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Taliban close girls schools in east that had briefly opened

Arefeh, 40 years old, leaves an underground school, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 30, 2022. Taliban authorities Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, shut down girls schools above the sixth grade in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province that had been briefly opened after a recommendation by tribal elders and school principals, according to witnesses and social media posts. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Hazara Shiite student Fereshteh, 11 years old, poses for a photo in her classroom in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 23, 2022. Taliban authorities Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, shut down girls schools above the sixth grade in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province that had been briefly opened after a recommendation by tribal elders and school principals, according to witnesses and social media posts. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Afghan girls attend class at the Tajrobawai Girls High School in Herat, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Taliban authorities Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, shut down girls schools above the sixth grade in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province that had been briefly opened after a recommendation by tribal elders and school principals, according to witnesses and social media posts. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) A classroom of a Hazara Shiite school sits empty in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 31, 2022. Taliban authorities Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, shut down girls schools above the sixth grade in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province that had been briefly opened after a recommendation by tribal elders and school principals, according to witnesses and social media posts. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Students play outside a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 27, 2021. Taliban authorities Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, shut down girls schools above the sixth grade in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province that had been briefly opened after a recommendation by tribal elders and school principals, according to witnesses and social media posts. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)
Taliban close girls schools in east that had briefly opened