The Taliban are pushing females out of public life
Bigotry is making Afghanistan poorer
ON MARCH 23rd thousands of Afghan girls headed to school for the first time in eight months, kitted out in bulging rucksacks, neatly pressed headscarves and covid-19 face masks. Within hours, they were at home in tears—and not because of playground fights or test results. In a last-minute pivot, the Taliban had backtracked on a decision to reopen secondary schools for girls and sent them home.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “No country for young women”
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