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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 chief welcomes Taliban's plan to reopen schools for girls, boys
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], March 18 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the plan announced by the Taliban to reopen schools for girls and boys next week.
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Amid Taliban restrictions, Kabul woman teaches street children for free
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 17 (ANI): Amid the Taliban restrictions on education, a Kabul woman, Soda Najhand is providing free education classes for children working as street vendors.
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Norwegian official calls for girls' access to education in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Oslo [Norway], January 27 (ANI): Norwegian participant at the intra-Afghan dialogue has emphasized girls' access to education in Afghanistan.
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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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Hamid Karzai discuss women education in Afghanistan with UK PM's special e
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Islamabad] October 7 (ANI): Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with UK Prime Minister's special envoy Simon Gass to discuss issues related to women education in Afghanistan.
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Qatar terms Taliban's decisions on girl education 'very disappointing'
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], October 1 (ANI): Qatar has termed the Taliban's decisions on girls' education in Afghanistan "very disappointing" and a step backwards and called on the group's leadership to look to Doha for how to run an Islamic system.
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Amid looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, critical gains on educati
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 10 (ANI): Sounding a warning on what is at stake for education in Afghanistan, UNESCO has said advances since 2001 must be upheld in the face of a looming humanitarian crisis.
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'Men not allowed to teach girls': Taliban announces ban on co-education in
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 29 (ANI): Backtracking from its assurances to respect women's rights in Afghanistan, the Taliban, which is set to form a new government in the war-ravaged country has announced a ban on coeducation.
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World Bank grants USD 25mn to improve education in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 1 (ANI): The World Bank on Thursday approved the allocation of an additional USD 25 million in financing from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to increase equitable access to primary and secondary education in Afghanistan, particularly for girls, the or
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