Tag Archives: Heartbreak as Afghan girls ordered home just hours after schools reopen

The Taliban ordered girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut down on Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion and heartbreak over the policy reversal by the hardline group. “Yes, it’s true,” Taliban spokesman Inamullah Samangani told AFP when asked to confirm reports that girls had been ordered home. He would not immediately explain the reasoning, while education …

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