Tens of thousands of girls are due to return to secondary school across Afghanistan as educational institutes reopen seven months after Taliban seized power
Reopening the schools was always a government objective and the Taliban were not bowing to pressure, officials say.
The ministry said reopening the schools was always a government objective and the Taliban were not bowing to pressure. The Taliban had insisted they wanted to ensure schools for girls aged 12 to 19 were segregated and would operate according to Islamic principles. "We are behind in our studies already," said Raihana Azizi, 17, as she prepared to attend class dressed in a black abaya, headscarf and veil over her face.
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