Kabul – The Taliban ordered secondary girls’ schools in Afghanistan to shut on Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group.
“Yes, it’s true,” Taliban spokesperson Inamullah Samangani told AFP when asked to confirm reports that girls had been ordered home.
An AFP team was filming at Zarghona High School in the capital Kabul when a teacher entered and ordered everyone to go home.
Afghan girls are crying after being barred from entering school by the Taliban, #With all fake promises, Taliban education Ministry announced that all girls’ schools (secondary and high schools) will be closed until further notice pic.twitter.com/skifLS3hl2
— Hamid Haidari (@Hamidhaideri) March 23, 2022
Crestfallen students, back in class for the first time since the Taliban seized power in August last year, tearfully packed up their belongings and filed out.
The international community has made the right to education for all a sticking point in negotiations over aid and recognition of the new Taliban regime.
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Source: AFP
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