“This is Talibanisation from inside the republic,” Sima Samar, an Afghan human rights activist of nearly 40 years, is quoted as saying by the Associated Press
The Afghan education ministry says it is investigating a recent statement from the director of education in the capital, Kabul, which banned girls older than 12 from singing in public.
The ban was widely criticised on social media. Girls shared clips of themselves singing using the hashtag #IAmMySong.
The row comes amid concerns about consequences of a possible peace deal with the Taliban.
So the Government and the Taliban sing the from the same songbook? Color me shocked.
In this video, my younger sister Nila, who is a 13-year-old student of the school, sings and raises her voice against the recent decision of the Kabul's Education Directorate. on banning female students over 12 from singing in public. #IAmMySong #MyRedLine #NotGoingBackToThe90s pic.twitter.com/Yb0cYQHqjP
— Murtaza Ibrahimi (@MurtazaIbrahimi) March 13, 2021
AP Interview: Minister says Afghan forces can hold their own
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s interior minister said Saturday that Afghan security forces can hold their ground even if U.S. troops withdraw, challenging a warning from the United States predicting a withdrawal would yield quick territorial gains to the Taliban.
Masoud Andarabi’s comments in an interview Saturday with The Associated Press were the first government reaction to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s warning issued in a sharply worded letter to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani last weekend.
Sounds good, time to go.
