Girls were excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan on Saturday, after the country’s new Taliban rulers ordered only boys and male teachers back to the classroom. The hardline Islamist group ousted the US-backed government last month, promising a softer brand of rule than their repressive reign in the 1990s, when women were mostly banned from education and work. But the diktat from the education ministry was the latest move from the new government to threaten women’s rights.
Girls Excluded From Returning To Secondary School In Afghanistan, Women’s Ministry Shut Down
