Maryam Nawaz, the chief minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, on Saturday expressed regret over the educational restrictions on girls in Afghanistan, calling on the international community...
This comes after schools reopened after the winter break four days ago. However, schools for girls above grade 6 remained closed - for the 4th year.
On Monday, Khalilzad welcomed his stance and said Stanikzai is an important IEA official, who played a key role in the Doha negotiations.
Malala Yousafzai, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and an activist for the right to education for girls and women, says the international community should stand...
Khalilzad said in a post on X that the current IEA leadership has “sadly turned Afghanistan into the only country in the entire world where female...
Meanwhile, a number of participants of the university entrance exam express their satisfaction with the conduct and transparency of the exam, but they ask the caretaker...
The organization said on X that Afghan girls have been deprived of their right to education due to the "discriminatory and unjust policies" of the Islamic...
The United Nations top humanitarian official, Martin Griffiths, who is stepping down from his post at the end of June, said on Tuesday at a briefing...
The American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) has announced that it is back – this time online with a Transition to Success (TTS) program for Afghan students...
The Ministry of Education Spokesman Mansour Ahmad said in messages to The Associated Press on Thursday that Afghan girls of all ages are permitted to study...
Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Ensieh Khazali says that Iranian universities are willing to enrol Afghan and Palestinian girls who are deprived of...
Education Cannot Wait (ECW), a UN fund that ensures children can continue learning during emergencies and protracted crises, launched a campaign on Tuesday to elevate the...
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government hopes to reopen all girls schools after late March, IEA spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told The Associated Press on Saturday....
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said this week she is “deeply concerned by reports that child marriage in Afghanistan is on the rise”. In a statement...
Leaving her homeland Afghanistan was painful, says 15-year-old Sarah. But now safely in Portugal, she hopes to pursue her dream of playing soccer professionally – and...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a gunman in Pakistan as she left school in 2012, pleaded with the world on Friday...