A number of female artists, by launching a painting exhibition in Kabul, asked the Taliban to reopen schools and universities for girls as soon as possible.

Photo: Painting exhibition titled “Pencil Unspeakable” by The Peace Window

A three-day painting exhibition titled “Pencil Unspeakable” was held by the Tabassum Non-transferable School art group in Kabul.

Leila Hosni (pseudonym), the responsible director of the art group of Tabassum non-transitional school, said at the opening of this exhibition: All the works that have been displayed in this exhibition are by women and it shows the bad situation of working women, girls and children in the current situation.

He said that girls and women wanted to raise their voices and demands before the government and the world community by holding an exhibition called “Unsaid Pencils”, and holding this exhibition shows that art is still alive in Afghanistan and needs support.

Ferishte Farhang (pseudonym), a member of the art group of Tabassum non-transitional school, said that holding such exhibitions shows the wishes of girls in the language of painting and drawing, and Afghan girls want to be socially active and contribute to the country’s political destiny.

He asked the Taliban group and the international community to support Afghan women and said that the Taliban should open the gates of schools and universities to girls as soon as possible because; Education is mandatory for men and women.

Mrs. Farhang emphasized that Afghan women are also human and they want to work together with men for the development of the country.

Zohra Rezaei, one of the visitors of this exhibition, said: holding this exhibition sends the message to Afghan girls that girls can be artists, athletes, engineers, lawyers…. He said that although there are restrictions on the activities of girls; But girls never stop trying and fighting to determine their destiny.

However, schools for girls above the sixth grade were closed from the 24th of Asad 1400, after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, and universities were also closed for girls at the end of the month of Arc 1401, and this caused the strong reactions of the international community and institutions. included international

Meanwhile, at the same time as the beginning of the new academic year in Afghanistan and the continued exclusion of female students above the sixth grade from education, a number of international organizations and institutions are asking the Taliban group to remove the restrictions on education and allow girls to study.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) asked the Taliban group to end these bans in connection with the non-opening of girls’ schools above the sixth grade for the third year in a row.

UNAMA said: “We call on the actual authorities to end this unjustified and harmful ban.”

In response to the continued non-opening of girls’ schools above the sixth grade in Afghanistan, Amnesty International has said that the Taliban should stop using “cynical excuses” to advance their “discriminatory” program.

This international organization said in a newsletter that the academic year in Afghanistan begins while girls above the sixth grade are still prohibited from studying.

According to this international body, this decision is “unjustifiable and a violation of basic human rights to education.”

Amnesty International has emphasized that the Taliban should allow girls of any age to go to school.

In a message on the occasion of the academic year in Afghanistan, the Deputy Spokesperson of the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the education of girls and women in Afghanistan is “vital” for the international recognition of the Taliban.

The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also asked the Taliban to open the school gates for girls.

The ministry wrote in a newsletter: “The new school year has started in Afghanistan, but not for seventh grade girls.”

According to this ministry, the Taliban group is stealing the future of a generation of girls and the progress of Afghanistan.

The German Foreign Ministry has noted: “We ask the Taliban to open the gates of schools and universities to girls and women.”

In response to the continued non-opening of girls’ schools above the sixth grade in Afghanistan, the Dutch Embassy in Afghanistan has said that the ban on girls and women’s education by the Taliban has dire consequences for them.

In this regard, the human rights organization known as “Faridam No” called the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education “shameful” and emphasized that the Taliban should reverse this policy and all rulings against women.

But; In this regard, the Taliban always said that closing the gates of schools and universities to girls is temporary and will be reopened soon. But three years have passed since these talks and there is still no word about the reopening of schools and universities in Afghanistan.