UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has recently announced that during the four years of the caretaker government, 2.2 million girls in Afghanistan have been deprived of their right to education.
In a report published by this organization, it is stated that since the current government regained power in August 2021, more than 70 decrees have been issued against women and girls in Afghanistan, effectively removing them from public life.
The United Nations agency emphasized that Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are not allowed to receive education beyond the sixth grade or attend universities.
Furthermore, UNESCO noted that under the current regime, female journalists in Afghanistan are gradually being excluded from journalism, with over 80% of female reporters and media workers losing their jobs in the past four years.
The report also references the government’s morality law, which prohibits the publication of images of living beings in the media and the broadcasting of women’s voices on the radio.
This UN agency has deemed the right to education non-negotiable and has urged the international community to continuously demand the immediate and unconditional reopening of schools and universities for girls and women in Afghanistan.
Since regaining control over Afghanistan, the caretaker government has imposed extensive restrictions on the rights and fundamental freedoms of women, depriving them of education and work.
These actions by the current government have resulted in millions of schoolgirls missing out on education. Additionally, women have been banned from attending sports clubs, restaurants, public baths, being examined by male doctors, traveling without a male guardian, working in domestic and international NGOs, and even in UN offices in Afghanistan.
