On the International Day of Education, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern that the Afghan girls who continue to be denied their fundamental right to education.
January 24 is celebrated as International Day of Education. It is dedicated to the crucial role being played by education and teachers.
In a statement, UNAMA pointed out that it has been 1,225 days—nearly four years—since Afghan girls above the sixth grade were banned from attending school.
Roza Otunbayeva, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, stated, “It is a travesty and tragedy that millions of Afghan girls have been stripped of their right to education. No country has ever thrived by disempowering and leaving behind half its population.”
She called on Taliban to immediately end this ban and allow all Afghan girls to return to school.
After regaining power in 2021, Taliban imposed the ban on girls’ education beyond the sixth grade, later extending it to university education. Taliban has repeatedly stated that the ban is temporary and that girls will be allowed to return to school once a “suitable environment” is created.
Soon after returning to power in 2021, Taliban banned girls above the sixth grade from going to school and then extended the ban to university education.
Taliban has repeatedly said the ban is temporary and girls will be allowed to study once a suitable environment is created.
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