The situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated significantly under the Taliban's strict control, erasing hard-won progress in education and human...
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The United Nations said Thursday that Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have “deliberately barred” 1.4 million girls from school since they seized power three years ago, putting the future of an entire generation at risk. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, released a new report as Afghanistan's de facto leaders marked the third anniversary of the government this week in the poverty-stricken South Asian nation. The Taliban, who returned to power in August 2021, have imposed sweeping restrictions on girls' access to education and public life, making Afghanistan the only country in the world that bars girls aged 12 and above from education. “As a result of the ban imposed by de facto authorities, at least 1.4 million girls have been intentionally denied access to secondary education since 2021,” Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO director-general, said in a statement. “This is an increase of 300,000 since UNESCO’s previous count in April 2023 – with more girls reaching the age of 12 each year,” it said. The UN and global human rights groups have denounced the ban as “gender apartheid” and called for its immediate overturn. The Taliban government, which is not officially recognized by any country, did not immediately …
The situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated significantly under the Taliban's strict control, erasing hard-won progress in education and human...
By Anant Mishra and Prof. Dr. Christian Kaunert As the Taliban celebrates three years of reign, global powers/regional neighbours are forced to...
The UN rights chief on Monday expressed “disgust” over the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's latest announcement of “so-called moral...
The U.S. Embassy for Afghanistan has implicitly criticized the ban on girls’ education in the country, stating that 2.5 million Afghan girls have...
The U.S. Embassy for Afghanistan has implicitly criticized the ban on girls’ education in the country, stating that 2.5 million Afghan girls have...
By Muhammad Akran, Asim Nasar and Shama Perveen The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan (here- after Taliban 2.0) following their takeover on...
By Muhammad Akran, Asim Nasar and Shama Perveen The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan (here- after Taliban 2.0) following their takeover on...
Afghanistan, once again under Taliban control, has become a prison for its women. In the three years since the Taliban’s return to power, they...
Afghanistan, once again under Taliban control, has become a prison for its women. In the three years since the Taliban’s return to power, they...
The World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan announced on Thursday, September 12, that it has distributed food to one million students this year. In...