UNICEF has appealed to the Taliban to lift the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan. UNICEF has made this appeal at a time when a new academic year has begun in Afghanistan. The agency said that due to the ban, more than 4 million girls have been deprived of their right to education. At the same time, the total number of girls has increased to 22 lakhs which has not been able to study after the sixth grade.
UNICEF has appealed to the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan that they immediately lift the ban on girls’ education to protect the future of millions of girls who have been deprived of the right to education since they came to power in 2021. The agency said it said that the ban would harm the future of millions of Afghan girls.
This will have devastating results – UNICEF
UNICEF acting director Catherine Russell said in a statement that the rights of girls have been violating the rights of girls for more than three years in Afghanistan. Now all girls should be allowed to return to school. If these talented girls are deprived of education, then the result will be for generations.
He said that if the ban continues until 2030, more than 40 million girls will be deprived of their right to education other than primary school. This will have catastrophic results. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls’ secondary and higher education is banned. The Taliban says that the education system is not in accordance with Sharia or Islamic law.
