Photos show that a curtain separates the women and men who take classes in Afghanistan's universities.
These images are the first to be published since the Taliban tookover.
Reuters reported that some classrooms have even more strict divisions between men, women and children.
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Some of the largest universities in Afghanistan have resumed classes, but now separate students based on sex, photos, and interviews that Reuters has shown.
After the US's 20-year war on Afghanistan, which ended in 2002, classes were put on a temporary halt. The Taliban took Kabul, its capital city, three weeks earlier. While some students are now returning to school, photos from social media indicate that the Taliban have already made changes to the seating arrangements.
Two photos show men and women sitting in the same classroom, but they are separated by gray curtains. The headcovers and long robes worn by the women in this photo are for their heads.
Interviews with students in Kabul, Kandahar and Herat revealed that women are being taught separately on campus or confined to particular areas.
This photo was taken by Reuters social media and shows students attending class in new classroom conditions at Avicenna University, Kabul, Afghanistan on September 6, 2021. Social media handout/via Reuters
Girls were forbidden from attending school during the Taliban's last reign, which was 1996-2001. Women were also forbidden from going to university or working by the Taliban.
Anjila, a 21 year-old female student at Kabul University, told Reuters that she felt awful when she entered the class. "We are slowly going back to 20-years ago."
Before the Taliban tookover, women sat apart from men. However, there were no physical dividers between them.
Taliban claims that women will still be allowed to participate in society according to Islamic law. However, Afghan women have protested in recent weeks fearing they might lose their rights.
Abdul Baqi Haqqani was the acting minister for Ministry of Higher Education. He stated last week that while women can go to college, they must be taught by female professors, and not mixed with male students.
