co/45oq3hjtu4
The Taliban's ban on education for girls above the sixth grade has led to a rise in forced marriages in Afghanistan, according to two students who say they have fallen victim to such practices. https://t.co/tbIaQrjA0z https://t.co/zaNZCeRIJU