Under pressure, the Afghan government retracted the proposals earlier this month. "President Ghani says the new school uniform which was announced by the Ministry of Education is not ...

She had gone to school in Afghanistan before the Taliban took over, had herself worn a black uniform back then, and in fact agreed that wearing black makes you hot and shows the dirt in the very ...

A Sharia-compliant headscarf will be included in the uniform for girls, in addition to a cloak, which the students will have to wear on their way to and from school. Recommended Afghan religious ...

the Taliban on Wednesday reneged on a promise to allow Afghan girls to attend secondary school, as thousands of them turned up at their old school gates in tidy uniforms and carrying their school ...

She said girls' "school uniforms in Afghanistan are pretty covered up, always". Secondary schools in Afghanistan are already segregated by gender. One of the demands of the international community ...

Since the start of the school year in March, Afghan boys have been required to wear new uniforms of turbans and long tunics, following an order to adopt outfits reflecting Taliban rule.