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𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚋𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗—𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜.
𝕊𝕖𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟚𝟡, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙 – 𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕤𝕦𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤
The Taliban has temporarily suspended all female students and teachers from Kabul University, stating the need to align with religious and traditional norms. The university’s progressive academic environment has made it a key focus for the Taliban’s changes. Other higher education institutions have also been affected by this decision.
𝔸𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕝 𝟚𝟜, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟚 – 𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕕𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕖𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟
After the temporary ban, the Taliban Ministry of Higher Education instructed its gunmen and university officials to enforce strict, unprecedented dress codes and complete gender segregation in classrooms, a move unheard of in Afghan universities. The decision to reopen universities has outraged extreme hardliners, who demand a total ban, similar to the ban imposed on public secondary schools for girls.
𝔸𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕝 𝟚𝟜, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟚 – 𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕖𝕟
Further details regarding gender segregation in universities have emerged. The new guidelines instruct universities to allocate three days of instruction to women and three days to men in order to maintain segregation. This measure, however, was technically impractical given the severe limitations in resources—limitations that have worsened due to the mass departure of hundreds of academics from the country. As a result, the policy has seriously disrupted the learning process and undermined the learning quality.
𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟙𝟞, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟚 – 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕦𝕝𝕦𝕞
The Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education told its officials, who were all Taliban members with no qualifications to run a university, to add more religious courses to the curriculum. They were told to introduce new religious subjects, in addition to the existing ones. They carried out this instruction quickly.
𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟡, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟚 – 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕦𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤
In response to the backlash from religious radicals opposed to female students in universities, the Taliban Ministry of Higher Education has ordered female students to fully cover their faces. This directive means students must now strictly follow the established dress codes. This highlights a contrast between the so-called moderates and the hardliners, with the former wanting to outline the benefits of females being trained in their ideology at universities, and the radicals, including their leader, having no confidence in universities.
𝕆𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟟, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟚 – 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕓𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕜𝕖𝕪 𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕔 𝕗𝕚𝕖𝕝𝕕𝕤
Women are prohibited from studying agriculture, mining, civil engineering, veterinary medicine, and journalism, deemed “too difficult” for women.
𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟚𝟘, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟚 – 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕓𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤
Female students are barred from public and private universities until further notice.
𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟚𝟜, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟚 – 𝕓𝕒𝕟 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕖𝕩𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕕𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕣𝕒𝕤𝕒𝕤
A letter from the Ministry states that the suspension applies only to higher education for women, not madrasa studies.
𝕁𝕒𝕟𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝟚𝟙, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟛 – 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕖𝕩𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕕𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕞𝕤
The Ministry orders the removal of women from university admissions testing.
𝕁𝕒𝕟𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝟚𝟝, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟛 – 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕣𝕤’ 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖
Female lecturers are instructed to sign timesheets only once a month at a designated campus gate.
𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕙 𝟞, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟛 – 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕖𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕥𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕒𝕕𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤
Institutions are ordered to admit only men for the upcoming academic year.
𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕙 𝟙𝟚, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟛 – 𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕦𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕕𝕠𝕔𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟
Universities are prohibited from providing transcripts and certificates to female graduates.
𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟝, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟛 – 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕟𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕚𝕕𝕨𝕚𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕖𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕦𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕕
Religious police halt nursing and midwifery programs for women in Kandahar.
𝔽𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝟙𝟛, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 – 𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕
Medical institutes are directed to cancel winter semesters taught to women and repeat them next year.
𝔽𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝟙𝟡, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 – 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕒𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘
The Ministry permits a female doctor (with mahram) to participate in nursing and midwifery student registration and exams in 11 provinces.
𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟚𝟛, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 – 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 “𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕦𝕣 𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕒𝕫” 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕤𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤
Female medical students are required to wear a full-body chador to enter colleges.
𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟚𝟡, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 – 𝕞𝕒𝕛𝕠𝕣 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕖𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕥𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤
A report documents a severe decline in higher education, ideological control, and academic deterioration.
https://8am.media/eng/major-setback-for-education-schools-and-universities-under-taliban-rule/
𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟚𝟡, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 – 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝟙𝟙 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕖𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕥𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤
The Taliban dissolves 11 public higher education institutes, restructuring under ideological control.
https://x.com/HafizZeiya/status/1866797084093059369
𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟚𝟡, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 – 𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥
Reports highlight: – curriculum rewritten for religious ideology – widespread appointment of mullahs – elimination of scientific disciplines https://8am.media/fa/universities-under-the-knife-of-ideology-taliban-mullahs-curriculum-for-higher-education/
𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟚, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 – 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕓𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕤𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕖
The Ministry of Public Health announces a complete ban on women studying medicine and orders final exams within 10 days.
𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟠, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 – 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕒𝕕𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕗𝕗 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕
Herat University instructs that women unable to work in person must appoint a male relative to collect salaries on their behalf.
𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟙𝟙, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 – 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕗𝕗 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕕
The Ministry announces the termination of all female administrative staff, offering replacement by male family members.
𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟙𝟘, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝 – 𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕗 𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕔 𝕕𝕖𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕋𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕒𝕟 𝕔𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕤’ 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕤
Clerics with ‘Alamiya qualifications are recognized as holding bachelor’s and master’s equivalents, enabling credential issuance.
𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟚𝟞, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝 – 𝕍𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕍𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕖 𝕃𝕒𝕨 𝕖𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤
The Minister orders universities to implement religious moral policing, monitor curricula, and raise students according to Taliban values. https://www.mohe.gov.af/dr/node/13182
𝕃𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝 – 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕗𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕠𝕣𝕤 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕪 𝕞𝕦𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕙𝕤
Reports confirm: – termination of university professors – replacement with mullahs – full ideological restructuring of universities. https://8am.media/fa/complete-talibanization-of-universities-26-professors-and-mullahs-have-been-appointed-in-four-universities/
Reference:
https://www.usip.org/tracking-talibans-mistreatment-women?utm_source