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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rahim Faiez

Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says

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The Taliban’s “abusive” educational policies are harming boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, according to a Human Rights Watch report published Wednesday.

The Taliban have been globally condemned for banning girls and women from secondary school and university, but the rights group says there has been less attention to the deep harm inflicted on boys’ education.

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