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Mr President, if this new generation is not given pens, they will be given guns by terrorists. Those are the words of Malala, who, at the age of 14, understands fully that educating children and combating obscurantism go hand in hand.
Besides the case of this young Pakistani girl, who has become a symbol, I would remind you that young girls in Afghanistan have to deal with this unacceptable situation every day. The extensive violence to which they are subjected no longer makes the headlines, as it did 10 years ago, when we wanted to justify our military action in Afghanistan on the grounds of emancipating Afghan women.
I must therefore repeat it again: we cannot forget them. That is the message that the Afghan parliamentarians wanted to get across when they visited the European Parliament a few weeks ago. They fear that in 2014, after the ISAF forces withdraw, the rights they have obtained over this last decade will quite simply be exchanged for a return to calm during the negotiations between the Afghan Government and the Taliban.
For that reason, we must continue to condemn tirelessly these archaic practices. Above all, however, the European Union must provide financial support for the local women’s associations who are fighting to keep the schools open."@en1
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