Rosa Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has expressed concern over the country’s educational situation and literacy rate. She stated that Afghanistan has one of the highest illiteracy rates in the world, with 50% of men and 80% of women being illiterate.

Ms. Otunbayeva made these remarks on during her speech at the "Kabul Book Festival," noting that only 50% of men and 20% of women in Afghanistan have the ability to read and write.


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