A USAID grant enabled them to either study online or enroll in college in another country. Now the grant has been terminated.

Trump's funding cuts and USAID shutdown will hit everything from vaccinations to mine clearance – and make many Afghans ...

With Gaza in ruins, the war in Ukraine at a critical juncture, and millions of Africans facing starvation, global attention has understandably shifted away from the plight of Afghan girls denied ...

Sima Bahous, executive director of UN Women, stated that Afghan girls must return to school with the start of the new school year, and depriving them of access to education is a clear violation of ...

The Afghan Centre for Human Rights calls the ban on older girls attending school a "systematic and targeted violation" of their right to quality education. Before the Taliban return, the number of ...

"It doesn't even have to be Afghan girls. For me, it is about representing women who don't have access and a voice. "I want to inspire, but also show the ones in power that if someone is given a ...

A 15-year-old girl reads a magazine in Afghanistan. Higher education for girls is forbidden under the ruling Islamist Taliban. A new school year has begun in Afghanistan with more than 2.2 million ...

Afghan women and girls remain locked out of education, threatening to create a lost generation. They need help – and you can take action. Girls are desperately waiting for the day they can ...

UNESCO amplifies the voices of Afghan women and girls who have been impacted by severe restrictions since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021. More than 70 decrees have curtailed their basic ...