Nasir Ahmad Faiq, Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, says the Taliban’s continued restrictions on women and girls and the deprivation of children of their fundamental rights are destroying the future opportunities of an entire generation.
Faiq said in a statement on Thursday, October 29, that approximately 3.8 million girls aged between 7 and 18 were deprived of education in 2024.
He said that the exclusion of girls from secondary education and women from university education has increasingly profound consequences for Afghanistan with each passing year.
Faiq stressed that the Taliban’s policies contradict Islamic teachings, the traditions of the people of Afghanistan, and the country’s international human rights commitments, and must be stopped.
He said the expansion of ideological and jihadist religious schools, child labour, and the recruitment of boys into Taliban forces are among the serious challenges facing Afghanistan.
According to Faiq, forced marriage and the physical punishment of children are also matters of concern in the country.
He said that five years after the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan continues to face political, human rights, economic, and humanitarian crises.
