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Taliban continues to bar 2.4 million Afghan girls from secondary education

Five years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, approximately 2.4 million girls remain excluded from secondary school education. Despite repeated appeals from the United Nations, humanitarian organizations, and various Islamic nations, the Taliban has refused to lift the ban. The group maintains that the restriction on female education is an internal domestic matter.

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Taliban Humvee in Kabul, August 2021 (cropped)
File photo: Voice of America News / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

What Happened

The Taliban has continued to enforce a ban on secondary education for girls in Afghanistan five years after the group returned to power. According to data cited by UNESCO and the United Nations, this policy currently prevents 2.4 million Afghan girls from attending school.

The Taliban has rejected international pressure to reverse the decision, characterizing the education of girls as a domestic issue. This stance persists despite ongoing advocacy from humanitarian groups, human rights organizations, and several Islamic countries calling for the restoration of educational access.

Key Facts

  1. The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan occurred five years ago.
  2. Approximately 2.4 million Afghan girls are currently barred from secondary school.
  3. UNESCO and the United Nations have reported on the ongoing exclusion of girls from education.
  4. The Taliban maintains that the ban is a domestic matter.
  5. International appeals to lift the ban have been made by humanitarian groups and Islamic countries.

The Timeline3

Every article on this story, in the order it was filed. We do not rank the outlets.

  1. 11 Aug

    1. ETThe Economic Times
      Taliban have barred 2.4 mn Afghan girls from school

  2. 12 Aug

    1. NDNDTV
      24 Lakh Afghan Girls Shut Out Of Secondary School 5 Years After Taliban Takeover, UN Says
    2. TOIThe Times of India
      5 years after Taliban takeover, 2.4 mn Afghan girls still excluded from school: Unesco

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