Afghanistan starts new academic year

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Afghanistan starts new academic year

STORY: Afghanistan starts new academic year DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: various of the opening ceremonyvarious of students STORYLINE: The Ministry of Education of Afghanistan's caretaker government on Wednesday started the new educational year as millions of Afghan children head to schools, the state-run news agency reported. According to the Bakhtar News Agency, boy students from grade one to grade 12 and girls from grade one to grade six will attend their classes after the academic year started. However, female students in girls' secondary schools and high schools were denied attending schools until further notice. "Whenever girls' school uniforms are designed in accordance with Sharia, Afghan customs and culture, then the girls' schools would be reopened after order of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's leadership," the report said. Since the Taliban's takeover of the power of the country on Aug. 15, 2021, public girls' schools an

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