Heather Barr: Taliban’s exclusion of women deprives Afghanistan of skilled workforce

Heather Barr: Taliban’s exclusion of women deprives Afghanistan of skilled workforce

Following the announcement of this year’s university entrance exams, Heather Barr, associate director of the women’s rights division at Human Rights Watch, said the Taliban’s continued restrictions on women are depriving Afghanistan of access to a skilled and capable workforce, putting the country’s future at serious risk. Barr expressed deep concern following the Taliban’s announcement of this year’s university entrance exams, which made no men…