Letter Number: 198
Date: 15/3/1401 (June 5, 2022)

To: Educational Area Supervisors of Kabul City

As per the decision of the committee regarding the reopening of schools for female students above grade six, led by Abdul Hakim Shari, Chief Justice of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and the Ministry of Education's letter number (71) dated 14/3/1401, you are hereby instructed to reopen all girls' schools from grade one to grade twelve in Kabul City on 21/3/1401 according to the following guidelines:

1. Female students above grade six and teachers must be dressed in Islamic hijab, ensuring that their faces are covered.

2. During official hours, except for female students, no one is allowed to enter girls' schools for administrative purposes.

3. All female students are required to refrain from standing or socializing with friends in separate areas.

4. Educational managers and headteachers are obligated to adjust the teaching schedule to make up for any lost time.

Respectfully,
Mawlawi Ihsanullah Khattab
Director of Education, Kabul City

This official directive, authorizing the reopening of girls’ schools in Kabul up to grade 12, imposes strict behavioral and dress-code conditions, including mandatory face covering and restrictions on movement and social interaction. While it strives to signal progress, the order is rooted in control rather than access, framing education within a punitive and surveillance-oriented model.