Taliban wipes out decades of progress as 2.4M Afghan girls remain locked out of school, UN agency says

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 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