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2.4 Million Afghan Girls Denied Secondary Education Five Years Post-Taliban Takeover

Five years after the Taliban's takeover, 2.4 million Afghan girls remain barred from secondary education, according to UNESCO. The organization emphasizes that this exclusion is a severe violation of fundamental rights and calls for the immediate restoration of educational access for women and girls.

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