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UN Urges Pressure on Taliban over Girls’ Education Ban

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Around 2.2 million girls are barred from schooling beyond the primary level in Afghanistan, according to Unesco.

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For four years, the Taliban have been ruling Afghanistan again. Especially for women, the situation on the ground has deteriorated during this time. Unesco is now poking for changes.

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UN urges pressure on Taliban over girls’ education ban

Around 2.2 million girls are barred from schooling beyond the primary level in Afghanistan, according to Unesco.

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Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has called on countries around the world to maintain diplomatic pressure on the Taliban and to continue to demand the unconditional reopening of schools and universities to women and girls in Afghanistan. In a statement released today (Friday, August 14), the UNESCO Director-General said that the right to education is non-negotiable…

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The general director of Unesco, Audrey Azoulay, recalled this Tuesday, on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan, that some 2.2 million Afghan women are still unable to access education and asked not to abandon them.'At a time when some seek to normalize their relations with the Taliban, I make a

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Business Recorder broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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