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Islamic scholars call on Taliban to reopen schools for girls in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 1 (ANI): Islamic scholars at a gathering in Afghanistan's Paktia province called on the Taliban to reopen schools for girls, local media reported.
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Taliban reneged on promise to reopen Afghan girls' schools: Blinken
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30 (ANI): The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed his disappointment over the fact that the Taliban has failed to fulfil their promises about reopening schools for girls in Afghanistan.
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US special envoy discusses recent attacks on civilians in Afghanistan with
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 27 (ANI): The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West met Swedish officials Niclas Kvarnstron and discussed the recent attacks on civilians in the troubled country.
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UN special envoy stresses importance to ensure protection, human rights fo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 26 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, met members of Hazara and Shia communities and stressed the importance to ensure protection and human rights for all people in Afghanistan.
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UNICEF raises concerns over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 25 (ANI): The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has once again raised concerns over the closure of secondary schools for girls emphasizing that education in Afghanistan should not be a hostage to politics.
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Activists, political parties call on Taliban to reopen girls' schools 'as
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 22 (ANI): Several activists and political parties on Thursday called on the Taliban to reopen schools for girls in Afghanistan "as soon as possible".
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Reopening of schools for girls in Afghanistan might lead to discord within
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 7 (ANI): US special envoy for human rights and Afghan women and girls Rina Amiri has said that the reopening of schools for girls above the sixth grade in Afghanistan might lead to discord within the Taliban leadership, reported local media.
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Afghanistan: Balkh clerics urge Taliban to reopen girls' high schools
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI): A number of Balkh religious scholars on Monday urged the Taliban to reopen girls' high schools as soon as possible.
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EU calls on Taliban to open secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 29 (ANI): The European Union on Monday condemned the Taliban's decision to ban girls from receiving secondary education and believes that this lowers the movement's chances to gain the "desired" legitimacy, Sputnik reported.
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UNSC members send unified message to Taliban, call for opening of schools
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], March 27 (ANI): Members of the United Nations Security Council, in a joint statement on the Taliban's reversal of their promise on girls' education, said that all the girls in Afghanistan should be allowed to go to school.
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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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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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