Conflict · 9 days ago
UNESCO: 2.4 million Afghan girls denied education
🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN — UNESCO data confirms that 2.4 million Afghan girls remain barred from secondary and higher education under Taliban rule. This systematic exclusion represents a severe curtailment of fundamental human rights since the Taliban's return to power five years ago. The ongoing ban continues to exacerbate the country's humanitarian and gender crises.
First reported by aljazeera.com · developing for 15 days · 21 sourcesbbc.co.ukAfghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rulenpr.orgTaliban has taken a toll on education of girls -- and boys : NPRnytimes.comFemale Afghans Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Ruletheconversation.comI lived through the first Taliban girls' school ban — watching it happen again is heartbreakingnbcnews.com2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, U.N. saysdw.comUNESCO: 2.4 million girls barred from school in Afghanistanaljazeera.comUNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls denied access to further educationscmp.com2.4 million Afghan girls banned from schools 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN saysindependent.co.ukTaliban takeover leaves millions of Afghan girls shut out of secondary schoolarabnews.com2.4 million girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCOfrance24.comFive years on, Afghanistan's Taliban build foreign ties despite rights concerns+10 more outlets
Why it matters
The systematic removal of women and girls from public life creates a long-term developmental and human rights crisis with significant international implications.
Context
Over 80% of school-aged Afghan girls are currently deprived of access to formal education.