Dozens of Afghan girls have voiced a fervent desire for wearing again their black dress and white veils and returning to school like boys. In a touching message to Muslim and other world leaders, 50 Afghan girl students…
Millions of girls in Afghanistan continue to be locked out of the classroom, the UN secretary-general deplores. Antonio Guterres called the closure of schools for girls above sixth grade an unjustifiable violation of equal rights that damaged the…
Afghan politicians and high school students Wednesday lamented the government’s decision to cancel higher education for girls, asking the regime to keep the gate for girls education open. Today, March 23 marks the beginning of new academic year…
Taliban militants have stopped about 20, 000 girl students in northern Jawzjan province from studying beyond sixth grade, officials claim. In the Darzab district of the province, the education director said, the insurgents had closed at least four…
