A Democratic Future for Afghanistan.

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20 October 2026NEW DATA
No women have been enrolled at Afghan universities since 2024, and just over 100 women professors remain, down from about 2,600 in 2019, a UNESCO and UNICEF report finds.
Source: UNESCO and UNICEF, reported by KabulNow
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20 October 2026NEWS
One-third of Afghanistan’s nutrition centres have closed or suspended services because of funding cuts. The UN has received less than 30% of the money it needs.
Source: UN OCHA, reported by KabulNow
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15 October 2026NEW DATA
More than 4 million Afghan children are expected to need treatment for acute malnutrition in 2027, the highest number in five years.
Source: UNICEF
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15 October 2026NEWS
The Taliban’s morality police arbitrarily detained at least 443 people between July and September, including a 13-year-old girl over hijab rules. 28 people were publicly flogged.
Source: UNAMA
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Key indicators comparing progress and reversal. Based on verified sources from the UN, World Bank, UNESCO and others.

100,000+ → 0
Female university students
2001: ~5,000
2021: >100,000
Today: 0 (ban since 2022)
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2.4 million
Girls barred from secondary school
Before August 2021: ~1 million girls in secondary school
Now: primary allowed, secondary prohibited
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−20.7%
GDP contraction in 2021
Growth has resumed since 2023, but income per person is falling again
17.4 million people face crisis-level hunger
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122 → 175
Press freedom rank, of 180 countries
More than two-thirds of journalists have left the profession
Women journalists down 74%
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