5 years after Taliban takeover, 2.4 mn Afghan girls still excluded from school: Unesco

Afghanistan only country where girls formally barred from secondary, higher education, Unesco saysAn estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education, five years after the Taliban returned to power, according to a report by Unesco.Unesco said Afghanistan remains the only country in the world

Five years after the Taliban seized power, women and girls in Afghanistan have been systematically stripped of their rights, UN agencies said on Wednesday. De facto authorities have issued more than 100 decrees curbing education, work and freedom of movement – restrictions now compounded by deep cuts to aid on the grou

UNESCO calls for 'immediate and unconditional' restoration of women's right to secondary and higher education

Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the United Nations said Tuesday, urging an end to such "discrimination." The Taliban administration, recognized solely by Russia, has imposed a series of restrictions on women that the UN

UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls are locked out of secondary school five years after the Taliban banned female education beyond the primary level.

Five years after the Taliban returned to power, millions of Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education. UNESCO warns of lasting social and economic consequences.

UNESCO says the figure could reach four million by 2030 unless Taliban reverses policy.

UNESCO calls this a grave violation of fundamental rights and on Tuesday urged the immediate restoration of education for women and girls.

PARIS/KABUL, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The Taliban have barred an estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls from secondary education since they regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said on Tuesday. The Taliban are preparing to mark the fifth anniversary of their

Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, urging an end to such “discrimination”. The Taliban administration, recognised solely by Russia, has imposed a series of restrictions on women that the

2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says  Toronto Star

A U.N. agency reports that five years after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, around 2.4 million girls remain excluded from secondary education

2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says  AP News