Afghanistan Peace Campaign
Former President Hamid Karzai, in an Eid al-Fitr greeting, stressed the need to reopen educational centers for girls and remove work restrictions on women, viewing closed schools and universities as major obstacles to national progress.
He emphasized that continued limitations on women’s education and employment pose a serious barrier to Afghanistan’s development. According to Karzai, only through science and knowledge can the nation’s youth free themselves from dependency and work toward self-sufficiency.
“The continued restrictions are a serious obstacle to the country’s development,” Karzai stated. “The sons and daughters of this land can only liberate the country from dependency and move toward self-reliance through education and knowledge.”
Since the political shifts in 2021, education beyond grade six for girls and many women’s employment opportunities have faced severe restrictions, drawing widespread domestic and international criticism.
These calls for change underline the critical need for reforms in Afghanistan’s education and labor sectors to promote progress and gender equality.
As the nation moves forward, lifting these restrictions could pave the way for a more self-reliant and prosperous future for Afghanistan.