Blinken Calls on Taliban to End Ban on Women’s Education and Work

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reiterated his call for the Taliban to lift the restrictions imposed on women and girls, including the bans on education and work.

In a post on X on Friday, marking two years since the Taliban banned women and girls from universities and working in NGOs, Blinken said Afghan women and girls are the “lynchpin” to a more stable, peaceful, and prosperous Afghanistan.