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Afghanistan: Near-Total Ban On Women's Education Risks Decades Of Progress, Says IRC
December 22, 2022
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 22 (TNStalk) -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2022:

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As the Taliban declares the doors of universities closed to women and girls, the IRC warns that that decades of progress for women's education and freedom are being extinguished.

Elinor Raikes, Vice President of International Programmes for the International Rescue Committee, said,

"Since August last year, . . .

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