The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen.
“We inform all girls’ high schools and those schools that are having female students above Class six that they are off until the next order,” said the notice.
The Taliban’s decision to close girls’ schools hours after their reopening came with no advance notice and appeared to contradict earlier commitments from the group.