Female teachers like me now face the challenging situation where girls' schools have been closed, and female teachers have been relocated to distant areas.
I was transferred from my main school to a distant new setting, the class hours have been extended, while authorities have cut down on teachers' incomes. The increased pressure and the loss of privileges associated with my previous teaching career have left me very disillusioned.
When the Taliban regime took over the country everything changed. Ministries closed, banks closed, public services were not available, schools were closed, business was paused, and universities also closed.
Read more Read moreI was happy when I was teaching the upper classes, but I have now been at home for the past two years. I firmly believe that girls should have the right to education and female teachers should be allowed to teach boys.
Read more Read moreAll my 9th grade students are struggling under very difficult circumstances. I myself have a salary of 9,000 afghanis (123 USD). This is unsustainable. Life is very bitter for me and my family.
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