IEA forms commission on girls’ education

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has set up a commission made up of several ministries to find a solution to the issue of girls’ education within a specified time frame, a delegation of Islamic scholars visiting Kabul said on Tuesday.

Mohammad Al-Sagheer, secretary-general of the International Organization to Support the Prophet of Islam, told a press conference that he heard from IEA officials it is not possible for a government led by clerics not to allow education.

He said that there are technical and logistical issues which the newly-established commission will seek to resolve within a specified time frame.

The scholar also called on Islamic countries to recognize the IEA.

“We urge the Islamic countries to strengthen their relations with the Islamic Emirate, recognize it and cooperate with it,” Al-Sagheer said.

Referring to the issue of frozen assets, Al-Sagheer said that the United States should free the assets to improve Afghanistan’s economic situation.

“The people of this country have suffered 40 years of conflict. There are half a million orphans. We want the US to release Afghan assets so that the country’s economy improves,” Al-Sagheer said.