Afghan girls' education backsliding as donors shift focus to withdrawal

Report by 16 NGOs says Afghanistan's progress in education threatened by poverty, insecurity and a lack of investment A new report is warning that hard-won progress in girls' education in Afghanistan, heralded as one of few success stories of the last nine years, is increasingly under threat as international interest in reconstruction efforts ebbs away. The High Stakes report, released on Thursday by 16 aid agencies including Oxfam and Care International, ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Rumman Haq - Feb 24, 2011 - 2:12 AM PST
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by Rumman Haq - Apr. 8, 2011

The problem with Afghanistan is that they need to be dragged at all times because their governmental system is so corrupt. It's sad that as soon as there are talks about troops leaving, there are talks about schools already falling apart and women losing their ability to get education.

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