Published On 8 Mar 2023
Millions of Afghan female students have been unable to attend secondary schools and universities for over a year following a ban by the ruling Taliban.
The United Nations on Wednesday said Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights, with authorities effectively trapping women and girls in their homes.
“It has been distressing to witness their methodical, deliberate, and systematic efforts to push Afghan women and girls out of the public sphere,” Roza Otunbayeva, head of the UN mission in Afghanistan, said in a statement marking International Women’s Day.
2.5 million girls out of school
The Taliban has barred girls above the sixth grade from attending schools since they came to power in 2021…