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Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting – can do to an economy

  • Written by Harry Anthony Patrinos, Chair in Education Policy, University of Arkansas
imageAfghan girls are barred from attending school after sixth grade. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

When the Taliban fell from power in Afghanistan in 2001, women were once again allowed to go to school after being banned since 1996. I, along with World Bank education expert Raja Bentaouet Kattan and American University economist Rafiuddin Najam, analyzed...

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