FILE PHOTO: An Afghan girl goes to a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 18, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey regrets the Taliban's announcement that high schools in Afghanistan would remain closed for girls, the foreign ministry said late on Wednesday, calling on the hardline Islamist group to allow education for all.
The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen.
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