Thomas West speaks with Karzai about girls not going to school

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Following the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&s (IEA) recent decision to not reopen girls& schools, the US State Department&s Special
Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West spoke with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the issue.West tweeted Monday: &We
discussed the desire of the Afghan people for girls to return to high school quickly and the need for a natural consultation process to
determine the future of the country.The Islamic Emirate announced on March 23, that schools for teenage girls would remain closed
indefinitely.This decision was met with a global outcry.Recently, US Special Representative for Afghanistan&s Women and Human Rights Rina
Amiri said in an interview with TRT World that the closure of girls& schools above the sixth grade was &discouraging& because &it was a key
test& for the Islamic Emirate.The post Thomas West speaks with Karzai about girls not going to school first appeared on Ariana News.