Public Universities Re-open in Afghanistan

Some public universities have opened in Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban seized power in August.

Officials said universities in Laghman, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Nimroz, Farah and Helmand provinces opened on Wednesday.

The Taliban have said they have no objection to education for women, but want classes to be segregated and the curriculum based on its principles.

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.