The Taliban administration is not allowing girls beyond sixth grade to return to school.
that the Taliban administration fears offering girls a secondary education could alienate their rural supporters, stating that most of rural Afghanistan is opposed. “We don’t say they will be closed forever,” he said.
On behalf of The Malala Fund, a non-profit that advocates for girls’ education worldwide, Malala Yousafzaisaying, “I had one hope for today: that Afghan girls walking to school would not be sent back home. But the Taliban did not keep their promise. They will keep finding excuses to stop girls from learning – because they are afraid of educated girls and empowered women.”
Since the Taliban’s return to power, many schools for girls and women across the country have been forced to
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