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UNICEF: Taliban bans could lose 25,000 women, $84 M loss

4/28/2026

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UNICEF reports Afghanistan could lose over 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if Taliban restrictions stay.
The loss is projected to cost AFN 5.3 billion ($84 million) annually, about 0.5 % of Afghanistan’s GDP.
At least one million girls are currently out of school, a number UNICEF expects to double by 2030.
UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell urged the de-facto authorities to lift bans on women’s public-sector jobs and schooling past age twelve.

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UNICEF reports Afghanistan could lose over 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if Taliban restrictions stay.
The loss is projected to cost AFN 5.3 billion ($84 million) annually, about 0.5 % of Afghanistan’s GDP.
At least one million girls are currently out of school, a number UNICEF expects to double by 2030.
UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell urged the de-facto authorities to lift bans on women’s public-sector jobs and schooling past age twelve.