The Taliban has overturned a decision to allow Afghan girls to return to high schools, claiming that a decision on the uniforms they must wear has yet to be made.
After months of restrictions since the Taliban seized power in August, schools were due to reopen across the country.
However, the education ministry declared abruptly that females’ secondary schools would remain closed, provoking confusion.
Parents and kids reacted angrily and disappointedly to the last-minute change, with some girls in tears.
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Many had already expressed their delight about returning to the school.
The announcement comes a week after the education ministry stated that schools for all students, including females, would start on Wednesday across the country.
The notice stated, “We advise all girls’ high schools and those schools that [have] female students above class six that they are off until the next order.”
Schools would reopen after a decision on female students’ uniforms was made in accordance with “Sharia law and Afghan custom,” according to the announcement.
Parents of female kids have expressed their displeasure with the abrupt change.
