UN Security Council asks Taliban to allow Afghan girls to attend school

FILE PHOTO: A 4th grade primary school student attends a class in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 25, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

(Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council has expressed deep concern over a decision by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to deny girls access to high school education and called on the group to reopen schools for female students without delay.

"The members of the Security Council ... reaffirmed the right to education for all Afghans, including girls," a statement from the United Nations on Sunday said.