Afghanistan, June 9 -- The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan risks creating a "lost generation" as nearly 3.8 million girls remain excluded from education under Taliban restrictions, while millions more face worsening humanitarian conditions, food insecurity and poverty.
Addressing the UN Security Council on Monday, Georgette Gagnon, acting head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said an estimated 3.8 million girls aged between seven and 18 are currently out of school, including more than 2.6 million adolescent girls barred from secondary education.
Gagnon warned that approximately 250,000 additional girls are permanently excluded from secondary education every year, depriving the country of future talent and op...