Posted on Mar 18, 2023
3 months into a school ban for girls and women, a report from Kabul
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This past December, the Taliban banned girls and women in Afghanistan from attending high school and university classes, and women from working at non-governmental organizations, or NGOs. Last week, on International Women's Day, the United Nations called Afghanistan under the Taliban government “the most repressive country in the world for women.”
This interview has been edited for clarity.
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, we've been in contact with Marnie Gustavson. She was born in Seattle and has a home in Port Orchard but lives in Kabul. Gustavson directs PARSA, an NGO that operates scout and now school programs for boys and girls in half of Afghanistan's provinces.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, we've been in contact with Marnie Gustavson. She was born in Seattle and has a home in Port Orchard but lives in Kabul. Gustavson directs PARSA, an NGO that operates scout and now school programs for boys and girls in half of Afghanistan's provinces.
3 months into a school ban for girls and women, a report from Kabul
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."One of the boys started out and just said, “I apologize. I hate walking out the door every morning to go to school and my sister can’t.” And the girls would say, “You must continue your education because you have to make changes in our society, and you're the ones that have access right now, so you have to become enlightened Afghan men. So we support you.”
And at the end of this conference, one of the boys had all of his brothers stand up. He said to the girls online, “You are our heroes. We support you. We are here for you.” And then he called for a 15-second silence while the boys honored the girls. And that was probably one of the most amazing experiences we've been able to be a part of in the last three months."
..."One of the boys started out and just said, “I apologize. I hate walking out the door every morning to go to school and my sister can’t.” And the girls would say, “You must continue your education because you have to make changes in our society, and you're the ones that have access right now, so you have to become enlightened Afghan men. So we support you.”
And at the end of this conference, one of the boys had all of his brothers stand up. He said to the girls online, “You are our heroes. We support you. We are here for you.” And then he called for a 15-second silence while the boys honored the girls. And that was probably one of the most amazing experiences we've been able to be a part of in the last three months."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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