# UNESCO: 2.4 million girls barred from school in Afghanistan

https://mins.news/en/item/19573

- DW, 2026-08-11 22:49 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/unesco-2-4-million-girls-barred-from-school-in-afghanistan/a-78328926?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Five years after the Taliban returned to power, millions of girls in Afghanistan are still shut out of secondary education. UNESCO warns that the continuing exclusion could produce lasting social and economic consequences. The agency says 2.4 million girls are barred from schooling, underscoring the scale of the educational restriction.

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