Taliban education ban in Afghanistan
UNESCO reports that over 2 million Afghan girls are excluded from secondary education due to Taliban restrictions. The organization warns that this policy is reversing decades of progress and worsening poverty.
Where they agreeThe Taliban's ban on education for girls in Afghanistan continues to exclude millions from secondary schooling.
Key playersHoda Jaberian (UNESCO representative)
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Wednesday, August 12Latest
- Half of Afghan women rarely leave home amid Taliban restrictions, says UN agencyMetade das afegãs raramente sai de casa em meio a restrições do Taliban, diz agência da ONU
- Unesco: Taliban education ban affects more than 2 million girls in AfghanistanUnesco: onderwijsverbod Taliban treft meer dan 2 miljoen meisjes in Afghanistan
- 5 years after the Taliban regained power, UNESCO: 2.4 million Afghan girls are out of school塔利班重掌政權5年 UNESCO：240萬阿富汗女孩失學
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Tuesday, August 11
The UN reports that 2.4 million Afghan girls have been denied secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. UNESCO has condemned the ban, which the Taliban justifies through their interpretation of Islamic law.
- Millions of Afghan girls deprived of secondary education, according to UNESCODes millions de filles afghanes privées d’enseignement secondaire, selon l’UNESCO
- 2.4 million Afghan girls banned from schools 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says
- Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education
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