On the five-year anniversary of the Taliban's exclusion of girls from secondary education (September 18, 2021), Amu TV documents the personal toll on Shabnam, a
Summary
On the five-year anniversary of the Taliban's exclusion of girls from secondary education (September 18, 2021), Amu TV documents the personal toll on Shabnam, a young woman in Balkh province. Shut out of school in seventh grade, she describes cascading harm: psychological breakdown, forced engagement/marriage against her will, and a suicide attempt. A second victim, Sumayya, reports similar depression and despair. UNICEF estimates 2.6+ million Afghan girls have been denied secondary education since 2021; the Taliban have imposed no timetable for their return. The UN Special Rapporteur called the exclusion "possibly a crime against humanity."
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Legal classification
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Denial of girls' education · primary
CEDAW Art. 10; ICESCR Art. 13; CRC Art. 28
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Sexual violence / rape
ICCPR Art. 7; CEDAW; Rome Statute
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
ICCPR Art. 7
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Violence against children
CRC Art. 19, 6
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Also coded as: Gender-based violence, Violation of human dignity, Children's rights
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Afghanistan Human Rights Center, “On the five-year anniversary of the Taliban's exclusion of girls from secondary education (September 18, 2021), Amu TV documents the personal toll on Shabnam, a”, entry AHRC-2021-0918-BAL-01, grade: Single-source, 2021-09-18. Retrieved 7 October 2026.