I met with a group of 11th-grade math students who told me about their hopes for the future.
“I don’t want to end up trapped at home and condemned to a domestic life,” one female student told me.
Now, among the many other challenges facing girls and women under the Taliban’s rule, a mental health crisis has gripped the country.
Now, more than 1,000 days later, school remains off limits for girls older than 12, and restrictions on education have expanded to universities.
The Taliban now say education is “an internal matter,” and it remains unclear when — or if — schools will reopen to girls.
Persons:
“, ”, —
Organizations:
United Nations, Taliban
Locations:
Afghanistan, United, Doha, Qatar