FILE PHOTO: Afghan women carrying packages distributed by a Turkish humanitarian aid group, leave a distribution centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has resumed work on three projects in Afghanistan focused on health, agriculture and livelihoods, but will maintain a hold on some $150 million for education projects, two sources familiar with the decision said Tuesday.
The multilateral development bank had put all four projects, valued at around $600 million, on hold in late March, citing its deep concerns over the Taliban's ban on girls attending public high school.
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