The Ministry of Education (MoE) said that a plan to reopen the schools for female students in grades 7-12 has been presented to the Prime Minister’s Office.

A spokesman for the MoE, Aziz Ahmad Riyan, said appointing female teachers for female students, and the segregation of boys and girls are the points included in the plan.

“The schools of boys and girls be separated. If there is a complex problem or an economic one, then the time shift should be changed. The female teachers should honor the Hijab. The women students should be taught by female teachers,” he said.

This comes as a dozens of students gathered in the eastern province of Nanagarhar where they protested the decision of the current government to ban girls in grades 7-12 from going to school.

“We are sad and concerned about our future. One year was wasted and we have not studied,” a student told TOLOnews.

Although the Islamic Emirate earlier announced that all schools will be reopened for male and female students in spring, on Tuesday, the female students above grade sixth were not allowed to attend their classes.

The analysts believe that depriving girls of access to education will affect the country’s development.

“They should announce again the reopening of schools as soon as possible so the doors of schools and universities are reopened for the girls and women,” said Hameedullah Hotak, a political analyst.

The closing of girls' secondary and high schools faced national and international reactions.

The residents of Kabul called on the Islamic Emirate to reopen the schools for girls in grades 7-12.