Saudi Arabia and Qatar urge Taliban to reverse girls’ education ban

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Saudi Arabia, Qatar urge Taliban to reverse girls’ education banTaliban ban girls from university education until further noticeISTANBULSaudi Arabia and Qatar on Wednesday urged the Taliban-led Afghan administration to backtrack a decision to ban girls from university education.On Tuesday, the Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education issued a decision to immediately ban girls from university education until further notice.A statement issued by the ministry urged the Taliban administration "to review its decision in line with the teachings of the Islamic religion concerning women's rights."The Taliban ban was met with a wide condemnation across the world, especially from the UN, the US, Türkiye and other countries.*Writing by Ahmed Asmar Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form."

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