Afghanistan

Solemn Reminder to Protect Education Freedom

Solemn  Reminder to Protect Education Freedom

Last week, many of us were moved to tears watching Afghan high school girls, faces and heads covered, sobbing outside their schools. The Taliban promised girls could attend school again in March, and yet last Wednesday those promises died when the Taliban reneged and sent the girls home. The stark contrast between the roiling American education “walk-outs'' and women being barred from schools in Afghanistan is disheartening. Join us for a conversation around this on the blog.