No excuse for education bans on Afghan women, girls

Taliban deputy urges leader to lift education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy.
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Senior Taliban official calls for end to ban on Afghan women education
Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai urges ‘Islamic Emirate’ leaders to open doors of education for women - Anadolu Ajansı
Senior Taliban official urges reversal of education ban on Afghan girls
In a rare public rebuke, the foreign ministry deputy calls on the Taliban's leadership to end the ban on education for Afghan women and girls.
In Rare Snub To Taliban, Afghanistan Minister Calls For Scrapping Ban On Education For Women
A senior Taliban government official has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls during a speech at a religious school in southeastern Khost province on Saturday, as reported by news agency The Associated Press (AP).
Taliban minister urges leadership to lift Afghan female education ban
The rare public rebuke from Sher Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban deputy foreign minister, comes amid persistent international calls for Afghanistan’s rulers to permit girls’ education in secondary school
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