Young girls in Afghanistan back to school after Taliban takeover — See pictures

Some Afghan girls returned to primary schools with gender-segregated classrooms, but older girls faced an anxious wait with no clarity over if and when they would be able to resume their studies at the secondary school level.

Most schools in the capital Kabul have stayed shut since the Taliban captured the city just over a month ago. Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Photo

A teacher checks nail hygiene of the students at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Photo

Taliban officials say they will not return to the fundamentalist policies - including a ban on girls receiving education - implemented when they last ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. They have now promised that girls will be able to study - but only in segregated classrooms. Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Photo

Schools in Kabul had made changes in the seating arrangements for girls and boys in order to reopen. Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Photo

An Afghan girl is seen writing on a whiteboard in the classroom at a school in Kabul. Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Photo

An Afghan girl goes to a school in Kabul. Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Photo

Hadith Rezaei, dean supervisor, poses for a photo at a school in Kabul. Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Photo

Afghan girls stand in line at a school in Kabul. Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Photo

Afghan girls play in a school in Kabul. Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Photo