@article{ref1,
title="Taliban's war on educating girls and women must end now: a call for global actions [editorial]",
journal="Public health challenges",
year="2023",
author="Qaderi, Shohra and Miranda, Adriana Viola and Odey, Goodness Ogeyi and Musa, Shuaibu Saidu and Sy Lim, Leonard Thomas and Vicente, Creuza Rachel and Obnial, Joseph Christian and Ekpenyong, Aniekan and Negida, Ahmed Said Abdou Elsayed and Ahmadi, Attaullah and Ntacyabukura, Blaise and Wong, Brian Li Han and Shomuyiwa, Deborah Oluwaseun and Manirambona, Emery and Ogunkola, Isaac Olushola and Lopez, Jaifred Christian F. and Buban, Julian M. A. and Chamlagai, Lila K. and Ukor, Nelson Ashinedu and Vicerra, Paolo Miguel Manalang and Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo and Elhadi, Yasir Ahmed Mohammed and Lucero-Prisno Iii, Don Eliseo",
volume="2",
number="2",
pages="e80-e80",
abstract="The Taliban's decision to ban women's and girl's education in Afghanistan paints a bleak picture of the future of Afghan women [1]. It is a direct violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which states that everyone has the right to education [2]. Deprivation of education is known to negatively affect other human rights, such as the rights to health and freedom. We, as health journal editors from across six continents, call for urgent international actions to restore justice and protect human rights in Afghanistan.   The Taliban's takeover in August 2021 added massive pressure to the already overwhelmed health system of Afghanistan [3]. Afghan women and girls have been disproportionately affected, as the Taliban adhere to an ultra-fundamentalist interpretation of Islam that severely restricts women's freedom of movement and access to healthcare, education, and employment. Although the Taliban have repeatedly claimed that they would protect the rights of girls and women, they have in fact done the opposite. Some of their most drastic restrictions have been around education. In March 2022, the Taliban banned girls from returning to secondary schools [5]. This was followed by another decision in December 2022 to indefinitely ban women and girls from pursuing higher education and work [1]. Years of progress were reversed overnight, with Afghanistan once again becoming the only country in the world that actively prevents girls from receiving an education...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2769-2450",
doi="10.1002/puh2.80",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/puh2.80"
}