[20220406]IN11908_塔利班统治下阿富汗女孩的教育：国会的现状和问题.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Education for Afghan Girls Under the Taliban: Status and Issues for Congress April 6, 2022 On March 23, 2022, the Taliban government reversed its previously-announced intention to resume secondary education for Afghan girls. The last-minute policy change has prompted widespread U.S. and international criticism and drawn renewed attention to the status of women and girls in Afghanistan, a longstanding issue of congressional concern. The Taliban decision, together with other recently-imposed restrictions, raises questions about how Taliban policies on womens rights may be evolving, as well as about the groups responsiveness to outside pressure. Many Members of Congress have expressed deep concerns about the fate of Afghan women and girls (a focus of prior U.S. development efforts), and the issue has significant policy implications for Congress and for U.S. approaches to the Talibans rule. Taliban Policy on Secondary Education for Afghan Girls The August 2021 Taliban takeover sparked fears among many Afghans and others that the group would prohibit education for all Afghan girls, as they had during their rep