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Cites Mansoor Ahmad Hamza, spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, who provided specific exam dates; the article states the policy barring girls above grade six but offers no independent corroboration.
The Taliban-run Ministry of Education has announced the start dates for annual examinations for students in public and private schools in the country’s cold regions.
According to the ministry’s statement, annual exams for students in grades one through three will begin tomorrow, Sunday, 25 Aqrab, and will continue until the end of this month. Mansoor Ahmad Hamza, the ministry’s spokesperson, said in a video message that annual exams for students in grades four through twelve will start on 1 Qaws and run until 15 Qaws.
The announcement comes as girls above grade six are absent from the national annual examinations for the fifth consecutive year. Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, they have barred girls above grade six from attending school and have also closed universities to female students.
The ministry’s notice specifies the staged schedule for lower and higher grades but does not provide further operational details in the statement, such as exam locations, supervision arrangements, or how absences will be recorded for students who are excluded. The spokesperson delivered the dates via a recorded video message attributed to the ministry.
The announcement reiterates the examination timeline for the current academic year in cold regions and highlights the continued exclusion of older girls from formal schooling and higher education institutions under the current authorities.
