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Patan Jounal of Womens Aone Mine Vol BLN ate ppt hmease THE POLITICS OF EDUCATION IN AFGHANISTAN Depaenent of Polite sce lebih Uiventy, Beabon Ph USA Abstract The fight for Afghan women again he Talbon was pat of he issifeaton of the 2D ineason of Afghanistan Under the Tale Alghanistan experienced the mest repressive geder regime in the Muslin word Inioatonl laerventon im the tury the clearest itorcl commitment by West acirs to advancing the gh of ‘Maslin women enjwhere. The chi achievement es tnerenion ths teen ti dramulle te aco! evolient by bays and gl Despite the overall cihussm for edaction, the a same who oppose governent schools, even going so far as fo physically tack them The hisencl legacy of inperiim andl wat as ft ‘cols into gateways to economic opportunity and syle oer ‘legitimate goverment This are examine the progeesh a as ofthe eft to edacte ard empower Alghan wesnen over Ue past decade focus on the educational accor an the sgn gine mae ‘in Intasing atest to schoo! for gis wate Gheseng the ways I Which a Tack of edvestonl sly and confining ecuny concer Feopuise these gain. Despite sme caves I srg that lone ‘pimis is appropri nat he 200 occupation sy ye yield sore Prsve belt for Aghanistan by crating the iiaectre for ‘Nomersschoxing, Kewonte Afghanistan, poles of edueaon lel education, er, ‘orsign occupation ln Kandaae, a Taro gi on her way te school sd the oar of a ‘otra Se tut ait swe down ast fa an he man inion eng bry Inbar ac ganda er, Latah ets porte, “ny pets ld me 1 Yep coming te stl sven sn ke To poops who di sto meet wan wre ob eden. They wats 9 tu things" (rie 208). Tho sory goer ent deste te flor ofthe beat ‘etn. men, and women to lng tr ugh in choo! deste ents from Ta insurgents. The care of th is themes an ches sting nthe fic of death teat hy pent n pursing a een The ‘epere tksct ace vale he isan he Talla were Be ‘ancand witout invesigaing why at may bee cae, Wy ese any ‘Alghans desrmied to tens econ whe ors are equal tetas oop ‘hem? This payer ermine he pots of sdacton, pateely it fiction in Afghanistan nda ake nena ofthis 8 eatin, ncn oma shocing rhe evo foe of nrc tal pita soccties tadoally regu Formal shonin Afghan lads ‘shderpound shoots or ps relgous soo ovine ype govern ‘modern schol and sh rm by nen slips NG ad ead plate ‘schools Mos shocs oy are tran hoa ts he pit ste ‘ith seschooe that epee, argu that ast te and promises made repeatedly 9 nse? Alghon worm, very lite has bm ccs in te ease the 201 ‘ecupation Bogan The conting lack of secriy fas severely hampers "eeonstocion an conac t taut te Afghan fopuion. Hovey, ‘vcnon is oe ofthe sights guaaen nthe new Alga consitton that scaly appear to bea prose bet (Aphis Const, 290 The fist ‘a of the paper sorscre the broad hts dU contest win ich dsnshns of Agha gel t edacton ae ce. The celal 1 the paper examines ends im education ant even the argument esp seme caren tht safer ptt the lange fect a the ‘0 ceupton may yor yl cme pote bear Ahan by resting the inastructce fr women’s ehning, I inelae weth eldscson of ow the Afghan case compares thts fn he Maslin an ree Man we International Concern for Afghan Women: Rhetoric or Realy? (oe of the tvcreteal questions motivating te stndy cf edtcaon in Afghanistan to a ber a apne! power cen posvely ore te us of women i te even a sesh cote a means sly ae os ‘Me Pebta at acon in Agari 2 szgraten. Alhough the American ess of conse for Aighan women tay well have hos lef or wc for reason ote th he wee Of Afghan women, ty have cen sem by whch oe the efecto interna invention nthe coun. The emdsing fgg al iscwety {hat pence te wel Known. Loe ell krow se cto ting Schooling The Talim acalysasuen! the acon of Agha, portly omen, o bead ere eduton and orb anil vies Te progres Inde sine the ouster anaes Afghanistan with many development ape ation advances can beers Agha isnot ls, bt for sever year it hae moved bcovars Teen meinen iret of he govern! ng rete, tthe Taba has gins momentum, And fev ac teal syppor they aed fo early ln ond paror wlll Algha soy forse and beter ssc tat Population (Crack Oars, 2009. “The Ameccan engagement not ist wor making but ls nea sn ruling a soy The lay to any seit the way in whch oes ‘atone ween men snd wen. Jat Ife the marin Agiantan was Ison November 20 hen fist dy Lara Bash dele, "Te ight gst rors al pt freight and digit of women MM), Te "Ett inages ofthe war were of worsen Tinton wa tht he pup of ‘ho war as 0 fight or Afghan were agai th Tn. Acting fo one suc concede afer he inven thst Agha were red {hoes ere eter an ofr tenant len decay of ‘oct yursendanger thst penn Human igs Hote 209) Afganistan “ner he Taliban, came pono With thet openvpn ene tbe austin wai Imperialism feminism, and ecco naan have orp, reed Histor A sophisticated rte on Indian expereoes with nach Netocs afte tome lsars for underanding te coro dete in ‘Aghia, Hite of "harnal paces” tke widow elas) Sd dowry are paral trace (Min, 1986, Olerbrg 29). Cioia ‘Sutores juste se rad pj of eatin by eee fo the sat of Samer. The argument proceed in thew sp The fet wat to oid ot ‘altar specie pce tse the degraded tata of were land ‘lowry for iene: The second was fo we he proces ae vice a the nie or eet gulty of rative sty as whale Chaar, 1989), Ant fray the dfs mtv sree eke th dy toca out “the white ys Dden” of povering fang lands (Speak. 18, apindens, 185, Secure commen to ey unten cna one In the contest of the Matin wold thse dco rect peri ‘paleo el a lg artes whlch have fro the den Posy ‘f Mastin wemen (Hind 00) Ping the el an he harem in the coli Imoprtion conned da inepration of Arb women "The Wel was a ental provocation aad denis osc. a comin ain elas An san Itoi, depicted aya cut and ieatonal satan ef rlsoas and sos ‘nication tat mast be replace ty igre Prac ew, wana een Shine ele spokaomen a neneary foe Heng obervine brbare poops luce ort” ot 205). Ta ty in approach amis cod ne [sri un of Islam dang the S809 capt and maple the Aan ‘stance tthe Soviets wh poling ona de 190s th expat {or te Tate's ppreson of women Te cation with velng 28 srbol ‘ftdam and wth tpl rao Afghans wee «promi etre of Post 9/11 Investigative ural (Hischind ad Malo, 202) TS Is pte the act tht Afghan woren inl expe any ser of oppesion as ‘sal ofthe Brkn (ast Povey 2003). Taay moet contrat eae fn abu sore profesional women sein he nen al he county soe tele mires ech her Btn the oth an ea vat aris Serie by chic I fancione at a 7p "pore sean” lowing wemen {© move stout and atend shea! witout wating mes of modety (AB aghod. 2003, Whe some Ms men tga the antene as 4 en of erst heel pont ere sat It & mh oer peery ‘Ese forAgan women han or Wel obseres of Agha women ‘A mumber of fist cles argue tat the language of “ving” [ighan wore i prolemstc ot ely eatre of the way im wich ‘omer am (Ab Lag, 2; aood 29. Ducane martin Dhue vert events ad beuvour fn aye ta lp fo conte power ‘elton nd jstiy Soke in the wor. As such “ypmeoatone 9B ‘women of Alghitan ar indeed saves In roe of "anny by te Wet Conatiteepsterie vile, the cotton of vet ledge of fe ‘Redwold “Gah tht eras women as aubjctin intratonal atone” (yote and Husain, 20185), The sce gare rarer of erp elie {hat point toa complex enengeien by Ahan women sates of survival seting as agents in sheping tht wn ftaes ney, 2005; Hoa, 207), “Te Pt fst nga 5 eres ta daw aterton aay fon he comply of the Wet in ring the nator tnt fo wer ad cnet In ghana. Te language of sig eel rw attention Av ne cnetr pins ot We deeply prota {been th Aighan woman a samen lnm of ving Wen you save Senne you ply that you ar sing hese thing You area sing fer somthing (Abo-Lughed 2002), Tht iin aon 9 exproming ‘ousion ote contest ad i fhe wan concer oo so npg = {eter strnale, wtih be sould adap Tri Seprtes th worn fom br ‘en ior ad community whe sugeting ae be asta o he noms ‘Susie of am aon soy. To rion phan women in oppestion ‘ighan mon sel thie dass ile Inert i ths ave © 2 ‘elastomer Repemony ln daunming up support for he US invasion of Afghanistan te cose whic a emia il 0 by Opes Women aad la (AoE ‘in Hus, 200). Tis allowed the puto ore” important storie ich tie ft tet the sory of US a ar muck 878 perc) dig he 10, tress fo the melee of he mdse ote ere ha Taban sce signin hut tan women, bot Me for mest ral women wet Shafecat “in the usage tris Aghan women fn te tranny ef “al rae thee seed io be no i ofthe vlc t whch Ameren tore ling to tet the Agar, women, and mn alle” (echind ard Nato 00) Femi snd pacts aves lang and eh soy asa on {sted comin onary ap ening lr ida and comsuis {Sik 191) To deploy thal offerte forgeder ey in ener tly tract gree tunpulation Tt mi Tague Hat longs mach of he Feist" ering abot the leguage of "apeng, Masim women” i ‘Nght would led so tle to a improvement Be ‘ante expecta the pst cade spats ch mete mined pice Even "he language of ooapying laces war argely developed os hae se of fey, has ad moment lcs othe ats wien a pally {pitss Agha Tha paper sows hte Orel courte cit a0 {ho vol changer Simple datotmiae beer deepens and orev ptr ato dense the ety of Aighantan ey -Edacation and Socal Reform: Schoo a5 Tools of Statecraft [As the Mitoreal esearch forth tad was coca it Denne be th ‘shone are not sry lation fa whch cde re aught vocal hls ater, thy tion tI rary teas by wach te wate ech out oie people and hopes to shape the cise) they wil eee oa ‘ and Dee ‘ororily, this means We must ak what the factions of hole a6

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