WASHINGTON — The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth US$600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country's ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said.
But the bank's guidance requires all ARTF-financed activities to support access to - and equity of services for - women and girls in Afghanistan, the bank said, citing its deep concerns over the Taliban's ban on girls attending high school. U.S. officials last week cancelled planned meetings in Doha with the Taliban over the decision to keep girls out of secondary school.
The ARTF was frozen in August when the Taliban took power as U.S.-led international troops departed after 20 years of war.
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