The radical Islamic Taliban in Afghanistan have banned the country’s female students from universities with immediate effect. A spokesman for the Ministry of Education confirmed on Tuesday a corresponding letter to private and public universities, which was signed by Minister Sheikh Neda Mohammed Nadim. The ministry’s instruction implements a cabinet decision.
The Taliban have been back in power in Afghanistan since August 2021. Your government is not recognized internationally. The Islamists have repeatedly severely restricted women’s rights. Girls and women are largely excluded from public life. For example, secondary schools from the seventh grade onwards are no longer accessible to girls since the change of government. In Kabul, women have even been banned from visiting public parks and gyms for several months.
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