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Five Years of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan: A Generation Locked In

Today’s Afghanistan is marked by the denial of women's rights and restrictions on young people's education.

15 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Since August 15, 2021, Afghanistan has once again been under Taliban control, a situation very different from the first arrival of the Islamic students in 1996, according to La Repubblica. New generations have experienced cultural changes, internet access, and music, which had not been seen in previous years.

The United Nations has reported that around 2.4 million girls are unable to access secondary education, highlighting a significant crisis in the education sector, as reported by ANSA.

A study by organizations such as UNESCO and UNICEF shows that only 7% of women in Afghanistan have jobs, underscoring the heavy economic and social consequences for an entire generation, according to Rai News.

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