Local Community Builds Girls’ School in Badakhshan’s Shughnan Without Taliban Support

In the Shughnan district of Badakhshan province, local residents have voluntarily constructed a girls’ school in the village of Dermaht without any support from the Taliban administration.

This school, comprising five classrooms, was officially inaugurated on Friday, October 9th, in a ceremony attended by local residents and Taliban education officials. According to local sources, there was no cooperation or contribution from the Taliban government in the building of this educational center.

The cost of constructing this institution exceeded 300,000 Afghanis, which was fully covered by the community through cash donations and voluntary labor.

While the Taliban administration in Badakhshan and other provinces effectively prevents girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade, the construction of such schools demonstrates the strong will of the people to continue girls’ education and promote learning in the country’s underprivileged regions.

Several civil society organizations and human rights advocates have condemned the current Taliban policies on girls’ education as a clear violation of the right to education and have called for the reopening of secondary and high schools for girls.