One hundred meters. This is the distance that separates Meiva’s home from her school in the center of Kabul. One hundred meters and all the dangers. Dressed in a white veil, with a sack on his back, as he has every morning since the Taliban came to power, he holds the hand of Ali*, his father, who accompanies him, unconcerned; “I’m not sure anymore. I used to know the cops on the corner… They were my friends. Now I don’t know if they are protecting us or watching us. »
In Taliban Afghanistan, 12-year-old Meiva is no longer allowed to go to school. In a decree issued at the end of March, the supreme leader of the movement, Hibatullah Akhundzada, banned schooling for all young girls from the age of 12. An unexpected turn, which was announced as temporary. The purpose: organize the segregation of classes and the recruitment of teachers in strict accordance with Islamic principles. But the interim period is stretching. Mullahs seem different…
Source: Le Figaro
