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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Sam Elliott-Gibbs

Taliban officially criminalises university-level education for women in Afghanistan

The Taliban has criminalised university-level education for all Afghan women, it has been announced.

The Islamic fundamentalists announced the immediate closure of the classrooms, according to a letter by the higher education minister.

A spokesperson instructed Afghan public and private universities to suspend access to female students immediately, in accordance with a cabinet decision.

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