A Rare Criticism by an Official of the Deprivation of Girls, and a Complaint Against the Taliban Leader’s Decision.
The head of Kabul Traffic Police, Khayal Mohammad Ghavor, in a rare and high-risk statement, has criticized the continued deprivation of girls from education and said that their absence from school makes him “deeply upset.”
These remarks come at a time when any complaint or criticism of the Taliban leader’s decisions, especially on the issue of girls’ education, is considered a crime within the group’s structure and can carry serious consequences for the speaker.
Ghavor, in a recent interview, referring to his children, said: “I love my daughters more than my sons because girls are kinder. The fact that they cannot go to school upsets me.”
Such statements by an official Taliban figure, in an environment where enforced silence dominates the governing apparatus, are seen as crossing the red lines set by the group’s leadership.
These remarks are made while severe restrictions on girls’ education in Afghanistan continue, and there are no signs of any policy change by the Taliban leader.
Observers say that openly expressing dissatisfaction with these decisions, especially from within the power structure, is not only rare but dangerous, and reflects the depth of hidden discontent even among officials
