Afghanistan girls have been turned away from their university campuses by Taliban guards.
Over the past 16 months, the Taliban have been excluding girls from most secondary schools, and this week, it announced a ban on University education for women.
The order was issued on Tuesday and by Wednesday, all places of learning including Islamic religious schools and private tuition colleges started carrying out the ruling.
Sources confirmed to the BBC that three provinces – Takhai in the north, Ghazni in the southeast, and the capital Kabul- had stopped girls from accessing private education centres.
Some women attempted to protest but their demonstrations despite being small were shut down by Taliban officials.
A student of Kabul University speaking to the BBC said “they have destroyed the only bridge that could connect me with my future”.
“How can I react? I believed that k could study and change my future or bring the light to my life but they destroyed it,” she said.
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The Taliban when they got back into power in August 2021, had promised to respect women’s rights after preventing women from working or studying during their rule from 1996-2001.
Their latest decree, however, counters the promise they made barely 16 months ago.
