The rights of women and girls have been dismantled since the Taliban returned to power five years ago

A U.N. agency reports that five years after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, around 2.4 million girls remain excluded from secondary education.

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…

Taliban barred 2.4 million Afghan girls from secondary education since 2021. Afghanistan is the only country with such formal bans on education. This risks condemning the nation…

Ban on women entering higher education leading to loss of teachers and health workers, Unesco warns