Six countries, including the United States, call on the Taliban to 'reverse' ban on secondary schools for girls

Six Western countries, including the United States, on Thursday March 24 called on the Taliban to

the decision to ban secondary schools for girls, in a joint statement.

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France, Italy, Norway, the United States, Canada and Great Britain, as well as the High Representative of the European Union, warned that this choice would have

, and could harm Afghanistan’s ambition

.