The Taliban sect in Afghanistan has banned women from going into higher institution.
This is coming three months after numerous women alongside men in Afghanistan took entrance exam across the country.
The Taliban in Afghanistan ordered an indefinite ban on university education for the country’s women, reported AFP on Tuesday.
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“You all are informed to immediately implement the mentioned order of suspending the education of females until further notice,” a letter issued to all government and private universities signed by the Minister for Higher Education Neda Mohammad Nadeem said.
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After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year, the insurgent group had claimed that there would be no discrimination against women. However, the recent decision seems contrary to the group’s earlier claim.
The United Nations has described the move as a “broken promise”.
“We have seen since their [Taliban] takeover a lessening of space for women, not only in education, but access to public areas,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said, reported Al Jazeera.
“It’s another very troubling move and it’s difficult to imagine how a country can develop, can deal with all of the challenges that it has without the active participation of women and their education.”
