UNESCO: 2.4 million Afghan girls still barred from school five years after Taliban return

Five years after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan, 2.4 million girls remain excluded from secondary education, according to UNESCO. The UN agency warns the ban will have lasting social and economic consequences for Afghan society. UNESCO is calling for urgent international action to restore girls' right to education.

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