Some Afghan girls return to school, others face anxious wait


FILE PHOTO: School girls walk on a hilltop as they head home in Kabul April 12, 2015. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo

(Reuters) - Some Afghan girls returned to primary schools with gender-segregated classes on Saturday, 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.

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