The Taliban on Thursday failed to explain the closure of girls’ schools in Afghanistan to the UN after the Taliban earlier backtracked within a few hours of announcing the reopening of girls’ schools.
The UN Rapporteur for Afghanistan Human Rights, Richard Bennett said that “specific reasons were not given” for the closure of girls’ schools in Afghanistan.
“The reason... they said there technical reasons. Specific reasons were not given and I was not told that they would remain closed. I was told and I repeat this that a committee will be... is working on it and will be reporting. I pressed them for when that report would be made and when… schools will reopened,” Bennet told Tolo News in an interview.
Many gatherings of the Islamic scholars and human rights watchdogs called on the Taliban to reopen schools for female students above grade six.
Recently a gathering in the western province of Badghis called for the reopening of schools for female students in grade 6-12, reported Tolo News.
Following a request from religious scholars in Badghis to reopen girls’ schools above sixth grade, former president Hamid Karzai on Twitter called on the Taliban to respect the voice of the Afghan people and religious scholars and to reopen girls’ schools.
The girls’ schools beyond grade six have been closed for more than 270 days, reported Tolo News. (WION)
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