# UNESCO: Millions of Afghan girls barred from school under Taliban

https://mins.news/en/video/19447

- Reuters, 2026-08-11 18:50 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_eUNsYFlM4

> UNESCO estimates that 2.4 million Afghan girls have been shut out of secondary education since the Taliban took power in 2021. The figure is 200,000 higher than in the previous school year. The exclusion continues to prevent large numbers of girls from attending school and has expanded over the past year.

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