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Women seeking an education were forced to attend underground schools, where they and their teachers risked execution if caught. [5] [6] They were not allowed to be treated by male doctors unless accompanied by a male chaperone, which led to illnesses remaining untreated. They faced public flogging and execution for violations of the Taliban's laws.
Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education. Now, the rights of Afghan women and ...
Since it swept back to power in 2021, the Taliban has systematically stripped women and girls of their fundamental rights by passing laws that restrict access to education, work and freedoms of ...
The education of women and girls has been a central plank of the multinational effort to rebuild Afghanistan since the Taliban were toppled in 2001 in the U.S.-led invasion — so much so that ...
The European Union on Wednesday condemned the Taliban for violating human rights and women's access to education after media reports that the Taliban's leader has ordered private and public institutions to stop providing medical courses for women and girls in Afghanistan. The Taliban have neither confirmed the order nor responded to the reports.
The Taliban have eliminated subjects like art, sports, English and civic education. “The Taliban are causing irreversible damage to the Afghan education system for boys as well as girls,” said ...
The 27-year-old was evacuated from Pakistan at 15 after being shot in the head by a Pakistan Taliban gunman who targeted her for speaking out about girls' education. Malala: I never imagined women ...
The government went on to ban girls and young women in Afghanistan from higher education, prompting experts to point out that these anti-education edicts stood against the foundations of Islam.