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Curbs on Afghan women imperil future of millions: Shorter

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KABUL (Pajhwok): United Kingdom Chargé d'Affaires Hugo Shorter says the ban on women is jeopardising the future of millions of Afghans and their country.

L:ast month, the Taliban government asked public and private universities to suspend women’s higher education until further notice and then ordered NGOs to send their female workers home.

Girls’ schools above sixth grade across Afghanistan have been closed since March.

In a series of tweets, the UK diplomat said: “It is a tragedy for Afghanistan - as the only country in the world to ban women & girls from secondary & higher education & . . .

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