World News | US condemns Taliban for restricting women’s education

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (PTI) — The United States has condemned the Taliban’s recent decision to impose restrictions on the education of Afghan women.

“The United States condemns the Taliban’s unreasonable decision to prevent Afghan women from getting a college education,” White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said Tuesday.

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“This regrettable decision is the latest effort by the Taliban leadership to impose additional restrictions on Afghan women and girls and prevent them from exercising their human rights and fundamental freedoms,” he said.

With this unacceptable position of blocking half of Afghanistan’s population, the Taliban will further alienate the international community and take away the legitimacy they want, Watson said.

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“The United States remains engaged with our partners and allies on this issue. We will continue to take steps to advance our joint efforts to support Afghan women and girls and provide strong humanitarian support to the Afghan people,” he said in a statement Say.

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