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UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education as new school year begins in Afghanistan

UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education as new school year begins in Afghanistan

  • Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans female secondary and higher education, with Taliban justifying ban
  • The ban has deprived 400,000 more girls of their right to education, bringing the total to 2.2 million, the UN agency says
By AP ·