INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authorities in Afghanistan&s eastern province of Paktia said girls& high schools had opened in recent days, though the move had not been
officially approved.Most girls& secondary schools in Afghanistan have been closed since the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) took over
in August 2021 after the group made a sudden U-turn on promises to open them in March.The schools have opened some days ago, the rules about
Islam, culture and customs are observed, the principal of schools asked the students to come back to school and the girls& high schools are
open,& Mawlawi Khaliqyar Ahmadzai, head of Paktia&s culture and information department, told Reuters.However, Zabihullah Mujahid, the
spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, on Tuesday told an Ariana News journalist that he does not have any details on this
reported move.I don''t have detailed information about this yet, and investigations are underway to find out under what measures the schools
are opened and to whose guidance,& he said.A spokesperson for Paktia&s education department confirmed that girls& high schools have opened
but said his department was not informed in advance and they had sent a letter to the national education ministry and were waiting for a
response.The post Some girls& high schools in eastern Afghanistan reopen first appeared on Ariana News.
