PARIS: Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the United Nations said Tuesday, urging an end to such “discrimination.” The Taliban administration, recognized solely by Russia, has imposed a series of restrictions on women that the United Nations has characterised as “gender apartheid.” Girls cannot study beyond primary school, a policy the Taliban authorities justify based on their interpretation of Islamic law.

It is shameful that half the country’s population continues to be overlooked by the international community.

Si la prohibición continúa, cerca de cuatro millones de alumnas quedarán excluidas del sistema escolar en el año 2030