New Delhi

As the world was busy with resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Taliban quietly buried the hopes of lakhs of girls of resumeing their education, as on the first day of the reopneing of schools after the groups's takeover the country, these were ordered closed.

Heartbreaking scenes were witnessed across the country as girls were leaving the schools teary eyes, some crying and sobbing at the likely end of their dreams.

it seems within a few hours of the senior secondary schools reopening, the girls had to beat a hesty retreat from as there was a directive ffrom the regime for shutting down the schools.Afghans posted scene of girls crying on social media. Tolo News posted this breakbreaking video of a girl:

یکی از دانش‌آموزان در کابل با ابراز اینکه به آنان اجازه ورود به صنف درسی داده نشده است، اشک ریخت. #طلوع‌نیوز pic.twitter.com/DNkSiIZNMl

— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) March 23, 2022

Taliban spokesperson  Inamullah Samangani confirned the order about closure of schools to foreign news agencies but declined to comment saying, “I am not allowed to speak beyond this.”

"I saw the students crying. She didn't want to leave the class," said Palwasha, a teacher at the Umrah Khan Girls' School. Deborah Lions correspondent called the move "disturbing." "If this is true, what could be the reason?" He tweeted.

When the Taliban took control of the country in August last year, schools were closed due to the Corona epidemic, but two months later only boys and girls were allowed to go to school.

At the time, there were fears that the Taliban would ban girls' education, as they did in their previous government from 1996 to 2001. The recognition of the Taliban government by the international community was a central point, and many countries and organizations offered to pay teachers.

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghasnistan Tweeted:

The UN in Afghanistan deplores today’s reported announcement by the Taliban that they are further extending their indefinite ban on female students above the 6th grade being permitted to return school. pic.twitter.com/aNH7rj3amw

— UNAMA News (@UNAMAnews) March 23, 2022

The move to open secondary schools on Wednesday was met with interest, with schools opening in several areas, including Herat and Panjshir, the Taliban's spiritual center in Kandahar. The education ministry says the government's goal is to open schools, but it is under international pressure.

The move has shocked the world