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UNICEF marks ‘sad’ 1,000-day milestone of ban on Afghan girls’ education
The Islamic Emirate has however stated in the past that the issue of education of girls and women is an internal matter and countries should not interfere in it.
Today marks 1,000 days since Afghan girls were banned from attending secondary schools – a ruling imposed by the Islamic Emirate in December 2021.
In a statement marking the day, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said: ““Today marks a sad and sobering milestone: 1,000 days since the announcement banning girls in Afghanistan from attending secondary schools.
“1,000 days out-of-school amounts to 3 billion learning hours lost.
“For 1.5 million girls, this systematic exclusion is not only a blatant violation of their right to education, but also results in dwindling opportunities and deteriorating mental health.”
She said the rights of children, especially girls, “cannot be held hostage to politics” and that their lives, futures, hopes and dreams are hanging in the balance.
Russell also stated that the ban impacts the humanitarian crisis and has serious ramifications for Afghanistan’s economy and development trajectory.
“Education doesn’t just provide opportunities. It protects girls from early marriage, malnutrition and other health problems, and bolsters their resilience to disasters like the floods, drought, and earthquakes that frequently plague Afghanistan.”
She called on the Islamic Emirate to allow all children to resume learning immediately.
The UN has not however been the only organization to repeatedly call on the Islamic Emirate to lift the ban on girls’s education.
Just last month, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to respect Afghan girls and women’s right to education and work.
In a declaration issued after the OIC summit in Gambia, the organization described the right to education and work as the fundamental rights of Afghan girls and women, and called for more communication with the IEA authorities on these issues.
The Islamic Emirate has however stated in the past that the issue of education of girls and women is an internal matter and countries should not interfere in it.
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Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.
In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.
According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.
The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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