Taliban expand madrasas, may never reopen girls’ secondary schools

Afghan girls walk to their school in Gardez on Sept. 8, 2022. A Taliban official said on March 12, 2024, that the Taliban may permanently close girls' secondary schools, which already had been shut down in 2022/AFP

KABUL: An Afghan education official says Taliban authorities may permanently close girls’ secondary schools, promoting religious schools known as madrasas as an alternative.