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Politics

Afghan universities reopen with small number of women attending

The government restrictions on women include banning them from some government jobs [File: AFP]

Some public universities have opened in Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban seized power in August, with a trickle of women attending classes.

Most secondary schools for girls and all public universities were shuttered when the armed group stormed back to power, sparking fears that women would again be barred from education – as happened during the Taliban’s first rule from 1996 to 2001.

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