塔利班于2021年8月15日重新控制阿富汗，如今已执政5年[1]。在这段时期内，喀布尔的部分居民对安全状况有所改观，认为街道比数十年冲突时期更加安全[1]。然而，民众迫切呼吁政府创造就业机会并扩大教育机构[1]。
塔利班对女性和女孩施加的严格限制成为阿富汗发展的主要障碍。该政权已禁止12岁以上女孩接受教育[1]，导致估计240万女孩被排除在中等教育之外，较上年增加了20万人[1]。联合国妇女组织指出，"半十年后的今天，阿富汗已系统地剥夺了半数人口的权利，成为现代世界中独一无二的全球异类"[1]。联合国警告称，这些限制措施正阻碍国家恢复和国际融合，阿富汗正面临全球最严重的女性权利危机[1]。
教育危机超出女性群体。全国53%的小学适龄儿童未能上学[1]，儿童营养不良已在三分之一的省份达到临界水平[1]。目前，塔利班政府仅获得俄罗斯的正式承认[1]。
Afghanistan's Taliban administration reached its fifth anniversary of governance on August 15, 2026, marking a half-decade since the movement retook control of the country on August 15, 2021 [1]. While some Kabul residents reported feeling greater safety on the streets following decades of conflict, widespread concerns persist about employment opportunities and educational access [1].
The Taliban's restrictions on women and girls have drawn international criticism and raised alarm about the nation's development prospects. According to the United Nations, approximately 2.4 million girls have been excluded from secondary education—an increase of 200,000 from the previous year—as the government enforces a ban on girls over 12 attending school [1]. UN Women stated that "half a decade into Taliban rule, Afghanistan has systematically stripped rights from half its population, making it a unique global outlier in the modern world" [1]. Beyond education, malnutrition among children has reached critical levels in one-third of Afghanistan's provinces [1].
The humanitarian and development challenges extend beyond gender restrictions. An estimated 53 percent of school-age children are not enrolled in primary education [1]. These constraints on human capital development coincide with Afghanistan's international isolation: the Taliban government currently holds formal recognition only from Russia [1]. Citizens and international observers are urging the administration to prioritize job creation and expand educational institutions as essential steps toward national recovery [1].