Reliable sources say girls’ education at medical institutes has been suspended, but students can to take final exams.
A social media post on Monday night revealed Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharafat, the deputy minister of health for finance and administration, had summoned all medical institute heads and handed them a new directive.
The letter stated female students, including those attending obstetrics, dental prosthetics, nursing and laboratory courses, are now prohibited from attending ongoing lessons at medical institutes.
Pajhwok Afghan News shared the text with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH); but the ministry’s spokesman has not responded.
But a reliable source in the ministry confirmed the suspension, saying, “Yes, it is true.” Another source also corroborated the suspension of girls’ education at medical institutes.
A medical institute head in Kabul, speaking anonymously, explained that the decision was verbally announced at a MoPH meeting on Monday evening. Subsequently, a follow-up meeting on Tuesday allowed institutes to proceed with exams, and the new order would be enforced later on.
Exams commenced at the institutes today. A student at Istiqlal Medical Institute, wishing not to be named, verified her participation in the exam.
In Herat province, Huma Wardak, medical institute student, said their mid-term exams concluded on Sunday. They were scheduled to continue classes before final exams.
However, after the announcement, the institute specified a subject and instructed them to prepare for the exam in that, which she planned to take today.
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