Afghanistan Bans Girls from Singing National Anthem in Front of Men 12 Mar 2021 Human rights groups condemned the Education Ministry of Afghanistan on Wednesday after issuing an order that forbids girls over the age of 12 from singing the Afghan national anthem at events “held in the presence of men.” According to Voice of America News (VOA) on Thursday, the order was dated March 6 but went unnoticed until a photo of it was posted to social media Wednesday. ریاست معارف شهر کابل گفته است که پس از این، دختران که سن شان از ۱۲ بالاتر باشد حق اجرای ترانه در مجالس و برنامه های عمومی را ندارند. در مکتوب این ریاست به مکاتب آمده است: "مجالس که اشتراک کنندگان آن صدفیصد اناث (زن) باشد از این امر مستثنا میباشد."#Afghanistan#ArianaNewspic.twitter.com/pxAJEIGztk The Education Ministry order quoted in the tweet says “events attended by 100 percent women” are the only “exception” to the ban on girls singing the national anthem in public.