Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denies Banning Girls' Education, Calling Secret Girls' Schools "Home-based Learning"
On September 16, Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Balkhi denied in an interview with CBS that the government bans girls from receiving formal education, claiming it is only a "suspension of specific forms of education," defining secret girls' schools in Kabul as "home-based learning," and emphasizing that the government will formulate laws based on its own priorities.