Taliban: According to Islamic principles, we are committed to paving the way for the education of men and women

The deputy prime minister of the Taliban says the group is committed to providing education for men and women in accordance with Islamic law.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy prime minister of the Taliban, made the remarks today during a meeting with a number of professors at public universities.

Higher education is important for the comfort and development of a country, he said.

During the meeting, Najibullah Amarkhail, president of the Union of Public Universities, spoke about the problems of professors and said that the lack of salaries for professors, the lack of a permanent place for them and changes in the teaching curriculum are among the problems that university professors face.

The Taliban deputy prime minister assured that the problems would be resolved and said that the higher education process would begin normally in the near future.

However, after the Taliban took over, public universities have not been opened to students for reasons such as the segregation of girls ‘and boys’ classes, the lack of female professors, and the location problem raised by the group.