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Five years after the ultra-conservative Islamists retook Afghanistan, students describe male pupils being beaten for minor rule breaches and inexperienced teachers struggling to deliver lessons ...
News Afghanistan » Balkh » Education: Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s “abusive” educational policies are harming boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, according to a Human Rights Watch report published Wednesday. The Taliban have been ...
News Afghanistan » Balkh » Education: Afghanistan: Balkh Still Uneasy Over Language
Mohammad reports that university teachers, students, cultural activists, writers, poets, journalists and youths dramatic held a protest rally against the information minister in Balkh, a city in ...
News Afghanistan » Balkh » Education: Afghanistan needs 'all hands on deck' including women, UN says
Afghanistan needs the talents of both women and men to respond to major challenges as millions return to the country grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis, two UN officials said Monday (July 6).
News Afghanistan » Balkh » Education: Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Afghanistan Blast
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a March 11 attack in Afghanistan's Balkh Province, the extremist group's Telegram account said on March 12. The blast at a cultural center during an event ...
News Afghanistan » Balkh » Education: Taliban shut down WiFi, a lifeline for women and girls, in Afghan province
The Taliban have stopped fiber-optic internet services in a northern Afghanistan province, an official said Tuesday, leaving tens of thousands of Afghans without internet access and making it more ...