1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (327+ words) Nearly five years after the Taliban barred girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade, religious schools in Kabul are seeing a growing number of female students seeking an alternative to formal education. Teachers at several religious schools say enrollment…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (370+ words) Rashid, a student from Parwan province, earned the highest score in Afghanistan’s 2026 national university entrance examination, according to results announced Monday by the Taliban-run National Examination Authority. Rashid scored 360 points and was admitted to the general medicine program at Kabul…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (276+ words) Afghan education activist Matiullah Wesa received the 2026 Liberty Prize on Thursday during a ceremony in the French city of Caen, according to a post on X by Région Normandie. The award, known as the Prix Liberté, is selected by young…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (482+ words) As thousands of students sit for the annual exam in Kabul, UNICEF warns that continued restrictions on girls’ education are eroding the country’s future workforce and putting universities at risk. Afghanistan’s annual university entrance examination began in Kabul on Thursday,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (334+ words) Matiullah Wesa, an Afghan advocate for education rights and a prominent campaigner for girls’ schooling, has been named the recipient of France’s 2026 Liberty Prize, organizers announced. The award, presented by the Normandy regional government in partnership with the International Institute…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (540+ words) Afghanistan could face a shortfall of more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if current restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment persist, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned in a report released Tuesday. The projected losses — including up…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (500+ words) The new school year in Afghanistan kicked off on Monday but without girls above the sixth grade for the fifth consecutive year as the Taliban ban on secondary education continues. Many female students have described the past four years “nightmare…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (256+ words) Residents in Afghanistan’s southern Zabul province say a lack of job opportunities is forcing many young people to consider migration, as economic hardship deepens. Several residents said they spend days searching for work but are unable to find even low-paying…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (211+ words) Residents of the capital city, Kabul, say job opportunities are shrinking by the day, squeezing household incomes as living costs rise during the winter months. Several residents told Amu TV that daily earnings for casual labourers and self-employed workers have…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (263+ words) Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said more than 20,000 religious schools are operating across Afghanistan, providing Islamic education to more than two million students nationwide. Mujahid added that the schools operate under the Ministry of Education and made the remarks…...