At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods, and droughts,...
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), in a statement on the occasion of the International Day of Education, has criticized the restrictions on girls’...
The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan Egeland, on Saturday criticized the restrictions on girls and women’s education in Afghanistan, saying that it is “intolerable.”...
The Ministry of Higher Education has purchased 270 million afghanis (AFN) worth of equipment for the faculties of education and science at all state universities and...
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, has emphasized the importance of modern studies, saying that such studies are needed in society. “Don’t oppose any...
The UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, has said that the challenge of ensuring access to education for girls and women in the country is...
Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq on Friday announced the launch of second tranche of third phase of Allama Iqbal Scholarships Programme for Afghan students....
Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, says the demand of Afghan girls for the reopening of schools and universities is their fundamental right and adds...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to immediately lift restrictions on women’s education and work. Marking...
Afghan men, inside and outside the country, must stand with their wives, daughters, and sisters to support a hopeful and viable future for the country, Rina...
Fasihuddin Fitrat, the Chief of the Army Staff of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said that studying medicine is necessary as people need both male and...
Karen Decker, the charge d’affaires of the US Embassy for Afghanistan, on Tuesday emphasized the importance of education and said it was a fundamental human right,...
Education Above All (EAA) Foundation on Sunday signed an agreement with the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Mission to Afghanistan to enhance access to...
US charge d’affaires for Afghanistan, Karen Decker, on Saturday criticized reports of a decision to close medical educational institutions to women, saying the decision was “indefensible...
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) decision to bar women from studying in medical institutes will have far-reaching consequences for women’s health in the country, Médecins...
Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai on Wednesday called on the Islamic Emirate to immediately overturn a reported ban on girls getting a medical education. According to...
Baradar highlighted that the IEA has always strived to present the religion of Islam to its people in its purest form, free from any superstitions.
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...
Kandahar authorities have started the construction of 20 new school buildings in the southern Afghan province. According to officials, these schools will be built with the...