Statement on the Situation of Afghan Women and Girls

Yesterday, the Taliban banned Afghan women from attending university—effectively ending girls’ educational opportunities after primary school. Today the Women’s Refugee Commission, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, Mina’s List, Refugees International, and Voice released a statement calling on senior U.S. government leaders to elevate the rights of Afghan women and girls as a matter of political priority. We also urged the U.S. government to mainstream the push for Afghan women’s and girls’ rights across U.S. foreign policy.