13/06/2024 05:59 (UTC)

Thousand days since Taliban's ban on education for Afghan girls

Kabul, Jun 13 (EFE).- Thousand days have passed since the Taliban regime imposed a ban on the education of girls in Afghanistan.

The decision with no prospects for change that has gradually erased and silenced women from the social spaces of the country.

Afghanistan was the only country in the world that prohibited female education, a measure that cost the country approximately 2.5 percent of its annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to UNICEF analysis. (Camera: HANDOUT).

FOOTAGE COURTESY OF UNICEF.

FOOTAGE SHOWS AFGHAN GIRLS IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.

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Date: 13/06/2024 05:31 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: CEDIDAS
Topic: Unrest and conflicts » Conflict (general)
Unrest and conflicts
Education
Crime, law and justice » Justice and rights
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 105 seconds
Reference: 55013855132
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