Afghanistan, March 26 -- A UNICEF representative in Afghanistan has said every girl in the country has the right to go to school, renewing calls for the reopening of classrooms to girls.
Tajudeen Oyewale wrote on X on Thursday, March 26, that when girls are educated, communities grow stronger and the future becomes brighter for everyone.
He said UNICEF's message is simple but important and aimed at keeping hope alive for girls across Afghanistan.
His remarks follow an earlier appeal by UNICEF South Asia regional director Sanjay Wijesekera, who said the time has come to reopen schools for girls in Afghanistan.
Girls above grade six have remained barred from school since the Taliban returned to power, leaving millions cut off from formal ...