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Added on the 05/03/2021 11:36:53 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Afghan girls, back in class for the first time since the Taliban seized power in August last year, had to pack up their belongings and file out of their schools. The Taliban ordered secondary girls schools in Afghanistan to shut just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group. IMAGES
Girls are seen entering a school in the Afghan capital Wednesday. This comes after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women to be educated. IMAGES
Kandahar, Oct 18 (EFE / EPA).- The Taliban promised on Monday that they would "soon" allow all girls to return to school, after not allowing them to access to education in secondary schools following their reopening a month ago.The ban on reopening schools for girls and young people has caused uncertainty among the Afghan people, with criticism from women's rights activists who fear returning to the dark era under the former Taliban regime between 1996 and 2001. (Camera:STRINGER) FOOTAGE SHOWS AFGHAN SCHOOL GIRLS ATTEND THEIR SCHOOL IN KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN.
Srinagar, Oct 7 (EFE/EPA).- Unidentified attackers shot dead two teachers, including a woman, from the minority Hindu and Sikh communities inside their school in Kashmir Thursday, police said, the latest in a series of targeted killings in the troubled Himalayan region.Police blamed Islamist militants fighting against Indian rule for the targeted killings in the heart of Srinagar, the summer capital of the region.(Camera: FAROOQ KHAN)SHOT LIST: SECURITY OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL WHERE TWO TEACHERS WERE SHOT DEAD IN SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA.
Bangalore, Sep 6 (EFE/EPA).- Students in Bangalore, southern India, attended the first day of school on Monday following the ease of Covid-19 restrictions.Karnataka State chief minister Basavaraj Bommai with senior cabinet colleagues and members of the Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee agreed schools to reopen classes from class 6th and above grades, with 50 percent of the class attendance. India recorded 38,948 new Covid-19 cases and 219 deaths in the 24 hours. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV). SHOT LIST: STUDENTS ATTEND THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOLLOWING THE EASE OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, AT GOVERNMENT MODEL PRIMARY SCHOOL IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
Kabul, May 8 (EFE/EPA).- The death toll from Saturday's bombing near a girls secondary school in Kabul has reached 30, Afghan officials said.Initial reports following the attack in a Shiite-majority neighborhood in the west of the Afghan capital spoke of 25 dead and 52 injured."The number of martyred people is increased to 30," Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said in a statement, while his counterpart at the Public Health Ministry told Efe that 79 others hurt in the blast were being treated at Kabul hospitals. (Camera: HEDAYATULLAH AMID).SHOT LIST: INJURED AFGHAN STUDENTS RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENTS AT A HOSPITAL AFTER A BOMB EXPLOSION NEAR A SCHOOL WEST OF KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.