The spokesperson for the Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education, Zia Hashemi, has shared the audio of the fatwa of Sheikh Abdul Ali Deobandi on the social media platform X, declaring it "important." In the shared audio message, Sheikh Abdul Ali Deobandi argues that the education of girls, even within the home, is unlawful and leads to the promotion of immorality.

He cites Islamic narrations from the time of early Islam, claiming that women are prohibited from attending congregational prayers and learning to write. The Taliban's Mufti also criticized Islamic countries that allow women's education, asserting that although these countries are named "Islamic," they are not able to implement Sharia law in practice.

Deobandi emphasized that women's participation in congregational prayers and their learning to write leads to "corruption."

In this audio clip, Sheikh Abdul Ali Deobandi releases a fatwa that states that women cannot be educated. The Taliban’s public promotion of a fatwa declaring girls' education—even at home—as "unlawful" marks an alarming escalation in the regime’s war on women’s rights. Endorsed by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Higher Education, this pronouncement not only undermines the fundamental right to education but also sanctifies gender-based discrimination through religious justification. By equating literacy and communal religious participation with "corruption," the fatwa denies Afghan women and girls access to intellectual, spiritual, and civic development.