taliban say all girls schools will reopen by the end of marchthe reopening of public universities would bode well for the return of girls to school around the country united states institute of peace analyst andrew watkins told afpthis is the taliban taking a step that would be a critical marker in moving closer towards recognition said it is difficult to gauge the real time impact of repeated lockdowns on education sector because the latest available comprehensive official data dates back to 201920 this provides the longer time precovid trends but does not tell us how the trend may have been impacted by covid19 induced restrictions the survey said