Afghanistan, Feb. 11 -- UN mission says more than 1,600 days have passed since Afghan girls were banned from secondary education, warning exclusion threatens Afghanistan's future development prospects.
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said Wednesday that 1,607 days have passed since girls above sixth grade were barred from attending school in Afghanistan.
In a statement on Wednesday, Febraury 11, marking International Day of Women and Girls in Science, UNAMA warned that excluding women and girls leaves Afghanistan facing a darker future and lost opportunities.
After returning to power in 2021, Taliban authorities first banned girls from secondary education and later extended restrictions to universities and medical institutes acr...