Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO

Taliban deprived 1.4 million girls of schooling, says UNESCO

By Chris Summers Contributing Writer  The Taliban has deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling since it retook the country three years ago, says the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.  Afghanistan is the only country in the world where females are banned from secondary education and universities.  The Taliban regained power in August 2021, 20 years after being ousted by a U.S.-led force in the wa…

Taliban 'deliberately' keep 1.4 million Afghan girls out of school

islamabad — The United Nations said Thursday that Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have “deliberately deprived” 1.4 million girls of schooling since they reclaimed power three years ago, putting at risk the future of an entire generation. The U.N. Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization or UNESCO released the new report as de facto Afghan leaders marked the third anniversary of ruling the poverty-stricken South Asian country this week…

Taliban Deprived 1.4 Million Girls of Schooling, Says UNESCO

The Taliban has deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling since it retook the country three years ago, says the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Afghanistan is the only country in the world where females are banned from secondary education and universities. The Taliban regained power in August 2021, 20 years after being ousted by a U.S.-led force in the wake of 9/11, which was organized…

Biden's Afghanistan: Taliban Turns Nation into Hell for Women, 1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned from School

Afghanistan marked three years since the return to power of the Taliban on Thursday as a repressive, dangerous place for women and girls.

Taliban’s bans have denied 1.4 million Afghan girls schooling, says United Nations

In the past three years, two decades of progress in the field of education in Afghanistan was ‘almost wiped out’, Unesco said.

Taliban ‘deliberately deprived’ 1.4 million girls of schooling: UN

As Afghanistan’s rulers mark three years in power, the future of an entire generation of girls is ‘in jeopardy’.