RASC: Officials of a number of private universities in Khost province, in the southeast of Afghanistan, have said that they may close the doors of their educational institutions due to not having enough students.
Although specific statistics have not been provided, institutions related to higher education in this province have estimated that the number of new students has decreased by 40 percent.
The absence of female students, who are prohibited from continuing their studies by the order of the Taliban group, plays an important role in the decrease in enrollment in private universities in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the officials of the Union of Private Universities have said that the decrease in the number of students has challenged the education process in these institutions.
For the past two years, the Taliban group has closed the gates of schools for girls above the sixth grade, and last year, this group also banned them from higher education in universities.
During the recent months, the gatherings and protests of Afghanistani women have been widely reflected in the media.
While countries and international organizations have demanded the reopening of educational centers for Afghanistani girls and women, the restrictions of the Taliban group have not been reduced.
