UN envoy calls upon Taliban to allow girls' education
KABUL: The UN's envoy has called for urgent steps from. the Taliban regime to ensure that all Aghan girls are able to attend schools in Afghanistan. Deborah Lyons, the UN envoy, also raised her concerns about threats and restrictions on media in Afghanistan.
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She met Khairullah Khairkhwa, the Taliban s acting minister of Information and Culture. "@DeborahLyonsUN & Khairullah Khairkhwa @AfMoic spoke today on education & media freedoms. The UN envoy urged urgent steps for all girls to return to school. Concerned by threats & restrictions against media, she called on @AMoic to engage journalists in a constructive dialogue", tweeted UNAMA News. The UN envoy's call has come in the backdrop of the Taliban extending the indefinite ban on the secondary education of Afghan girls.
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