Kabul, June 9 (IANS) The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan risks creating a “lost generation” as nearly 3.8 million girls continue to remain out of school due to restrictions imposed by the Taliban, local media reported on Tuesday. Addressing the UN Security Council on Monday, the Acting head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Georgette Gagnon, said an estimated 3.8 million girls aged between seven and 18 years remain out of school, including over 2.6 million adolescen…
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Kabul, May 5 (IANS) The third round of university entrance exams began in Afghanistan’s Kabul without girls for the fourth consecutive year, local media reported on Friday. Taliban-run National Examination Authority has started holding the third round of Afghanistan’s university entrance examinations, known as the Kankor, on Thursday, with thousands of candidates appearing in the tests at Kabul University, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported. The exam is being held for 12th g…