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Students attend a class bifurcated by a curtain separating males and females at a private university in Kabul. Pic/AFP
Under its new regime, the Taliban has said that women will be allowed to go to private universities, but they face tough restrictions on their clothing and movement. Pic/AFP
The Acting Minister Abdul Baqi Haqani emphasised that only female lecturers will be allowed to teach girls. Pic/AFP
According to report, the officials are worried about the girls' low attendance at the universities in Afghanistan. Pic/AFP
The assistant chancellor for a private university in Afghanistan, Zainulabuddin, said that among 2,000 students, only 20 of them came on Tuesday. When contacted some of the students, many said the security situation is the reason for their absence, he said. Pic/AFP
Afghan women now have to study separately, they must also end their lesson five minutes earlier than men to stop them from mingling outside. Pic/AFP
The report said the state universities are still closed in Afghanistan. Based on the Ministry's announcements, government universities will open as soon as the separation of classes take place. Pic/AFP
A Taliban fighter (C) walks past shoppers along Mandawi market in Kabul on September 1, a day after the US pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war -- one that started and ended with the hardline Islamist in power. Pic/AFP
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_d.jpg "Students attend a class bifurcated by a curtain separating males and females at a private university in Kabul. Pic/AFP")
_d.jpg "Under its new regime, the Taliban has said that women will be allowed to go to private universities, but they face tough restrictions on their clothing and movement. Pic/AFP")
_d.jpg "According to report, the officials are worried about the girls' low attendance at the universities in Afghanistan. Pic/AFP")
_d.jpg "The assistant chancellor for a private university in Afghanistan, Zainulabuddin, said that among 2,000 students, only 20 of them came on Tuesday. When contacted some of the students, many said the security situation is the reason for their absence, he said. Pic/AFP")
_d.jpg "Afghan women now have to study separately, they must also end their lesson five minutes earlier than men to stop them from mingling outside. Pic/AFP")
_d.jpg "The report said the state universities are still closed in Afghanistan. Based on the Ministry's announcements, government universities will open as soon as the separation of classes take place. Pic/AFP")
_d.jpg "A Taliban fighter (C) walks past shoppers along Mandawi market in Kabul on September 1, a day after the US pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war -- one that started and ended with the hardline Islamist in power. Pic/AFP")