Girls in Farah province urge authorities to reopen schools

Girls in Farah province urge authorities to reopen schools

Female students of religious seminaries in Herat province have urged authorities to reopen girls’ schools above grade six at the earliest.

A student, Fatima said that it is necessary to learn modern education besides religious lessons. “We call on the government to reopen the girls’ schools besides religious education, so we can continue with our learning,” she said.

Head of the provincial department of education in Farah, Akhtar Mohammad Zaeem, said in a statement, “We have 18 to 19 seminaries for women and it has between 120 to 130 teachers and around 3,500 students.”