KABUL (Reuters) -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
Teachers and students from three high schools around the capital Kabul said girls had returned in excitement to campuses on Wednesday morning, but were ordered to go home.
The Taliban has ordered secondary girls schools in Afghanistan to shut March 23 just hours after they reopened, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen.