UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund in Afghanistan, has recently announced that alongside the deprivation of girls from education, the enrollment of boys in schools is also stagnating.
In a message published today (Monday, January 26) on its X account, the organization stated that 2.2 million girls were deprived of school education in 2021.
UNICEF further emphasized that the education system, which is in crisis, is putting an entire generation at risk.
UNICEF stressed that education is the right of every child.
Additionally, UNICEF and UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, noted in a joint report that 93 percent of primary school students lack adequate reading skills.
It should be noted that after taking control of Afghanistan, the current authorities have barred women and girls from education and schooling. In their latest restriction, they closed the doors of medical institutes to girls and women, despite the health sector across Afghanistan facing a shortage of personnel.
This action by the current authorities has resulted in millions of female students being deprived of education.
Moreover, women have been banned from attending sports clubs, restaurants, public bathhouses, being examined by male doctors, traveling without a male guardian, and working in domestic and international non-governmental organizations, as well as even in United Nations offices in Afghanistan.
