Speaking Up for Girls’ Education Carries Heavy Risks in Afghanistan Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Speaking Up for Girls’ Education Carries Heavy Risks in Afghanistan The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons HERAT, Afghanistan, May 5 2026 (IPS) - Qadoos Khatibi, an Afghan university lecturer, and Fayaz Ghori, a civil society activist, also from Afghanistan, were detained by the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Their crime? Advocating for girls’ right to education. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/speaking-up-for-girls-education-carries-heavy-risks-in-afghanistan/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Days_No_Outcry_The_Cost_of_Speaking_Out_UN_Staff_Advised_to_Keep_Off_Campaign_for_New_SecretaryGener Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.