All day and evening faculties of Kabul University have been closed for five days to facilitate the holding of a scientific and research conference examining the implications of decrees issued by Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada.
According to an official announcement, Kabul University will remain closed from Sunday through Thursday. During this period, a scientific and research conference entitled “Scientific and Research-Based Assessment of the Impacts of the Decrees of the Amir al-Mu’minin” is scheduled to take place.
Reports indicate that religious scholars and clerics from various provinces have been invited to attend the conference. In preparation for their accommodation, the central dormitory of Kabul University was reportedly evacuated in advance. Students are said to have been removed from the dormitory overnight, with some relocated to the dormitory of Kabul Polytechnic University, while others were forced to seek accommodation in rented houses.
The conference is being organized by Wardak University under the leadership of the Ministry of Higher Education. According to the organizers, its objective is to examine and assess the religious, social, economic, political, and cultural implications of Mullah Hibatullah’s decrees.
According to published information, nearly 1,000 research papers have also been selected for presentation at the conference and subsequent publication following an evaluation process.
The decision to evacuate the students’ dormitory and close the university for five days comes at a time when students’ presence and the continuity of the educational process are considered essential to sustaining academic and research activities at a higher education institution.
So far, Kabul University and the Ministry of Higher Education have not provided a comprehensive explanation regarding the removal of students from the dormitory or the disruption of their academic activities.
Writer:Saeed Sameer
