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Afghan schools to reopen after a hiatus of 186 days

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced the new school year will start Wednesday and that all students should return to class.
The ministry said a ceremony to mark the occasion will also be held on Wednesday. High-ranking officials will attend, a ministerial statement read.
According to the statement, all schools, colleges and other educational institutions will reopen on Wednesday.
The ministry urged students and teachers to adhere to dress codes.
“All teachers and students of schools, colleges and educational institutions consider clothing and uniforms in accordance with religious and national standards,”the statement read.
The Ministry of Education has also instructed all teachers to make the necessary preparations, taking into account their responsibilities and competencies, and to provide appropriate educational conditions and environments for students.
The ministry did not issue any further details – especially regarding the issue of teenage girls.
However, last week Reuters reported that the IEA will allow girls to return to class when high schools reopen.
“All schools are going to open to all boys and girls,” Aziz Ahmad Rayan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Education, told Reuters.
“But there are some conditions for girls,” he said, adding that female students would be taught separately from males and only by female teachers.
In some rural areas where there was a shortage of female teachers, he said that older male teachers would be allowed to teach girls, Reuters reported.
“There is no school that will close for this year. If there is any school that closes, it is the responsibility of the education ministry to open it,” Rayan added.
Allowing girls and women into schools and colleges has been one of the key demands the international community has made of the IEA since it toppled the Western-backed government in Afghanistan.
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Abdul Kabir calls on Afghans to uphold and protect the Islamic system

Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the Acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, emphasized the collective responsibility of all citizens to protect and safeguard the ruling Islamic system during a graduation ceremony at a religious school in Kabul.
He highlighted the importance of maintaining national stability and unity, calling on everyone to contribute to the preservation of the country’s Islamic governance.
In his address, Abdul Kabir also underscored the harmonious relationship between modern and religious sciences, noting that significant scientific advancements have been achieved in Afghanistan.
The remarks come amid repeated warnings from Islamic Emirate officials about external threats to Afghanistan’s stability. They have accused hostile groups abroad of launching negative propaganda campaigns aimed at undermining public trust in the ruling system and disrupting the country’s peace.
IEA officials have urged citizens to remain vigilant against such conspiracies. They called on the public to reject false and misleading propaganda, emphasizing the need for unity to counter the efforts of those seeking to destabilize the nation.
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Health officials report positive polio case in Badghis

Officials from the Public Health Department of Badghis have reported the first confirmed case of polio in the province.
Mohammad Yusuf Najmee, the director of the Expanded Program on Immunization in Badghis, stated that the case was recently confirmed in a five-year-old girl from Bala Murghab district.
“The suspected sample from this child was taken at the end of the first month of the current year and was confirmed positive after testing,” he added.
This comes after only one positive environmental polio case was recorded last year in Qala-e-Naw, the capital of Badghis province.
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Afghan women suffering because of ‘disastrous’ US exit: Trump spokesperson

Afghan women are suffering because Joe Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal allowed the Islamic Emirate to conduct a hostile takeover of the country, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said.
Kelly said this in response to a questions about the impact of the suspension of US foreign aid on Afghan women’s education programs, the Washington Post reported.
“Afghan women are suffering because Joe Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal allowed the Taliban (IEA) to conduct a hostile takeover of the country’s government and impose medieval Sharia law policies,” she said.
The Washington Post reported that many online education programs or scholarships for Afghan women have been suspended after the US foreign aid paused.
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