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UN Warns: 4 Million Afghan Girls Face Education Crisis

3/25/2025

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The United Nations sounds the alarm: by 2030, over 4 million Afghan girls may be stripped of their right to education due to the Taliban's relentless ban on secondary schooling. Presently, 2.2 million girls are already out of school, with an alarming 400,000 more denied access this year. Activists and global leaders are calling for urgent action to reclaim their educational rights.

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The United Nations sounds the alarm: by 2030, over 4 million Afghan girls may be stripped of their right to education due to the Taliban's relentless ban on secondary schooling. Presently, 2.2 million girls are already out of school, with an alarming 400,000 more denied access this year. Activists and global leaders are calling for urgent action to reclaim their educational rights.