Afghanistan: Teen girls despair as Taliban school ban continues - BBC News

The new term has begun, but secondary school remains closed to girls for another academic year.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Boys - like these ones in Khost - returned to school this week, but teenage girls were kept at homeBy Aalia Farzan & Flora DruryBBC NewsTeenage Afghan girls have told the BBC they feel "mentally dead" as the Taliban's ban on their education prevents them from returning to school once again.

More than 900 days have now passed since girls over 12 were first banned.

The Taliban have repeatedly promised they would be readmitted once a number of issues were resolved - including ensuring the curriculum was "Islamic".

But they have made little comment as a third new school year started without teenage girls in class this week.

The BBC has asked the Taliban's education minister for an explanation, but he has so far not responded. The Taliban's chief spokesman told local TV there had been "some problems and shortcomings for different reasons" in getting the ban lifted.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68634700

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