In several provinces, local Taliban authorities have been persuaded to reopen schools — but millions of girls still remain cut off.
“When the Taliban took Kabul we had no hope that they would let the school continue — but they did,” said 18-year-old Mahida. Some six kilometers away in the remote village of Jangalak, 19-year-old Zahra, an aspiring engineer, attends an SCA-run class for students who have gaps in their education. Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told AFP that he expects high school-age girls to return to class in the spring.
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