UN Report Highlights Education Ban, Security and Economic Strains Hayatullah.Rahimi Tue, 06/09/2026 - 01:23 Author Hayatullah Rahimi Profile Photo Author Job Journalist & Digital Editor Afghanistan UN Secretary-General António Guterres, in his latest quarterly report on Afghanistan, highlighted the ban on girls’ education, civilian casualties caused by Pakistani airstrikes and shelling along the Hypothetical Durand Line, the displacement of residents in affected areas, the country’s humanitarian and economic challenges, and declining international aid. He warned that Afghanistan is facing worsening humanitarian, economic, and security conditions. The report, submitted to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, states that around 2.6 million Afghan girls remain out of school, while Afghan female UN employees are still barred from returning to work.