Girls excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan

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KABUL: Girls were excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan on Saturday (Sep 18), after the country\u0027s new Taliban rulers ordered only boys and male teachers back to the classroom. The hardline Islamist group ousted the US-backed government last month, promising a softer brand of rule than

. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they have faced repeated closures and have been shut since the Taliban seized power.Since a US-led invasion ousted the Taliban in 2001, significant progress has been made in girls' education, with the number of schools tripling and female literacy nearly doubling to 30 per cent - however, the change was largely limited to the cities."It is critical that all girls, including older girls, are able to resume their education without any further delays.

The new regime has also permitted women to go to private universities, though with tough restrictions on their clothes and movement.In a further sign that the Taliban's approach to women and girls had not softened, they appeared to haveand replaced it with a department notorious for enforcing strict religious doctrine during their first rule.

Workers put up a sign for the notorious Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice at the old Women's Affairs building in Kabul.

 

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