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21 Dec 2022

Taliban bans women from university in Afghanistan

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Classes for female students have been stopped, while security forces have prevented women in the Afghan capital Kabul from entering university campuses after the country’s Taliban rulers imposed a new ban on women and girls from accessing higher education.

World leaders have condemned the move, including Rishi Sunak who described it as a “grave step backwards”.

Producer: Hila May