“It has been 1,225 days — soon to be four years — since authorities imposed a ban that prevents girls above the age of 12 from attending school,” said the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission ...

Afghanistan is the only country in the world that explicitly bars women and girls from all levels of education, said Otunbayeva.

Ms Roza Otunbayeva – head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan – said leaders of Islamic countries should offer direct help to Afghan girls. “I really call on all these ...

Roza Otunbayeva. “It is a travesty and tragedy that millions of Afghan girls have been stripped of their right to education.” Afghanistan is the only country in the world that explicitly bars ...