When the militant group last ruled Afghanistan in the late 1990s, women and girls were excluded from public life and barred from receiving an education, and music and art were banned.
Haqqani said the Taliban did not want to turn the clock back on women's rights, stating that"we will start building on what exists today," according to the news outlet.
However, women receiving an education will face restrictions, including a mandatory Islamic dress code and gender-segregated classrooms. Haqqani said hijabs will be required but did not yet say if headscarves or face coverings would also be compulsory.Haqqani added that university subjects will also be reviewed, but said that he wanted Afghan universities to be competitive with higher education schools around the rest of the world, the AP reported.
The latest announcement comes amid a highly anticipated next chapter from the Taliban. Prior to the previous Taliban rule, universities were co-ed and female students did not have to abide by a dress code. When the Taliban again seized power across Afghanistan on August 15, they vowed to take a different, more inclusive approach from their strict Islamic enforcement two decades ago.
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