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KABUL (Web Desk) Differences within the Taliban were laid bare after Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai called for the reopening of girls’ schools in Afghanistan on Monday, going against the Taliban’s supreme leadership under whose orders the education of girls in the country was banned.
While addressing a graduation ceremony in a madrassa in the Afghan province of Khost, the Afghan deputy foreign minister condemned the current education ban as inconsistent with Islamic law, saying that out of 40 million of the Afghan population, 20 million are women who have been treated unjustly.
In a rare public rebuke, Stanekzai cited historical examples, saying, “During the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the doors of knowledge were open to both women and men.”
He added, “Will we not all stand together on the day of judgment, where we will all be helpless? We have deprived girls of all their rights. They have no inheritance rights, and they have no rights regarding their husbands. They also sacrifice themselves in forced marriages.”
He also deplored, “Girls cannot go to mosques. The doors of schools and universities are closed to them, and they do not even have access to religious schools.”
The criticism came as the Taliban face international condemnation for closing girls’ schools and universities.
It should be noted here that no clear statement has been given by the Taliban to reopen girls’ schools despite previous promises.