Starting school in Afghanistan without older girls

20 March 2024, Afghanistan, --: Furusan reads in a notebook. The 15-year-old wanted to become a lawyer, but now she is barred from attending school. In Afghanistan, the new school year began on March 20, 2024 - but for older girls, the school gates remain closed for the third year in a row. Under the ruling Islamist Taliban, education for girls from the seventh grade is now prohibited for the third school year in a row, and women are no longer allowed to attend universities. Photo: Fariba Akbari/dpa (Photo by Fariba Akbari/picture alliance via Getty Images)