Following domestic and international reactions to the closing of schools for girls above the sixth grade, the Assembly of Religious Scholars in Afghanistan issued a statement calling for the lifting of all restrictions on girls' education and the reopening of girls' schools.

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Bahram Aman discusses this topic with the following guests: 

• Atifa Hossieni, women's rights activist
• Mahbooba Saraj, women's rights activist