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Three Afghan Sisters Keep Studying After Deportation Closed Every Official Door
Maahi, Shallah and Fatimah were expelled from Iran into a country where the Taliban bars girls from secondary school and women from university. Their unofficial lessons in Herat show both the determination of Afghan girls and the cost of policies that refuse to recognise their education.
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Afghan Women’s Share of the Labour Market Falls to Just 5%
New ILO estimates illustrate how restrictions on education, movement and employment are removing Afghan women from economic life.
Women & Society
UN Staff Released in Afghanistan as Women’s Exclusion Deepens
The release of two detained UN employees offers limited relief while Afghan women and girls remain subject to sweeping restrictions.