UNESCO: 2.4 Million Afghan Girls Remain Locked Out of School Five Years On

Five years after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, approximately 2.4 million Afghan girls continue to be denied access to education, according to a UNESCO report. The Taliban, which returned to power in August 2021, has systematically barred girls from attending school beyond the primary level. UNESCO's findings highlight the scale of the ongoing education crisis affecting female students across the country. The exclusion represents one of the world's most severe restrictions on girls' education, drawing repeated condemnation from international bodies.