Coverage dated September 17, 2022

UN: Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools 'shameful'

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The United Nations is calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reopen schools to girls in grades 7 through12, calling the anniversary of their exclusion from high school “shameful.” The U.N. said Sunday it is increasingly concerned that the policy will deepen the country’s economic crisis in the f…

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Al Jazeera
‘Shameful’: UN denounces exclusion of Afghan girls from school (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Sep 17, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description
UN increasingly concerned the policy and other restrictions on basic freedoms will contribute to a deepening crisis.
KOB 4
UN: Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools 'shameful' (opens KOB 4)
Published Sep 17, 2022
KOB 4's feed description
The United Nations is calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reopen schools to girls in grades 7 through12, calling the anniversary of their exclusion from high school “shameful.” The U.N. said Sunday it is increasingly concerned that the policy will deepen the country’s economic crisis in the f…
France 24
UN condemns 'shameful' year-long ban on Afghan girls' education (opens France 24)
Published Sep 17, 2022
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The United Nations urged the Taliban on Sunday to reopen high schools for girls across Afghanistan, condemning the ban that began exactly a year ago as "tragic and shameful".
Deutsche Welle
Afghanistan: UN condemns ban on education for girls on 1st anniversary | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Sep 17, 2022
Deutsche Welle's feed description
The UN mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to open schools for girls, saying a year-long ban on keeping girls out of high schools was shameful and "entirely avoidable."

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