Logar governor’s spokesman says at least 12,000 students, including 2,500 girls, have been deprived of education following closure of the schools.
Local officials in Logar province claimed that at least 30 schools were closed by the Taliban in Charkh district in reaction to a government forces’ operation against the militant group in the area.
Up to 12,000 students, including 2,500 girls, were deprived of education after closer of the schools, Salim Saleh, spokesman for Logar governor, said Friday.
He added that the Taliban closed the schools in Charkh district after some of their members were killed and wounded in a night raid by government forces this week.
“Armed oppositions have closed 30 schools, including 10 high schools, in Charkh (district) after one of their commanders was killed in a night raid by government forces,” he said.
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