Taliban postponed the reopening of secondary education for girls and women. They demonstrated in the capital city of Kabul to demand the reopening. In Afghanistan, girls are not allowed to attend secondary school, because the Taliban has interpreted that it is against Islamic teachings for boys and girls to study in the same place. The Taliban had planned to resume girls' secondary education on the 23rd of this month, but postponed it on the same day. In the midst of this situation, on March 26, about 150 female students and teachers demonstrated in the center of Kabul demanding the reopening of the school, holding banners that read "Education is our fundamental right" and other messages. A woman who participated in the event said, "women should be allowed to educate themselves because half of the people who make up society are women. The Taliban cannot oppress Afghan women. The Taliban has explained the postponement as a procedural issue, but so far has not indicated when it will resume. In response to the postponement of the resumption of girls' secondary education, the U.S. government canceled an economic meeting with the Taliban.
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