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UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as new school year begins in Afghanistan

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U.N. agency urges Afghanistan 's Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls' education.

Ban , said the agency, has deprived 400,000 more girls of their right to education.

Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans female secondary and higher education.

The appeal comes as a new school year began in Afghanistan without girls beyond sixth grade.

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85

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87

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33

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semi-formal

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English

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62

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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