The Taliban suspends university education for women in Afghanistan

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The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, in its latest move Brutal repression About the rights and freedoms of Afghan women.

A spokesman for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education confirmed the comment to CNN on Tuesday. A letter published by the Ministry of Education said the decision was taken at a cabinet meeting and the order will take effect immediately.

Girls were banned Back to high school in MarchAfter the Taliban ordered the closure of girls’ schools just hours after they were scheduled to reopen after months of closure imposed after the Taliban seized power in August 2021.

Human Rights Watch criticized the ban on Tuesday, calling it a “shameful decision that violates the right to education for women and girls in Afghanistan.”

“The Taliban make it clear every day that they do not respect the basic rights of Afghans, especially women,” the human rights organization said in a statement.

After seizing power in Afghanistan last year, the Taliban have tried to project a more moderate image to gain international support.

But while it made numerous promises to the international community that it would protect the rights of women and girls, the Taliban has been doing the opposite, systematically stressing their rights and freedoms.

Women in Afghanistan can no longer work in most sectors, require a male guardian to travel long distances and have been ordered to cover their faces in public.

This is a breaking news story, more to follow.