Afghanistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, has condemned the ban on girls’ education as a grave injustice and demanded its immediate lifting.
Speaking at a madrassa graduation ceremony in Khost province, he described the restrictions on women’s education as un-Islamic and contrary to Sharia law.
Stanikzai emphasized that with a population of 40 million, Afghanistan includes 20 million women who have been subjected to intolerable injustices.
He questioned whether society would collectively stand against these decisions, noting that girls have been stripped of their basic rights and barred from schools, universities, and even religious institutions.
He stated that there is no justification for denying girls access to education or closing the doors of schools and mosques to them.
He recalled that during the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), education was accessible to both men and women, and this precedent must be upheld.
The Deputy Foreign Minister called on Afghan leaders to restore the educational rights of girls, asserting that the ban lacks any legitimate Sharia or Islamic basis.
