Taliban Deny Afghan Girls’ Their Education and Future

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Afghan girls attend a class after their school reopened in Kabul on March 23, 2022. Hours later, the Taliban ordered girls' secondary schools shut. © 2022 Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images September 17 marks four years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. It is a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even. The ban is cruel, harmful, and unlawful. It tells girls their dreams end when the classroom door slams shut when they reach age 12, simply because of their gender. It silences Afghan girl’s…

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