Female foreign ministers from 16 countries around the world have said that they are deeply disappointed that Afghan girls are being denied access to secondary schools. In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Albania, Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Kosovo, Malawi, Mongolia, New Zealand, Sweden, Tonga and Britain said the decision of Taliban is disturbing and access to education is a human right to which every girl and woman as entitled.<br />''<br />''The  Ministers called on the Taliban to reverse their decision and to grant equal access to all levels of education, in all provinces of the country, the statement said.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, at U.N. headquarters in New York, the Security Council had a closed-door discussion on the issue. Before the meeting ambassadors from Albania, Britain, Brazil, France, Gabon, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, the United States and the United Arab Emirates stood together to decry the Taliban's decision.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Wednesday decided against reopening schools   to girls above the sixth grade.</span>