On Friday, the Taliban instructed boys to return to school but omitted girls from the decree.
Members of the Taliban Badri 313 military unit stand beside damaged and discarded vehicles parked near the destroyed Central Intelligence Agency base in Deh Sabz district northeast of Kabul on September 6, 2021 after the US pulled all its troops out of the country.Boys started secondary school on Saturday without their female classmates.
The Taliban said they want to set up a "secure transportation system" before allowing girls into secondary school.Afghan girls on Saturday did not return to secondary school as classrooms reopened for the first time since Kabul fell to the Taliban."All male teachers and students should attend their educational institutions," aA Taliban spokesperson on Saturday said girls aren't banned from attending secondary school.
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