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Curbs on girls reading, singing in public stir rights fears in Afghanistan

Afghanistan Badakhshan schoolgirl

Kabul, AfghanistanThomson Reuters Foundation A decision to ban girls over the age of 12 from reading poems or singing at public events sparked anger in Afghanistan this week, with literary figures and campaigners saying it marked a backwards step on educational rights. The Education Ministry’s directive comes as the government negotiates a power-sharing deal with the […]