In the 21st century, it is unfathomable to believe that a nation can barred girls from going to school and university. Yet, this is precisely the reality in Afghanistan today under the Taliban regime. This marks the second time the Taliban have imposed such draconian restrictions on education for girls, mirroring their earlier regime in the late 1990s, when they banned women and girls from any form of education for 6 years. Following their ousting in 2001, a renewed sense of possibility emerged. Governments, NGOs, and communities both within Afghanistan and internationally rallied together to champion the cause of girls’ education. Their collective efforts bore fruit, and by 2020, enrollment figures had soared to approximately 4 million from nearly zero in 2001. Unfortunately, even if the Taliban permit girls to return to school, the educational landscape they re-enter would bear little resemblance to the one they were forced to leave. It is expected to be a system redesigned to prop...