United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Afghan interimgovernment to open schools for all students without any further delay.
In a statement, he expressed regret over the announcement by Talibanauthorities that girls’ education from the sixth grade has been suspendeduntil further notice.
Turkey also urged the interim government in Afghanistan to allow girls ofall ages to attend school, following the Taliban’s decision to suspendschooling for girls beyond the sixth grade.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement that we regret thecontinuation of the restriction on the participation of girls in secondaryeducation.
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It called on the Interim Government of Afghanistan to allow girls of allages to partake in education in an inclusive manner as soon as possible andemphasize that we will continue to stand by the Afghan people in thesedifficult days.
