BAHARİN LEHİB

Kabul -After the Taliban banned women from entering universities in Afghanistan, many Afghan women and students have taken to the streets and staged protests against the decision made by the Taliban government. Male students of the Nangarhar University boycotted exams in protest of the decision while women marching in Kabul were detained along with journalists. No information has been received yet about where they have been taken.

Another protest came from university professors and lecturers. Dozens of university professors and lecturers have resigned in order to support the women, who have been deprived of their right to education. In an interview with NuJINHA, B.S., one of the professors of the university, said: “There have been deals between the US and the Taliban, in which the people of Afghanistan, particularly women, are the victims. Several days ago, we learned that the Taliban banned women from entering universities. All professors and lecturers were afraid of this news, because some students were about to take their annual exams. The professors and lecturers sent a message to all their students to come to the university in the morning for their exams, so that I would take their exams before the implementation of the decision of the Taliban. Majority of the students came to university to take their exams; however, the armed forces of the Taliban entered the classrooms and did not allow female students to take their exams. We tried to keep the exams secret but our efforts went down the drain.”

The names of some professors and lecturers, who have resigned are as follows:

Prof. Dr. Obaidullah Wardag, professor at Kabul University, Prof. Dr. Seftullah Behij, professor at Kabul Polytechnic University, Prof. Dr. Mohammadullah Ebrahimi, lecturer at Kabul Polytechnic University, Dr. Mohammad Asim Mayar, lecturer at Kabul Polytechnic University, Dr. Abdul Baghi Ahadi, lecturer of Kabul Polytechnic University, Associate Prof. Dr. Abdul Raqib Eklil, lecturer at Kabul Polytechnic University, Professor Dr. Mohammad Javid Roshan, lecturer at Kabul Polytechnic University, Prof. Dr. Nasir Ahmad Soltani, lecturer at Kabul Polytechnic University, Prof. Dr. Mujibal Rahman Ahmadzai, lecturer at Kabul University, Prof. Dr. Abdul Azim Momand, lecturer at Kabul University,  Hadi Asad, lecturer at Kabul Polytechnic University, Khaled Zia, lecturer at Nangarhar University, Zahir Shah Safari, lecturer Helmand University, Rashad Jamaliar, lecturer at Balkh University, Ferdous Pirzad, lecturer at Balkh University, Mohammad Nasim Sohail, lecturer at Kandahar University, Javed Sahibzadeh, lecturer at Kandahar University, Dr. Mohammad Omar Kundzai, lecturer at Kunduz University, Dr. Faiz Rahman Eshaqzai, lecturer at Kabul University, Osman Amin, lecturer at Paktia University, Bektaj Amini, lecturer at Kabul University, Waliul Haq Wali, lecturer at Takhar University, Prof. Seyed Obaidullah Saeedi, Mustafa Kamel Mohammadi, lecturer at Bamyan University, Prof. Hadi Nawandish, lecturer at Bamyan University, Prof. Hafizullah Majidi, lecturer at Kabul University, Safiullah Samone, lecturer at Kandahar University,Prof. Sikander Zadran, lecturer at Kabul Polytechnic University, Prof. Abdul Reza Mosin, lecturer at Paktia University, Mohammad Asif Stanakzai, lecturer at Jahan Private University, Mohammad Javid Momand, lecturer at Jahan Private University, Nazar Ahmed Razaghi, lecturer at Private University in Yeki From the provinces, Mohammad Nasser Sadat, lecturer at Jahan Private University, , Seyed Mohammad Baqer Kazemi, Samiullah Rasakh, Ezzatullah Zahedi, Haseebullah Azimi, Jamil Qadri, Ismail Meshaal , Vahidullah Sadat, Tor Khan Naseri, Ishaq Shahbaz, Gul Al Rahman Mayar, Prof. Mohammad Mahdi Soltani, lecturer at Kabul University, Rahmanullah Abdul Rahimzai, lecturer at a Private University in Afghanistan.