Tokyo, 28 November, /AJMEDIA/
The acting prime minister of the Taliban interim government in Afghanistan has said in a speech that education for girls as well as for boys is compulsory, indicating that girls will be allowed to go to school as conditions permit.
Mullah Hasan Akhund touched upon the topic of girls not being allowed back in secondary education in the capital, Kabul, and elsewhere.
Afghanistan’s state media broadcast his audio speech on Saturday.
He said that education is compulsory for Muslim boys and girls. He indicated that when schools are ready to facilitate separate education for them, girls will go back to school step by step.
Akhund said women in Afghanistan are free to go anywhere and can get education and work. He added that they are enjoying peace.
It was the first broadcast of a speech by the acting prime minister since the Taliban formed an interim government.
It is believed that he hopes to have the government accepted by other countries by showing willingness to respect women’s rights.
The international community is cautiously watching the extent of the Taliban’s restoration of women’s rights.
