“The voice of Paktia’s woman pupils is the voice of all our girls and of Afghanistan,” tweeted Karzai. “We request the acting Islamic governing administration to open the universities,” he claimed. Taliban created a unexpected U-convert on vows to open girls’ highschools in March. Authorities in Paktia explained this 7 days that girls’ higher universities had re-opened, while the go experienced not been formally approved. But three locals and 3 Taliban officials said universities had been shut on Saturday. A single human being mentioned the closure had prompted women to protest. Video footage confirmed dozens of women marching down a avenue although chanting.