“It is noteworthy that female students cannot enroll until further notice,” the Taliban Interim Government’s Ministry of Higher Education noted, in a letter addressed to private universities and institutes of higher education, a text the EFE has access to.
The Taliban, which governs the country according to a strict interpretation of Islamic law and regularly applies corporal punishment and even public executions, said any “deviation” from the ban on female higher education “will be dealt with in accordance with the law”.
This clarification comes after the imposition of a ban on women in universities last December, a measure that joined the ban on female students enrolling in secondary education since the Taliban came to power in August 2021.
Last month, women were also banned from working for NGOs, arguing that many female employees did not cover their heads.
The decision drew condemnation from the international community and led many NGOs to suspend their programs in Afghanistan.
Despite the promises of change they made when they seized power, the actions of the Taliban against Afghan women are increasingly reminiscent of the era of the first Taliban regime (1996-2001), when women were relegated to domestic tasks, with no possibility of male or female sexual intercourse. leaving home.
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