the taliban government in afghanistan has ordered an indefinite ban on university education for women. the order was signed by the minister of higher education, demanding universities suspend education of females until further notice. it marks a further blow to women s right to education under the taliban. three months ago, thousands of women appeared for university entrance exams but there were restrictions on the kind of subjects they could study. yalda royan is the afghan lead for the womens rights group voice, having advised the world bank and a range of government departments and ngos on gender based issues, before being evacuated from kabul in 2021 by the us. talk us through how women s rights in afghanistan have been degraded in the last couple of years? degraded in the last couple of ears? ., ., , ., years? so, tilamarne started sto -|n~ years? so, tilamarne started stepping women years? so, tilamarne started stopping women from - years? so, tilamarne started