UN: Deprivation of Girls’ Education Contributes to Afghanistan’s Isolation

Roza Otunbayeva emphasized that depriving girls of education is a major factor in Afghanistan’s growing isolation from the global community.

Roza Otunbayeva, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), in response to the beginning of the fourth academic year without the presence of girls, stated that the deprivation of education, and thus the violation of the right to education, is one of the main reasons for Afghanistan’s isolation from the international community.