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Added on the 23/03/2022 05:06:42 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Girls resumed classes across much of Afghanistan Wednesday after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of their secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women to be educated. IMAGES
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
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.
Herat, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA).- Afghan security officials patroled the city of Herat Friday after they took back control of parts of city following intense battle with Taliban militants.Heavy fighting continued in Kandahar, Lashkargah, and Herat cities as the Taliban continued pressing on with their surge in Afghanistan and breaking through a tough resistance by the government forces. (Camera: JALIL REZAYEE ).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF HERAT, AFGHANISTAN.
Kabul, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA).- Taliban militants shot dead the head of the Afghan government's information center on Friday, the insurgents and officials said, in a second major attack this week targeting administration officials in the capital.Dawa Khan Menapal was killed on Darul Aman Road, the west of Kabul, which houses several official buildings. (Camera:JAWED KARGAR).B-ROLL OF THE AFTERMATH OF ATTACK ON HEAD OF THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CENTER IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.