A delegation from the Taliban’s Ministry of Education, led by Deputy Minister Sakhaullah Saeed, has travelled to Russia to participate in the Third International Forum of Ministers of Education, the ministry announced on Monday.
The forum comes amid ongoing criticism of the Taliban’s education policies, particularly the regime’s ban on girls attending school beyond the sixth grade, a restriction that has been in place since the group returned to power nearly four years ago.
According to the ministry, the delegation aims to seek international cooperation to support Afghanistan’s education sector.
Since taking control of the country, the Taliban has barred girls from secondary schools and universities, a move that has drawn widespread condemnation from both domestic and international human rights groups for violating the fundamental right to education.
Despite repeated calls from the international community and Afghan civil society to lift the restrictions, the Taliban has so far refused to reverse its stance.
