Protesting Women: Denying Girls Education is Denying the Identity, Ability, and Future of Half of Afghanistan's Society

The statement, published on Friday (January 24), mentions that International Education Day is a symbol of celebrating the fundamental right to learn and gain knowledge for all humans. However, in Afghanistan, the doors of schools and universities are closed to girls and women. "This act is not only the deprivation of the right to education but also the denial of the identity, ability, and future of half of society."

The "Women Towards Freedom" movement strongly criticized the Taliban's misogynistic policies that have deprived women of education, stating that these actions are not just a personal tragedy for the girls who dream of learning, but a deep wound on the body of society, with effects that will last for generations.

In their statement, the movement called on the international community and international organizations to apply political and economic pressure on the Taliban for the immediate reopening of schools and universities to girls and women in Afghanistan, and to condemn the Taliban's educational restrictions as a violation of human rights. The movement also urged the global community to create international solidarity to defend the right to education for Afghan women and girls and ensure access to education as an inalienable human right.

In conclusion, the "Women Towards Freedom" movement stated that the world cannot remain silent in the face of this injustice and that it is the historical responsibility of the international community to protect the future generations of Afghanistan from this systematic discrimination.