Afghanistan, Sept. 27 -- UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett warned Afghanistan's ban on women's education constitutes extremism, saying the policy threatens the country's future stability, development, and international standing.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has condemned the Taliban's ban on girls' education, calling it a form of extremism that risks destroying the country's future.
Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday, Bennett said the Taliban's focus on religious indoctrination over formal education was depriving Afghanistan's younger generation of opportunity and hope.
He stressed that credible, well-documented reports from Afghanistan ...