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"VAN" (Afghanistan Bureau - 30.03.2022) :: European Union in a declaration on Monday, March 28, 2022, condemned the ban on girls’ secondary schools and asked the Taliban to immediately reopen the schools as one million teenage girls have been deprived of education across Afghanistan. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that no religion and custom in the world can justify a ban on girls’ education. He said the decision by the Taliban is backtracking from their previous commitments that will undermine domestic legitimacy and also credibility in the eyes of the international community. Borrell warned the EU’s aid to Afghanistan was conditioned on women’s rights to education; if not reversed, the decision will have far-reaching implications. President of the European Commission von der Leyen October last year announced a $1.1 billion aid package to be distributed directly to the Afghan people with the help of UN agencies. On March 23rd, Afghanistan’s interim government announced the ban on girls’ schools upper than grade 6th. KP
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