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Afghan girls, back in class for the first time since the Taliban seized power in August last year, had to pack up their belongings and file out of their schools. The Taliban ordered secondary girls schools in Afghanistan to shut just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group. IMAGES
Girls resumed classes across much of Afghanistan Wednesday after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of their secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women to be educated. IMAGES
Girls are seen entering a school in the Afghan capital Wednesday. This comes after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women to be educated. IMAGES
Kandahar, Oct 18 (EFE / EPA).- The Taliban promised on Monday that they would "soon" allow all girls to return to school, after not allowing them to access to education in secondary schools following their reopening a month ago.The ban on reopening schools for girls and young people has caused uncertainty among the Afghan people, with criticism from women's rights activists who fear returning to the dark era under the former Taliban regime between 1996 and 2001. (Camera:STRINGER) FOOTAGE SHOWS AFGHAN SCHOOL GIRLS ATTEND THEIR SCHOOL IN KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN.
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Sep 19 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Stringer) Dozens of Afghan singers and musicians have fled the country to neighbouring Pakistan in fear of retaliation by the Taliban, which considers music 'unIslamic'. The Taliban banned music when they ruled the country between 1996 and 2001 and decreed women to stay home based on their strict interpretation of Islamic law.FOOTAGE OF MUSICIANS IN KANDAHAR.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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