When I see the boys going to school, it hurts’

I wake up frequently anticipating going back to school. The Taliban keep announcing that they will open schools. Nevertheless, it has been close to two years. They lack my confidence. “It really upsets me,” Habiba, a 17-year-old, says.

She makes a determined effort not to harm herself by squinting and biting her lip.

Habiba and her past partners Mahtab and Tamana are among an enormous number of high schooler young women who have been exiled from going to discretionary school in a huge piece of Afghanistan by the Taliban – the fundamental country to take a such action.

Their melancholy is still crude one and a half years after it was stopped.

Despite the fact that they live with the discomfort on a consistent basis, the young ladies say they fear that the global shock over what has happened to them is blurring. This is especially true this week, when another school term began without them.

“It really hurts me when I see the young men going to class and doing whatever they want. I’m feeling awfully bad. “I feel broken when I see my sibling leaving for school,” Tamana says. She continues despite the fact that her voice shakes and she is weeping.

“In the past, my brother used to say, “I won’t go to class without you.” I wrapped my arms around him and said, “Go, I’ll go with you later.”

Individuals advise my family not to worry because they have children. I wish we had comparative honors.”
The increasing restrictions placed on women by the Taliban government have shattered any hopes they might have had of schools returning.

According to Habiba, “there was a little opportunity toward the beginning, but steadily that changed.”

In December 2021, the Taliban requested that women must be accompanied by a male family member when traveling more than 72 kilometers (48 miles). This was the main restriction imposed as a result of the optional school boycott.

The Taliban government announced in Walk 2022 that auxiliary schools for girls would resume, only to close them almost immediately.

A declaration was passed less than two months after the fact, requiring women to wear clothing that covered them from head to toe, including a face cloak.

Parks, fitness centers, and swimming pools were closed to women and young women in November. In the past, college subjects like finance, design, and newscasting were typically reserved for men.

After a month, a big blow came in the form of colleges closing to female students and women being barred from working in domestic and international NGOs, with the exception of those in the health sector.
“If these constraints get worse, I don’t think this life is worth living any longer for women. Our fundamental freedoms are not approached as individuals. Without training, life has no meaning. “I think death is better than living like this every day,” Mahtab says.

In May 2021, when the Taliban were fighting the powers of the previous legislature of Afghanistan, a bombardment at Sayed Ul-Shuhada school had injured Mahtab.

“There were wounds on my face, foot, and neck. They were challenging. In any case, not entirely fixed, so keep thinking about it,” she says. Even going to my midterm test, the Taliban showed up shortly after and were everywhere.”

According to the Taliban, schools and colleges are only temporarily closed to female students until a “reasonable climate” can be established. It is evident that there are disagreements within the Taliban government regarding the issue, but up until this point, no efforts have been made by those who believe that young women should be allowed to study.

Regarding various restrictions, the Taliban claim that they were imposed on women because they were not adhering to Islamic rules or wearing a hijab (head covering). Although the Taliban’s guidelines create an atmosphere of fear and chaos, their application is not uniform across regions.

“The hijab is usually worn by us. Nevertheless, it does not have any effect. Their meaning might be more understandable. “I have no idea at all,” Tamana declares.

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, we have never encountered an Afghan woman without a hijab.
Laila Basim had helped to establish a library for women in Kabul, which we visited in November of last year, as a response to the shrinking number of female-friendly public spaces. Huge number of books were helpfully stacked on racks that covered three walls of the room. As a break from being inside their homes, ladies came in to learn about books and occasionally meet one another.

As of now the library is closed.

“We devised a plan to reopen the library twice when it was shut down by the Taliban. However, the risks increased incrementally. I received calls asking me how I could open a library for women. Laila says, “When they came to the library and informed the ladies that they reserved no privilege to comprehend books.” I had to make the unavoidable decision to shut it down because running it proved to be too risky.
She declares that she will continue to seek alternative means of combating the Taliban’s plans.

“Obviously, I’m scared, but the library’s end is not the end of the story. We can speak loudly about Afghan women using a variety of strategies. “It is difficult and will necessitate repentances, but we have started it and are focused on it,” she continues.

It’s hard for women who are just getting to know their relatives to get from one day to the next.

Meera, whose name has been changed, is a middle-aged widow. She used to work as a cleaner at a girls’ school, supporting her 10 classmates. She lost her job when the school closed, and in the midst of the nation’s financial crisis, she hasn’t found much work since.

She is currently asking in Kabul.

“I feel as though I’m dead. People acknowledge I have nothing so they endeavor to deal with me. She sobs badly and says, “It is wiser to pass on than to continue living without noblesse.” I peel and cook potatoes whenever I get a chance to buy some. I prepare the peelings for my family the following day.”

Without a doubt, even amidst her fights, Meera wishes her young ladies could go to class.

“They might be able to land positions if they could be instructed. One of my daughters must focus on regulation, and another must focus on medication. “They can’t go to college because the Taliban don’t permit it,” she continues, “but I let them know that I will find cash for their education, regardless of whether I need to ask for it.”