We Stand with the Girls and Women of Afghanistan

NEW YORK, Sep 17 (IPS) - Today, we stand with solemn hearts as the world marks this week the three-year ban on girls' secondary education in Afghanistan.

Today and every day, we must stand up for the millions of Afghan girls and women living under the yoke of gender-apartheid: systematized and institutionalized oppression, exclusion, and marginalization based exclusively on their gender. However, standing in solemnity for their suffering is not enough. We must act to remove the oppression and injustice. Against all odds, we must continue to deliver results to provide the girls access to an education well beyond grade sixth.

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