PhotosAfghanistan: Schools Open For New Session But Remain Shut For Most Girls
Afghanistan: Schools Open For New Session But Remain Shut For Most Girls
Schools have opened in Afghanistan for the new academic year. However, girls cannot study beyond primary classes in Taliban regime High school as well as higher college or university education remains out of bounds for females. The UNESCO says 80% school-going females are out of school in Taliban-run Afghanistan.
Updated: 26 Mar 2023 12:47 pm
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Girls stand in their classroom on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul. The new Afghan educational year started, but high school remained closed for girls for the second year after Taliban returned to power in 2021.
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Girls attend school on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Tarawat, a 17-year-old girl who has stopped studying, looks out from a window in her room, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Afghan school girls attend school on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul.
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A girl walks to school on the first day of the school year, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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A girl reads a book in her classroom on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul.
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Girls attend class on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul.
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Girls raise their hands in their classroom on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Afghan school girls attend school on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul.
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Afghan school girls attend their classroom on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul.