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Afghan ministry tried to shift blame over girls singing ban
RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press
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FILE - in this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, students attend an open air class at a primary school in Kabul, Afghanistan, An Afghan education ministry memo banning girls, 12 years old and older, from singing at public school functions, which the education ministry tells The Associated Press was a mistake, is causing a social media stir.Mariam Zuhaib/AP
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) Afghanistan s education ministry on Monday denied it was behind a recent memo that banned girls 12 years old and older from singing in public, putting the blame instead on the ministry s Kabul department and its local chief.
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