Karzai urges Taliban to reopen girls’ schools to help prevent infant deaths

Karzai urges Taliban to reopen girls’ schools to help prevent infant deaths

KABUL, Afghanistan — Former President Hamid Karzai has called on the Taliban to reopen schools and universities for girls, warning that the continued ban on female education is contributing to a deepening public health crisis, including a rise in infant and child mortality rates. In a statement issued in response to a recent UNICEF report highlighting increased infant deaths in Kandahar Province, Karzai described the situation as “alarming” and …

In response to a report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on the increase in infant mortality in Kandahar, former President Hamid Karzai has once again called on the Taliban to open schools and universities to girls "so that we no longer witness the deaths of mothers and newborns in the country due to existing problems." Mr. Karzai expressed his concern about the increase in infant and child mortality in a post on X today (Sunday, M…