Taliban say Afghan boys' schools to reopen, no mention of girls

FILE PHOTO: Schoolboys watch Afghanistan's Charlie Chaplin, Karim Asir, 25, perform at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan September 5, 2018. Picture taken September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo

(Reuters) - Afghan schools will open for boys from Saturday, the new Taliban ministry of education said in a statement that gave no indication of when girls might be able to go back to their classes.

More than a month after the movement seized the capital Kabul, most educational institutions have remained closed as the Taliban have struggled to reopen the economy and restore normal life in the cities.