The Taliban warned private universities in Afghanistan on January 28 that female students were banned from taking university entrance exams scheduled for later this month.
To garner the full counterterrorism cooperation the U.S. requiresfrom Islamabad, Washington must develop a realistic and hard-nosed policy that takes on Pakistan's ambivalence toward goinghead-to-head with terrorists. Washington must be diligent inpursuing policies that promote the safety and security ofIslamabad's nuclear assets.
A midday bombing at a religious school for boys in the northern Samangan province of Afghanistan on Wednesday left at least 10 students dead and scores injured, government officials said.
The Biden administration has rolled out new sanctions on Iranian officials linked to the widening crackdown on protesters, but is facing pressure to do more from activists who want the regime toppled.
Some of the largest protests led by women started after a Sept. 30 suicide attack on an educational center in Kabul in which 53 Hazara girls were killed.