Afghanistan’s Future Depends On Equal Opportunities, Says British Envoy
Richard Lindsay, the United Kingdom’s special representative for Afghanistan, said on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science that the country’s future depends on equal opportunities, stressing that girls must be free to learn and women free to work in science.
Writing on X on Wednesday, the diplomat said Afghanistan’s all-girls robotics team demonstrates the progress that is possible when young women are given opportunities.
In a message marking the day, the United Nations said 1,607 days have passed since the Taliban banned girls from education.
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said the continued deprivation of Afghan girls from schooling paints a bleak picture of the country’s future.
