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The poem stated, “What can I say? There is nothing to say,”. Twitter users have responded to his verses and stated that he should not focus on poetry, rather he must act.

The dissatisfaction of Anas Haqqani, who is also the brother of Sirajuddin Haqqani, the interior minister of the Taliban and leader of the Haqqani Network, evident in the poem exposes the deep divisions between the Taliban leaders.

In one of the rhymes, Haqqani said, "Demanding and holding Jirga is no longer effective among Pashtuns, and there is no intention to accept [advice]."

It seems that the Haqqani Network which had been behind the bloodiest attacks against civilian targets in major cities of Afghanistan can no longer stand against the powerful traditional leadership of the Taliban from southern Afghanistan.

The wave of resignations of university lecturers began when the Taliban ordered banning girls from higher education in public and private universities across Afghanistan.

These university professors have individually resigned from their positions. but have mentioned clearly that they no longer continue to work in the higher education field in Afghanistan due to the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education.

They have also said that they are not ready to return to Afghanistan until the decree of the Taliban leader against girls’ higher education is revoked.

At the same time, a number of university professors have announced that they will not attend classes until the Taliban’s decision on banning girls’ education has been revoked.

Meanwhile, many students across Afghanistan have boycotted attending classes until female university students are allowed to return to their classes.

Kandahar has been considered the stronghold of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Also, the Taliban has previously said that the group’s leader resides in the city of Kandahar. Women's protest in the traditional base of the Taliban is considered unprecedented.

According to sources, protesters from different areas had been on their way toward the city center to hold the protest in Kandahar city center, but the Taliban prevented the movement of these demonstrators and disrupted their demonstration. The sources added that the Taliban surrounded the female protesters in District 6 of Kandahar city and stopped their gathering.

The Taliban said that based on a decree of their leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, girls are not allowed to receive education across Afghanistan.

Sources told Afghanistan International that in addition to the students, several other young citizens of the city too gathered from different areas and joined the protesters to march toward the office of the Kandahar governor.

According to sources, the Taliban have stationed their forces in various areas of Kandahar city and have concentrated their fighters around the vicinity of Mirwais Neeka university.

They have also banned gatherings of more than five people at a time in one place.

A photo of the detained lecturer reviewed by Afghanistan International shows bruises over his back due to the Taliban’s physical assault on him.

The lecturer has been released after his family members signed a guarantee letter wherein the Taliban fighters told him to resume his work as a university lecturer.

After the Taliban announced the ban on higher education for girls in Afghanistan, several university lecturers and professors have resigned from private and public universities in protest against the decision.

The Supreme Court of the Taliban announced that these people have been punished on charges of "illegitimate sexual relations".

Despite widespread condemnation of corporal punishment of citizens by the Taliban, the group has continued to carry out flogging of men and women in different provinces of Afghanistan.

The Taliban publicly flogged 12 other people, including a woman, on various charges in the Nad Ali district of Helmand province on Wednesday.