Turkey regrets Taliban move to keep high schools closed to girls

ANKARA, March 24 (Reuters) – Turkey regrets the Taliban’s announcement that top faculties in Afghanistan would stay closed for ladies, the overseas ministry mentioned late on Wednesday, calling on the hardline Islamist group to permit schooling for all.

The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that top faculties would open for ladies, saying they might stay closed till a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic regulation for them to reopen. learn extra

The u-turn took many without warning, leaving college students in tears and drawing condemnation from humanitarian businesses, rights teams and diplomats at a time when the Taliban administration is looking for worldwide recognition. learn extra

In a press release, Turkey’s overseas ministry mentioned schooling for all college students, together with women, was the expectation of the Afghan individuals and that it regretted the Taliban’s determination.

“We name on the Interim Authorities of Afghanistan to permit women of all ages to partake in schooling in an inclusive method as quickly as potential in the beginning for the advantage of the Afghan individuals, and emphasize that we are going to proceed to face by the Afghan individuals in these tough days,” it mentioned.

For the reason that takeover of Afghanistan in August by the hardline Islamist Taliban, Turkey has been working with Qatar to take care of operations at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai worldwide airport, whereas holding talks to function that airport and others if its safety situations are met.

Turkey has not recognised the Taliban management, but it surely has known as for extra international engagement with them. Ankara additionally invited Taliban officers to a diplomacy discussion board it hosted this month, and has mentioned the Afghan management have to be heard. learn extra

The Taliban is looking for to run Afghanistan in accordance with its interpretation of Islamic regulation, and it desires to realize entry billions of {dollars} in help to assist meet the problem of worsening and widespread poverty.

Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Modifying by Simon Cameron-Moore

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