The acting minister of education, Noorullah Munir, held a meeting with Ron MacCammon, who the minister described as the head of an educational development program in the United States, saying in a tweet that the educator proposed making an online school program for Afghan children and young people in remote areas.

However. lecturers at Afghan universities said that due to a lack of electricity and a lack of telecommunication services in remote areas, this does not seem practical.

“Attention to Afghan children is good, and we ask for more attention like this, but for now online education programs do not work in Afghanistan,” said Shah Pur Barez, a lecturer.

Some teachers said the government should focus on opening schools for students, and the destiny of millions of students depends on that.

“There are some restrictions facing the online education program: the lack of electricity and internet are the main restrictions,” said Hekmat Merzaye, a lecturer.

According to available figures, in the last year 1.3 million female students stopped going to school.

“One year has passed and now another year is also passing. When will they open schools for us?" said Yasra, a student.

Previously, officials at the Islamic Emirate said that the decision to open schools belongs to their leader, but it’s not clear when that decision will be made.