MIHTARLAM: Some public universities opened in Afghanistan on Wednesday for the first time since the Taliban seized power in August, with a trickle of women attending classes that officials said would be segregated by sex.
Most secondary schools for girls and all public universities were shuttered when Taliban stormed back to power, sparking fears women would again be barred from education — as happened during the Taliban’s first rule, from 1996-2001.
“It’s a moment of joy for us that our classes have started,” Zarlashta Haqmal, who studies law and political science at Nangarhar University, told AFP. “But we are still worried that the Taliban might stop them.”