South Asia News: Bahara Rustam, 13, took her last class at Bibi Razia School in Kabul on Dec. 11 knowing it was the end of her education. Under Taliban rule, she is un
An official in the Education Ministry said Afghan girls of all ages are allowed to study in religious schools known as madrassas, which have traditionally been boys-only. But Otunbayeva said it was unclear if there was a standardized curriculum that allowed modern subjects.
The Afghan girls join some 3 million girl students in Afghanistan who have been restricted to pursue school education amid strict laws imposed by the country's Taliban regime.
The founder of an all-girls boarding school in Afghanistan is burning her students’ records to protect them from the Taliban, who will rule Afghanistan under their hardline interpretation of Sharia Law.