Taliban attack female students: Girls protest burqa outside university

Female students protesting against the burqa outside Afghanistan's Badakhshan University have been flogged by the Taliban. The incident happened on Sunday, but its video is now going viral. According to reports, the girls are running away and the Taliban are running after them and whipping them.

Students are protesting for right to education

The controversy erupted on October 30 at Badakhshan University in eastern Afghanistan, when girls who did not wear the veil were kicked out of classrooms by the administration. After which the students started protesting about the right to education.

The students were admitted to the university in February

On 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul, Rajghani, Afghanistan. In May 2021, the Taliban regained power in Kabul 20 years after the US military withdrew. However, in February 2022, the government agreed on rules for girls going to college.

In May, I announced the veil for women

In May, the Taliban government issued an order stating that women must now wear the veil in public. If a woman does not cover herself while leaving the house, her father or a close male relative will be thrown into jail. If he is in government service he will be prosecuted and may even be fired.

Bhaskar interview with Taliban leader: Women must obey Islamic law

Before capturing Kabul, Bhaskar first held an exclusive conversation with Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid. Mujahid said about the freedom of women in the Taliban government - We respect the rights given to women and men in Islam. They will be given the rights that are given in Islam. Mujahid is a minister of state in the current government.