KABUL (Ariana News): Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, has once again emphasized the need to reopen schools and universities for girls in the country.
Karzai said on X late Wednesday that he considers the education of girls and boys necessary for the prosperity and development of Afghanistan.
This he raised with Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s ambassador and special envoy to Afghanistan and Seyed Mehdi Mostafavi, a senior member of Iran’s Strategic Foreign Relations Council in a meeting.
Karzai also said national discourse is the only way to establish lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan.
After the takeover by the Islamic Emirate on August 15, 2021, girls’ schools above grade six were closed and in December last year, universities were closed to female students.
Some experts believe that there is no justification for closing schools and that the caretaker government must take serious measures to reopen schools.
More than two years have passed since the closure of girls’ schools above and almost one year since the suspension of higher education for female students, and while the academic year of 1402 will end in a few days, there is no news about whether these bans will be lifted in the new academic year.
‘Girls, boys education necessary for development of Afghanistan’
