KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby ...

With schools shut to girls beyond primary level, many in Afghanistan are turning to madrassas for religious education, as ...

The school year in Afghanistan began without girls, as the Taliban prohibited them from attending classes beyond the sixth grade. More than 1 million girls are affected by the ban, according to ...

Afghanistan's school year starts without more than 1 million girls barred from education by the Taliban The Taliban previously said girls continuing their education went against their strict ...

On June 11, 2024, a primary school student writes on the blackboard in her school in Kabul, Afghanistan. UNICEF works with partners to support the education of girls and boys in Afghanistan.

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse ...

When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s, it also banned girls’ education. Despite initially promising a more moderate rule, the group has also barred women from higher education, parks ...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says that from the start of 2025 to the end of June, more than one million women ...

When the Taliban fell from power in Afghanistan in 2001, women were once again allowed to go to school after being banned since 1996. I, along with World Bank education expert Raja Bentaouet ...

The United Nations says it's seeking to verify reports that Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are allowing girls of all ages to study at Islamic religious schools that are traditionally boys-only.

To facilitate girls’ education in rural Afghanistan, a UNICEF cash assistance program helps low-income families afford books, school supplies and more. Saeed Khanum stands with two of her six ...

Afghanistan's Taliban government banned girls from secondary school and university three years ago – the only country in the ...