The Taliban say they are “not against” female education after their battery of restrictions in Afghanistan

The group emphasizes that “all institutions” must “comply with the rules and regulations” approved

Dec. 26 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The authorities set up by the Taliban in Afghanistan have stressed this Monday that they are “not against” girls and women receiving an education, despite having prohibited them from attending classes in secondary and university courses, in the midst of of its restrictions on the role of women in public life.

The Afghan deputy prime minister, Maulavi Abdul Kabir, stressed that the Taliban are working to “put an end” to the situation “as soon as possible” and added that Afghanistan “is the common home of all Afghans”, according to the Afghan news agency Bakhtar News.

Kabir’s words came during a meeting with representatives of private universities who have conveyed the need to allow female students to return to class and to strengthen the educational system to promote the country’s progress.

On the other hand, the spokesman for the Taliban and Afghan Deputy Minister of Information, Zabihulá Mujahid, has demanded that the United States “stop interfering in the internal affairs” of Afghanistan after Washington’s criticism of the ban on women working for government organizations .

“All institutions that want to operate in Afghanistan are obliged to comply with the rules and regulations of our country. We will not allow anyone to say stupid things or make threats about the decisions of our leaders under the argument of humanitarian aid,” he stated in his account on the social network Twitter.

US charge d’affaires for Afghanistan Karen Decker called on the Taliban on Sunday to “explain how you are going to distribute humanitarian aid to women and children in the absence of female personnel,” amid international criticism of the group for this decision.

During the day this Monday, the acting head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Ramiz Alakbarov, met with the Afghan authorities to demand that they withdraw their decision to prohibit women from working for non-profit organizations. governmental. “Millions of Afghans need humanitarian aid and removing the barriers is crucial,” the mission said.

The decision was announced on Saturday by the Afghan Economy Ministry and affects all national and international non-governmental organizations. Thus, despite the fact that it does not directly affect the UN, it makes many of its aid programs impossible, since they are carried out by NGOs affected by the measure.