Taliban Ban Keeps 2.2 Million Afghan Girls Out of Secondary School, UN Agencies Say

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Around 2.2 million adolescent girls in Afghanistan remain barred from secondary education due to Taliban restrictions, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on the International Day of Education.

In a joint statement on Saturday, the UN agencies stated that Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls and women are completely barred from secondary and higher education.