US, allies call on Taliban to reopen girls' schools in Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON: The United States and other Western countries on Thursday (Mar 24) condemned the Taliban's decision to shut girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan just hours after reopening them, and urged

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The signatories to the statement notably included Norway, which hosted landmark talks between the Taliban and several Western diplomats in January.

The Taliban's decision to keep schools shuttered for girls came after a meeting late on Tuesday by senior officials in the southern city of Kandahar, the movement's de facto power centre and conservative spiritual heartland.

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