The Ministry of Education (MoE) said Tuesday that boys and girls in grade 1-6 will continue their education separately and at different times based on a new plan.

Officials at the Ministry of Education said a plan has been finalized for primary schools with children in grades 1-6 under the Islamic Emirate authority, and the plan will be delivered to the Prime Minister.

“The main points of the plan are as follow: the classes should be separate, the classes should not be at the same time, female teachers are allowed to teach girls and male teachers to teach boys,” said Aziz Ahmad Reyan, the spokesman of the MoE.

Based on the plan, the students’ clothing must conform to the Islamic laws and regulations. “The clothes of students should be based on Afghan culture. Color is not important,” he added.

Meanwhile, a number of schoolteachers and students have urged from the Ministry of Education to make a decision on the reopening of schools for girls above grade six.

“Our previous clothes were completely Islamic clothes, we had a black dress and a white veil which was not against Islam,” said Shiba, student.

“The education system of Afghanistan was an Islamic system. Boys and girls were not together; we, the girls, were taught by female teachers,” said Khadija, a student.

According to some numbers given, over 3.5 million Afghan girls have been barred from school across Afghanistan during the past six months.