Taliban Suspend University Education for all Female Students in Afghanistan.

The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and grief among young people in the country.

A letter published by the Afghan education ministry said the decision was made in a cabinet meeting and the order will go into effect immediately.

Girls were barred from returning to secondary schools in March, after the Taliban ordered schools for girls to shut hours after they were due to reopen following months long closures imposed after the Taliban takeover in August 2021.

Condemning such irrational decision, the U.S State Department spokesperson, Ned Price laments that Taliban’s indefensible decision to ban women from universities would have significant consequences for the Taliban and will further alienate the Taliban from the international community and deny them the legitimacy they desire.