US Confirms Canceled Talks with Taliban Over Nixing of girls’ Education
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US confirmed on Friday that it has canceled talks with the Taliban over the hardline groups’ decision to cancel secondary education for Afghan girls.
State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter told reporters that the Taliban’s decision is a “potential turning point in our engagement” with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers.
The diplomatic row comes after Afghanistan’s educational institutions re-opened Wednesday with girls who were to begin education beyond the sixth grade told by the Taliban to remain home.
The Taliban returned to power after 20 years of war, ultimately ousting by force the internationally-recognized government as NATO-led forces that supported it withdrew.
The decision to curtail girls’ education comes a little more than one week before a major international donor conference, which the UN had hoped would lead to hundreds of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid being pledged.
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