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Afghanistan: Taliban say girls, women may study in no-men classrooms

The higher education minister in the govt says women can study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but that classrooms will be gender-segregated and that Islamic dress is compulsory

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Afghan women walk by posters of Taliban leaders and flags in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: AP/PTI
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1 min read Last Updated : Sep 13 2021 | 12:06 AM IST

The higher education minister in the new Taliban government says women can study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but that classrooms will be gender-segregated and that Islamic dress is compulsory.

The minister, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, laid out the new policies at a news conference Sunday, several days after Afghanistan's new rulers formed an all-male, all-Taliban government.

Haqqani said female university students would be required to wear a hijab but did not elaborate on whether this only meant a compulsory headscarf or also mandatory face coverings.

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First Published: Sep 12 2021 | 1:23 PM IST

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