Taliban’s Ban on Girls’ Education Beyond Sixth Grade Threatens Afghanistan’s Future and Global Stability

For girls like 13-year-old Nahideh in Kabul, the harsh reality under Taliban rule is simple: education is capped at sixth grade. Beyond that, opportunities vanish as the regime enforces a strict ban on secondary schooling for females—the only country in the world to do so. While Nahideh dreams of becoming a doctor, her path has been cruelly blocked, forcing her into religious schools known as madrassas where the curriculum revolves almost exclusively around Quranic studies. Is This Cruel Restriction a Domestic Tragedy—or a Threat to Regional Security? America’s interests extend beyond our borders. The Taliban’s policies not only violate basic...