August 15, 2024
Thematic image. There are now nearly 2.5 million girls deprived of their right to education, representing 80 percent of Afghan school-age girls, the UN agency said. PHOTO: UNSPLASH
1.4m girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO
Access to primary education has also fallen sharply, with 1.1 million fewer girls and boys attending school, UNESCO said in a statement as the Taliban authorities marked three years since retaking Afghanistan on August 15, 2021.
