Taliban Restrictions Have Deprived 1.4 Million Afghan Girls Of Schooling, UN Agency Says

The Taliban’s ban on women receiving above a secondary has deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of 🎓Education since 2021, according to research from the United Nations.

The Afghan government first banned girls from attending secondary school in March 2022, later going on to prohibit women from attending university classes in December of that year. As a result of the bans, girls over the age of twelve have had 🎓Education opportunities restricted, with 300,000 more girls being affected by the ban since the U.N.’s last count in April of 2023, according to a press release from the United Nations 🎓Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

“If we add the girls who were already out of school before the bans were introduced, there are now almost 2.5 million girls in the country deprived of their right to 🎓Education, representing 80% of Afghan school-age girls,” the press release states.