The situation continues to deteriorate, with even primary school enrollment for girls in decline, according to UNESCO. With female teachers barred from instructing boys, a shortage of educators has ...

The Monash Global Peace and Security (GPS) Centre continues its commitment to advancing the rights, resilience, and empowerment of Afghan women and girls. Under the leadership of GPS Project ...

Globally, 122 million girls are out of school, according to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Of those, 2.5 million are banned from education in Afghanistan. Somaya ...

A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy.

A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy.

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FILE - Girls attend school on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) ...

Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x Join our Whatsapp channel The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public ...

A top Taliban commander has called on the group's leader to lift the prohibition on Afghan women and girls attending school, stating that there is no excuse. A senior Taliban figure has urged the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Girls attend school on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 25, 2023. (AP ...

A senior Taliban person has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy.