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The Taliban has sparked outrage and concern among rights groups, after it reversed stance and closed secondary schools for girls across Afghanistan. Thousands of young students were sent home, confused and worried about their future. Many Western countries have made girls' education a key condition to resuming financial aid to Afghanistan.
The Taliban ordered girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut on Wednesday just hours after they reopened, sparking heartbreak and confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group.
The Taliban ordered secondary girls schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group. "This is a very provocative action," says Heather Barr of Human Rights Watch.
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
'Nafeesa' goes to a secret school in Afghanistan. And to add risk to an already tough situation, her brother is with the Taliban. "I use madrasa as an excuse to come here. My brother doesn't know that I come to school - only my mother supports me" says Nafeesa, one of hundreds of thousands of girls and young women deprived of the chance of education with the Taliban in power.
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