Afghanistan, Sept. 18 -- UNICEF has condemned the ongoing ban on girls' education in Afghanistan, calling it one of the greatest injustices of our time and urging immediate reversal.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has strongly condemned the ongoing ban on girls' education in Afghanistan, calling it "one of the great injustices of our time." While millions of children worldwide return to classrooms this month, Afghanistan's girls remain deprived of this basic right.
In a statement released on Wednesday, September 17, UNICEF noted that the prohibition on schooling for girls above grade six has now entered its fourth consecutive year. The organization once again urged the Taliban to lift this "devastating ban" and allow girls to...