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'Hopeful' that Taliban will reverse ban on girls' education decision: US s
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 28 (ANI): The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West said he was hopeful that the Taliban will reverse their decision over banning teenage girls from going to schools and allowing them to get an education.
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Women Foreign Ministers slam ban on girls in Afghanistan's secondary class
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], March 25 (ANI): Female Foreign Ministers from over a dozen countries including Australia, UK and Norway on Friday expressed their deep disappointment and concern over the girls being barred access to secondary schools in Afghanistan.
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Students protest in Kabul as Taliban bar girls from attending schools
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 25 (ANI): Dozens of students have rallied in Kabul on Friday to protest the Taliban's decision to block girls' schools.
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US, allies call on Taliban to revoke ban on girls' education in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): Condemning the Taliban's decision not to reopen secondary schools to Afghan girls, the United States and its allies have called on the group to revoke its decision.
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Blinken asks Taliban to reverse ban on girls' education in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 24 (ANI): Condemning the U-turn over re-opening girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected the Taliban's excuses for reversing their commitment to the people of Afghanistan.
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UN decries Taliban's decision to extend school ban for girls
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): The United Nations on Wednesday condemned reports that the Taliban extended their indefinite ban on allowing female students above the sixth-grade access to schools.
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Taliban to open high schools for girls today
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): The Taliban has allowed girls to return to high schools from Wednesday, ending the uncertainty over whether the Islamic group would allow full access to education for girls.
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Afghan girls must return to schools in spring, says Hamid Karzai
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 25 (ANI): Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has emphasised that girls must return to schools in spring.
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Afghan girls must return to school: Former Prez Hamid Karzai
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): Afghan girls must be allowed to go to schools when they reopen in March, said former Afghan President Hamid Karzai as he reiterated his resolute stand on the key issue of girls and women's education.
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Afghan girls stress over bleak future as schools remain shut for grade 7 a
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 30 (ANI): Since the Taliban took over power in Afghanistan, schools from classes 7 to 12 have remained shut for girls in the country.
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UK stresses importance of getting Afghan girls back to school during talks
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], November 29 (ANI): Charge d'Affaires of the UK Mission to Afghanistan on Sunday stressed the importance of getting Afghan girls back to school after the Taliban restricted female education in Afghanistan.
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Attendance of girl students drops after cancellation of final exams in Afg
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): The attendance of girl students has dropped as Herat provincial school teachers' council decided to cancel annual examinations and promote them to the next grade without appearing for end-term examinations.
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