People in Afghanistan grew afraid of sending their daughters, or any female, to school after one of the worst attacks took place in May. Bombing in Sayed ul-Shuhada school in Kabul that educated girls and boys, killed at least 80 people and injured many more, in which most of them were girls and women. Most of them are still in critical condition. These attacks clearly showed that they were for girls, attacking their education. The Taliban who ruled them before said that they had no involvement in these attacks since they allowed girl’s education to the extent of their understanding of Islamic law, or sharia. The attacks were from a car bomb followed by two others planted on the streets that were set to go off as the girls were rushing out of the school. Due to the upcoming Muslim holiday, Eid, a ceasefire was declared for three days. No one knows whose responsible for these attacks but they know the ISIS branch in Afghanistan, Hazara Shiite Muslims, have a history of bombing and the Sunni Muslim extremists have a history of attacking the Shiites. Afghan security forces are overwhelmed with the withdrawal of American troops and trying to keep the civilians safe along with it.
Even through these hard times, parents, teachers, and even the girls who have experienced the attacks are not losing hope. After Eid-ul-Fitr, the Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, when schools reopen, the girls decide to go back to school. Some people think these attacks will encourage more to go too. “This attack was against Afghanistan’s new generation. They want to push our generation into the dark, but we will push for a bright future. I will never stop studying,” says Hamida Nawisada who is recovering from the injuries from the attack.
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