ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Saturday doubled down on their ban on women’s education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams, according to a spokesman. The note comes despite weeks of condemnation and lobbying by the international community for a
The Taliban are doubling down on their ban on women's education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams.
A top UN envoy met with the Taliban-led Afghan government s higher education minister Saturday to discuss the ban on women attending universities. Markus Potzel is the first international official to meet with him since the ban was introduced last month.