Schools in Afghanistan remain deserted despite new academic year

At the beginning of the new academic year, Afghan schools reopened after the holidays, but the teaching process could not begin due to a lack of students.

An international news agency reports that Afghan students are not confused about the new school year. Schools are often deserted and classrooms are empty.

Since the Taliban government was established a year and a half ago, there has been hesitation and uncertainty regarding the education policy.

After a long wait, the ban on girls entering secondary schools was imposed once again a few hours later on that same day.

Female students were also expelled from hostels after some time after being allowed to study in universities.

In addition to this, many other issues concerning education and training of girls, curriculum, and educational calendar in Afghanistan remain unresolved.

The lack of education policy, even after a year and a half, has created the feeling among educationists that education is not at the top of the government's priority list.

Consequently, students are reluctant to attend school at the beginning of the new academic year for all these reasons.

A teacher at Saidal Nasri Boys High School told a global media representative that our principal allowed us to reopen the school today, but there has been no public announcement.

There were no students at school. Only a few teachers and primary students turned up for classes at seven Kabul schools, according to an AFP correspondent.

The correspondent reiterated that this is the situation throughout the entire country. Most provinces, including Herat, Kunduz, Ghazni and Badakhshan, have reopened their schools, but classes have not started.