Participation in Public Life

The right to engage in civic duties includes access to government roles, voting, and public debate. This section includes laws restricting public presence or political voice, particularly for women.
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DEC1-01202025

The Taliban Ministry of Higher Education ordered the dismissal and removal of university professors, including at Kabul University and polytechnic universities, citing undefined “Islamic...

DEC1-01212023

Prohibition of girls from participating in university entrance exams.

DEC1-02012022

Orders to resume university classes for boys in cold regions without female students.

DEC1-03052022

Taliban's decision to enforce gender segregation in Afghan universities.

DEC1-03062025

Taliban begins removing former government teachers in Khost.

DEC1-03102025

The Taliban terminated the employment of six university professors in Badakhshan.

DEC1-03222025

UNICEF issued report at start of the new academic year declaring that 400,000 more girls deprived of education in Afghanistan.

DEC1-04132023

Order establishing religious schools in Kunduz, Balkh, Herat, Paktia, and Nangarhar provinces, in line with Taliban policies of higher education.

DEC1-04162023

Ban on the activities of all educational institutions in Kandahar and Helmand provinces.

DEC1-06062024

University entrance exams started in 16 provinces without female participation.

DEC1-06172024

Taliban spokesperson for the Ministry of Higher Education reiterated the fatwa banning girls’ education.

DEC1-09172021

Opening schools exclusively for boys without mention of girls' schools.

DEC1-11142024

Declaration that education for girls is Westernized and doesn't reflect Afghan culture and Islamic values. In addition, ban on educational scholarships abroad for all...

DEC1-11272024

The Taliban closed accelerated classes for female elementary age students in Bamiyan.

DEC1-11302024

The Taliban closed local community-based education supported by UNICEF in Nangarhar Province.

DEC1-12122022

One-day examination and certification for 12th-grade girls across Afghanistan.

DEC1-12202022

Prohibition of girls from continuing their education in public and private universities.

DEC1-12222022-A

Ban on girls above grade six from attending school.

DEC1-12222023

Taliban cabinet formalize nationwide ban on all female higher education, public and private.

DEC1-12242024

Taliban prohibit the education of female students beyond the sixth grade in all educational institutions of Herat Province (public and private schools and education...
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