AFGHAN WOMEN RETURN TO CLASS AS UNIVERSITIES REOPEN

Sat 26 January 2022:

For the first time since the Taliban took power six months ago, universities across Afghanistan reopened on Saturday, but with new rules for women.

Taliban stood watch at Kabul University’s three entrances while female students waited to enter. All donned the headscarf, which was one of the Taliban’s demands, along with separate classes.

“After much delay, fortunately, all universities and educational institutions started today, February 26,” Ahmad Taqqi, Taliban spokesman for the Higher Education Ministry, said.

“The education will continue based on the plans and policies of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.”

Earlier this month, public universities in the provinces of Lagham, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Nimroz, Farah, and Helmand reopened.

Following the Taliban’s takeover on August 15, most secondary schools for girls and all public institutions were closed, raising fears that women would be denied access to education, as they did when the group ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.

Students at the university said they had no idea what to expect on Saturday, but were pleasantly delighted to learn that they could resume regular classes and advance in their fields of study.

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