“For Afghanistan to stand on its own two feet, women must be educated and contribute to economy. If change to policies is made, it will be because Afghans have asked for it, not a result of foreign requests,” the US special representative for Afghanistan tweeted.
The first set of university exams were held in 11 of the 34 provinces in Afghanistan without any female students in attendance on Thursday, TOLOnews reported.
Kabul [Islamabad] October 7 (ANI): Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with UK Prime Minister's special envoy Simon Gass to discuss issues related to women education in Afghanistan.