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"We join millions of Afghan families today in expressing deep, deep disappointment and condemnation with the Taliban's decision not to allow women and girls to return to school above grade six," US State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Girls are seen entering a school in the Afghan capital Wednesday. This comes after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women to be educated. IMAGES
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet voices grave concern at the situation in Afghanistan under the Taliban, urging them to honour commitments to respect the rights of women and girls during a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on Afghanistan. SOUNDBITE
Kenyan police say a serial killer suspect who escaped from a Nairobi police station may have been "aided by insiders". A manhunt has been launched to rearrest the escapees, including the serial killer suspect Collins Jumaisi, Acting Inspector General of Kenya's Police, Gilbert Masengeli said from outside from outside the police station in the Kenyan capital's Gigiri district where the escape occured earlier on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says conditions set out by Russian President Vladimir Putin for initiating Ukraine peace talks are "not a proposal made in good faith". Stoltenberg's comment comes during a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels and follows Moscow's proposal that Kyiv pull its troops out of regions claimed by Russia and cease efforts to join NATO in return for peace talks. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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