Afghanistan’s Broken Promise | Texas News

Five years after the Taliban reclaimed Afghanistan, some in Kabul say they feel safer—but the real crisis is jobs and education, especially for girls, who remain banned from school after age 12. Once promising to protect women’s rights, the Taliban quickly reversed course, restricting education, work, and movement. The U.N. warns real stability won’t come without lifting these bans, calling it the worst global women’s rights crisis. Meanwhile, the Taliban touts security, economic stability, and job creation through industrial parks, while dismissing terrorism claims as propaganda. UNESCO reports 2.4 million girls now out of secondary school—a reversal of years of progress—while child malnutrition and funding cuts deepen the humanitarian emergency. 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/026540c1271a47e3