Nations warn Afghan school suspension 'a setback'

Ten nations said on Friday that the Taliban's decision to suspend high school for girls in Afghanistan was "a profoundly disturbing setback." "Education is a universal right for all children.

That includes the girls of Afghanistan," said Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United Nations.

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers unexpectedly decided against reopening schools on Wednesday to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a promise and opting to appease their hard-line base at the expense of further alienating the international community.

So far, they have refused to explain the sudden decision.