Afghanistan News News Afghanistan » Education: Afghanistan is the only country that bars girls past sixth grade. New research shows they are still learning.
Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls are shut out of school beyond the sixth grade, and where women are barred from university. Five years into that ban, new research suggests ...
News Afghanistan » Education: For girls in Afghanistan, five years out of school is a lifetime
More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied a secondary education since 2021. Five years on, girls are still holding onto their dreams.
News Afghanistan » Education: Education Ban Robs Afghanistan’s Girls Of Their Future
More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied their right to an education since the Taliban banned them from attending school beyond sixth grade in 2021.
News Afghanistan » Education: Without education for girls, Afghanistan loses its chance for a better tomorrow
Although the doors of education have been closed to us, I will never stop trying, no matter how many limitations are placed before us.” ...
News Afghanistan » Education: A Not-So-Bright Nowruz for Afghanistan’s Girls
Afghan refugees pass by an outdoor girls’ classroom in Torkham, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi In the rugged terrain of Afghanistan, amid a backdrop of perpetual struggle ...
News Afghanistan » Education: Afghanistan Marks 5 Years Under the Taliban With Safer Streets but Pleas for Jobs and Education
As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul residents say they feel safer after decades of conflict and upheaval but stress the leaders should now focus on ...
News Afghanistan » Education: Afghanistan’s Education Crisis: A Plea for Global Policy Measures Against Taliban Indoctrination
“The Taliban’s new curriculum is all about killing people in the name of Jihad,” a Kabul-based teacher* told me in a recent interview. “I’m not going to teach that material, even if I know it means I ...
News Afghanistan » Education: Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting – can do to an economy
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A big part of the country's economic progress in this period can be attributed to women. While the overall average return on ...
News Afghanistan » Education: After fleeing Afghanistan to continue educating girls, SOLA opens a permanent school in Rwanda
Shabana Basij-Rasikh smiles as she points to the sign in the middle of campus: School of Leadership of Afghanistan, SOLA, a home in Rwanda. The sign, like the campus, is virtually brand new – with ...
News Afghanistan » Education: Fighting For Girls’ Education In Afghanistan
Somaya Faruqi left Afghanistan two years ago, at age 19. Today she is seizing the opportunity to advocate for girls’ education on a global stage — and sharing messages the world needs to hear. Somaya ...
News Afghanistan » Education: Taliban arrests prominent girls’ education activist as repressive clampdown continues
A prominent activist for girls’ education in Afghanistan was arrested by the Taliban on Monday, according to an official, the latest step in its repressive clampdown on the rights of Afghan women.