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The United Nations in Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the Taliban authorities to let all Afghan women and girls have access to school and university education. In a message to mark the International Day of Education, Roza Otunbayeva, head of the UN diplomatic mission in the country, said that education is the foundation for Afghanistan’s future. Otunbayeva added that the ongoing denial of education for all women and girls will inflict further harm on all Afghans. “To the women and girls of Afghanistan, please know that you are not alone. The United Nations stands with you in solidarity and will…