Former deputy education minister Teo Nie Ching today urged Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah and Malaysia’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Abdul Hadi Awang to pressure the Taliban interim government in Afghanistan over the latter’s decision to close girls’ high schools.

In a statement, the DAP Kulai MP said the Taliban’s action effectively cripple the education and future of girls in Afghanistan.

“We are disheartened to learn that...