Female Investor to Close Women's Driving Center in Kabul
[ToloNews] An Afghan female investor, Nilab, has decided to close a driving training center for women that was established a year ago in Kabul.
Nilab said that no girl or a woman has visited the center during the past month despite the interest of more than thirty women who want to learn to drive.
"I face an unclear future," Nilab said.
Mughda, who trained at the center months ago, said women need to continue their work and skill-building. "I aimed to learn to drive, to stand on my own two feet, and to not depend on anyone."
Women told TOLOnews that they should not be deprived of working and studying, as they make up half of the society.
"Not only me, all Afghan women and girls have some prominent goals. They don’t want to be in need. It is good to become a doctor, a manager and so on, to find halal (legal) food," Giti said.
In the meantime, Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...officials declared that women are permitted to work and study in accordance with Islamic laws. "Women can work in any field based on the Islamic framework," said Sayed Khosti, a member of the cultural commission.
The Taliban have so far not allowed girls to attend secondary school.
Afghan Students Accepted to Intl Programs Cannot Travel
[ToloNews] A number of Afghan university students who won scholarships cannot attend international programs because the passport office in Kabul remains closed and travel documents cannot be obtained.
The students told TOLOnews they need to renew their passports or they will not be able to receive their visas.
An Afghan student, Najiullah Aryamehr, won a scholarship to study management at a Russian university last year, but he could not travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the closing of borders.
However,
a clean conscience makes a soft pillow...
he took an online class to learn the Russian language.
"No one hears our voices. We have serious problems," Aryamehr told TOLOnews.
According to these students, classes have already started and there is an urgent need for passports.
Mohammad Zamir Rahmani said: "We have to update our passports to get visas. We will be deprived of an education if we cannot get visas."
"We will lose our scholarships ... the fate of more than three hundred students is still unclear," said student Sekander Jamili.
Sources said that on average around 2,000 Afghan students receive scholarships from schools in India, Russia, Pakistain, China, Japan, Uzbekistan and
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each year.
More than 40,000 Afghan students benefited from scholarships over the last two decades, according to available information.
In the meantime, officials of the caretaker government said efforts are being made to employ educated people:
"There is a need for professional youth. We plan to recruit them. No one will remain unemployed," said Zabihullah Mujahid, deputy minister for culture and information.