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UNICEF: Taliban bans cost $84 M, double out-of-school girls.

4/28/2026

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UNICEF reported on April 27 that Taliban restrictions could cost Afghanistan AFN 5.3 billion ($84 million) a year, about 0.5 % of GDP.
The report says bans on women’s public-sector jobs and schooling to age twelve could double the one-million out-of-school girls by 2030.
It estimates the loss of over 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030.
UNICEF urges the de facto authorities to lift the bans, protect skills training, and let women work.

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UNICEF reported on April 27 that Taliban restrictions could cost Afghanistan AFN 5.3 billion ($84 million) a year, about 0.5 % of GDP.
The report says bans on women’s public-sector jobs and schooling to age twelve could double the one-million out-of-school girls by 2030.
It estimates the loss of over 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030.
UNICEF urges the de facto authorities to lift the bans, protect skills training, and let women work.