Afghan Girls’ Education Under Siege | Roanoke News

Five years after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, nearly 2.4 million girls remain barred from secondary school — a devastating reversal of two decades of progress and a blatant human rights violation. UNESCO is sounding the alarm, calling for immediate restoration of girls’ education, as Afghanistan becomes the only country with a formal ban on female schooling. Once nearly one million girls attended secondary school in 2021, now access to education — even at the university level — has been systematically erased, pushing women out of public life. The Taliban dismisses international pleas as internal affairs, but UNESCO refuses to give up. Through community-based literacy and skills programs run by over a thousand trained facilitators, they’re keeping learning alive in homes and hidden classrooms. Education, UNESCO insists, is non-negotiable — and they’re determined to find every path to keep Afghan girls and women learning, no matter the odds. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/03d9b6770e76f1e7