On March 22, schools in Afghanistan traditionally reopen, marking the start of a new academic year for students. This year, ...
UNICEF on Saturday urged the interim Taliban-led administration in Afghanistan to lift the ban on girls' secondary education as the new school year begins without girls for a third consecutive year.
The appeal by UNICEF comes as a new school year began in Afghanistan without girls beyond sixth grade. The ban, said the ...
The new school year began on Saturday in Afghanistan but for the fourth consecutive year, girls over 12 were barred from attending classes. "All my dreams were shattered," she says, her voice ...
Now, after yet another Afghan school year has begun without girls beyond sixth grade, a rift within the regime offers hope that the ban might be reversed in the near future. Despite the Taliban’s ...
A 15-year-old girl reads a magazine in Afghanistan. Higher education for girls is forbidden under the ruling Islamist Taliban. A new school year has begun in Afghanistan with more than 2.2 million ...
The appeal by UNICEF comes as a new school year began in Afghanistan without girls beyond sixth grade. The ban, said the agency, has deprived 400,000 more girls of their right to education ...