Islamabad, 27 Sep: A senior member of the Taliban-run government in Afghanistan on Tuesday called on Afghanistan’s new rulers to reopen schools for girls beyond the sixth grade, saying there is no valid reason in Islam for the ban.
\nThe appeal from Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban deputy foreign minister, came during a top Taliban gathering in Kabul.
\nIt was a rare moderate voice amid the harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since they overran the country and seized power in August 2021.
\nThe measures include banning girls from middle school and high school despite initial promises to the contrary.
\nWomen are required to cover themselves from head to toe in public, with only their eyes showing.
\nThe Taliban have said they are working on a plan to open secondary schools for girls but have not given a timeframe.
\nThe United Nations has called the ban shameful and the international community has been wary of officially recognising the Taliban, fearing a return to the same harsh rule the Taliban imposed when they were last in power in the late 1990s.
\nIt is very important that education must be provided to all, without any discrim-ination,” Stanikzai said.
\nWomen must get education, there is no Islamic prohibition for girls’ education.
\nLet’s not provide opportunities for others to create a gap between the government and people,” he added.
\nIf there are technical issues, that needs to be resolved, and schools for girls must be opened.
\nStill, it was unclear if and how much Stanikzai could sway hard-liners, who app-ear to hold the reins in the Taliban administration. (AP)<\/p>\n
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