“The report aims to shed light on the legal and human rights dimensions of the Taliban’s discriminatory policies and actions that deliberately deprive women of their right to education. The report also sheds light on Taliban’s efforts to steer the educational system in an ideological direction that may have long-term impact on the Afghan society as a whole and particularly on the status of women’s and girls’ rights. The report includes information and analysis on the Taliban’s gradual, systematic, and targeted steps to strip women and girls of their right to education; the intensification of restrictions in educational institutions following the enactment of the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (PVPV) law, also known as “Morality Law”, the changes made to school and university curricula; inspections of school and university libraries and selective purging of books and a brief section on the status of access to education for girls and women with disability.”

"This report analyzes the impact of the Taliban’s return to power on Afghan women’s right to education, as well as the most significant developments in the country’s education system since August 2021, including limitations regarding access, curriculum and alternatives sought by families to formal education."