RASC News Agency: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has recently announced its collaboration with a women’s empowerment institute, aiming to deliver English language and computer skills education to 150 female students in Badghis province. In a statement unveiled on Wednesday, December 27, through the social media platform X, the organization expressed optimism that this educational initiative could prove instrumental for the girls in their future employment pursuits.
As per the organization’s account, this educational project has not only aided these students in surmounting feelings of despair but has also nurtured a sense of optimism about life, motivating them to channel increased efforts towards enhancing their future prospects. This development coincides with prior warnings from human rights organizations, cautioning that the Taliban’s imposition of restrictive laws on the education and employment of Afghanistani women and girls has led some to resort to substance abuse as a consequence of heightened depression.
Reports underscore the persistent trend of depriving Afghanistani girls and women of education, prompting international aid organizations to persist in their endeavors to provide avenues for modern science education to Afghanistani women and girls, with the intention of mitigating some of these adversities. In the meantime, the Taliban’s actions, such as barring girls beyond the sixth grade from attending schools and subsequently shuttering the doors of universities and educational centers for girls in specific provinces, have elicited widespread condemnation. Despite the extensive reactions, the Taliban steadfastly pursues these measures, offering no justifiable reason for their sustained commitment to this course of action.