The opening of secondary schools to girls has been a condition for foreign aid supplies in the West. The Taliban has not said a reason for closing the schools.
23.3. 09:49 • Updated March 23rd. 09:54
In Afghanistan, the ruling Taliban movement has ordered the reopening of secondary schools for girls, AFP news agency reporters said.
Schools only have time to be open for hours.
A spokesman for the Taliban confirmed to AFP the closure of schools. The cause was not immediately clear. Representative of the Ministry of Education Aziz Ahmad According to Rayan, it is forbidden to comment on the matter.
– Students cry and don’t want to leave class. It is painful to see students grieve, said a teacher at the Omra Khan girls ’school in Kabul Palwasha.
UN representative Deborah Lyons said information about the closure of girls’ schools was a matter of concern.
– If so, what a miracle that may be the cause, he wrote on Twitter.
All schools were closed in August when the Taliban re-emerged in Afghanistan. The coronary pandemic was then cited as the cause. When the schools reopened two months later, only boys and younger girls had access to them.
All of Afghanistan did not open secondary schools on Wednesday, although it was scheduled to do so. In Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, for example, it was reported that schools will not open until next month.
Girls’ access to school has been a key condition in the West for foreign aid to be delivered to the country.