A message from Afghanistan’s education ministry that banned girls over 11 years old from singing at events has received a lot of attention recently. News of the ban has spread on social media. Afghan officials have reacted by saying the memo was a mistake. They said that the writers of the document misunderstood the memo’s goal. However, the hashtag I Am My Song is gaining popularity on Twitter. Some Afghan girls are singing their favorite songs on video and putting their performances on the internet. Rights groups want to ensure that human rights gains of the last 20 years in Afghanistan remain central to peace talks with insurgents. The Afghan government is trying to negotiate a peace agreement with Taliban rebels.
Title: Afghanistan Education Ministry Addresses Ban on Singing
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officials have reacted by saying the memo was a mistake.</span> <span data-start-time='27646' data-end-time='34875'>They said that the writers of the document misunderstood the memo’s goal.</span> <span data-start-time='34875' data-end-time='43354'>However, the hashtag I Am My Song is gaining popularity on Twitter.</span> <span data-start-time='43354' data-end-time='53313'>Some Afghan girls are singing their favorite songs on video and putting their performances on the internet.</span> <span data-start-time='53313' data-end-time='67063'>Rights groups want to ensure that human rights gains of the last 20 years in Afghanistan remain central to peace talks with insurgents.</span> <span data-start-time='67063' data-end-time='76063'>The Afghan government is trying to negotiate a peace agreement with Taliban rebels.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4963/by_government_officials.wav'><span>by government officials</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4963/on_social_media.wav'><span>on social media</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4963/by_telegraph.wav'><span>by telegraph</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4963/on_major_network_news.wav'><span>on major network news</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=17033 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4963/the_afghanistan_education_ministry_sent_a_memo_that_banned_schoolgirls_from__blank_.wav'>The Afghanistan education ministry sent a memo that banned 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