UNICEF warns Afghanistan could lose up to 25,000 female health workers, teachers

“By Jasper Ward April 27 (Reuters) - Afghanistan is at risk of losing more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if the Taliban-led country's restrictions on girls' education and women's employment are not lifted, according to a new UNICEF report released on Monday. The Taliban has banned women from most public sector jobs and limited girls to receiving an education only until the age of 12.

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