A local news channel of Afghanistan reported that on Monday university classes started in the country but with a “curtain of separation”. Taking their official Twitter account the Aamaj News shows male and female students sitting in a classroom with curtains between them.
This is a result of the education policy outline given by the Taliban. In an interview the Taliban spokesperson said that they have no issue with women education “but they should study with a hijab”.
In a statement, the Taliban ordered women attending private Afghan universities to wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face. They also said that classes must be segregated by sex – or at least divided by a curtain.
The Taliban diktat said that female students should only be taught by other women, but if that was not possible then “old men” of good character could fill in.
The statement further ordered women needs to finish their lesson five minutes earlier to avoid contact with men.
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