The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the second anniversary of the Taliban's edict banning secondary education for girls.

Primary school girls and boys walk to a UNICEF-supported community centre in Shahristan District in central Afghanistan.  UNICEF/Mark Naftalin
Primary school girls and boys walk to a UNICEF-supported community centre in Shahristan District in central Afghanistan. UNICEF/Mark Naftalin

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