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Afghanistan: Taliban govt to allow all girls to attend school after late March

The Free Press Journal | 16/01/2022 10:04 PM | Click to read full article

Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers say they hope to be able to open all schools for girls across the country after late March, their spokesman told The Associated Press on Saturday, offering the first timeline for addressing a key demand of the international community.

Since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, girls in most of Afghanistan have not been allowed back to school beyond grade 7. 

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