Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 26 Mar 2022, 05:50 am Print
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Kabul: A small group of women demonstrated in Kabul city on Saturday against Taliban regime's decision to ban teenage girls from going to schools.
The female protestors said access to education is an alienable right of humans and girls likewise the rest of the boys in Afghanistan have the right to get educated, Khaama Press reported.
Brave Afghans - women, girls and young men - took to the streets in Kabul this morning to protest against the continued ban of girls’ education #Afghanistan #LetAfganGirlsLearn pic.twitter.com/Jre3J8E4FX
— Charlie Faulkner (@Charlie_Faulk) March 26, 2022
The demonstration was held outside the gate of the Ministry of Education in central Kabul.
It was attended by parents, women activists, females, students, and a few young men.
“Education is our right, I want to go to school to study and make my future and the future of my country. I want to go to school as my brother does,” a student told Khaama Press.
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