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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Connett

Protesters call for the Taliban to reopen Afghan girls’ schools

Afghan women and girls take part in a protest in front of the Ministry of Education in Kabul on 26 March, demanding that secondary schools be reopened for girls.
Afghan women and girls take part in a protest in front of the Ministry of Education in Kabul on 26 March, demanding that secondary schools be reopened for girls. Photograph: Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP/Getty Images

Women and girls staged a protest near the Taliban’s Ministry of Education in Kabul on Saturday, calling on the group to reopen girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan.

The protesters chanted, “Education is our right – open the doors of girls’ schools!” as armed Taliban members looked on. The Taliban have previously broken up demonstrations and detained those involved, but this protest was allowed to continue.

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