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Newshour: 23/03/2022 14:06 GMT: Afghanistan: Taliban reverse decision to reopen schools for girls

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23/03/2022 14:06 GMT

23/03/2022 14:06 GMT: Afghanistan: Taliban reverse decision to reopen schools for girls

Afghanistan: Taliban reverse decision to reopen schools for girls

BBC World Service - Newshour, Afghanistan: Taliban reverse decision to reopen schools for girls

Girls' high schools were ordered shut hours after they re-opened, sparking anger

The Taliban has abruptly ordered girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan to close - on the day they were due to re-open.

Tens of thousands of girls in Afghanistan have been disappointed as a sudden reversal of policy by the Taliban meant schools were closed down again just after some had reopened. We go LIVE to Kabul for the latest and hear from a young girl, 18 years old, who was sent back home this morning.

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(Photo: Sakina wants to rebuild her life after last year's bombing and the Taliban takeover. Credit: BBC)

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