Afghan Taliban Leader Orders Creation of 100,000 Jobs in Education Sector for Men Only

After female teachers and administrators were sacked from the education sector as he took control of the country, Afghan Taliban leader Hebatullah Akhundzadeh ordered the creation of 100,000 new jobs in the Ministry of Education just for men from religious schools.

It is expected that the new staff will be included among the clerics who ordered the appointment of the Taliban leader and that they will replace female teachers and administrators in middle and high schools closed after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

The decision was made in the wake of repeated complaints from public school teachers about delayed salaries, the forced dismissal of some of them and the appointment of Taliban clerics in their place, despite the fact that many members of the Taliban did not have a university education.

The Taliban also face internal and external criticism because religious schools have become centers for the release of militants, teaching and teaching children how to handle weapons and explosives, and teaching them strict religious lessons, including lessons on the dignity of “suicide bombings” and killing non-believers. Muslims.

Exclusion of women from public life

Notably, despite a promise by the Taliban to be more flexible on some issues, including women’s education, upon their return to power in August 2021, they soon returned to the extremism that characterized their rule from 1996 to 2001.

He gradually excluded women from public life and removed them from work after they were given low wages to encourage them to stay at home. And last November, they were banned from parks, gardens, gyms and public swimming pools.

He also forbade them from wandering the streets unless accompanied by a male relative or mahram, under pain of prosecution.