(9 hours ago)Wrongtoy (Yesterday, 9:03 AM)ExitStageLeft (Aug 19 2025, 9:17 PM)Wrongtoy I’m sorry, I’m very confused by how the tsliban is actually allowing females to participate online given their restrictions on real life participation. And English I would think would not be allowed at all.
In fact English proficiency is saving no one in Gaza. You think it will with the tsliban?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this comment seems unnecessarily combative. These programs seek to help girls and women develop skills that they can use to continue their education, start careers etc, most likely outside of Afghanistan. It is an immense undertaking for the students, as they are laying the groundwork to support themselves outside of their home country and away from family. That's the goal.
The situation is Gaza is quite different and the challenges faced by the girls and women there are different.
Being combative wasn’t my intent. But seriously the taliban is inflicting restrictions on women’s speech and children’s learning in their native language of Pashtun and you think they’re going to be a tiny bit ok with anyone especially women speaking English?
Again, these women are attempting to leave the country. As I said before, these programs help them develop skills to apply to and be accepted by universities (outside of Afghanistan), jobs, visas etc.
The rest of the world may have forgotten them, but the people (mostly women) in these programs haven't.
You also haven't addressed why you brought up Gaza, when Palestinians are facing very different challenges. That also seemed very unnecessary , when this thread is specifically about helping girls and women in Afghanistan.
