The United States is condemning the Taliban’s barring of women from universities in Afghanistan. In the latest crackdown on women’s rights and freedoms, Taliban rulers banned female students from universities effective immediately. The move comes despite initially promising a more moderate rule and women’s and minority rights after their takeover of Afghanistan last year. At […]
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U.S. slams Taliban’s barring of women from universities
The United States is condemning the Taliban’s barring of women from universities in Afghanistan. In the latest crackdown on women’s rights and freedoms, Taliban rulers banned female students from universities effective immediately. The move comes despite initially promising a more moderate rule and women’s and minority rights after their takeover of Afghanistan last year. At the White House, a National Security Council denounced the Taliban’s decision as “indefensible” and “deplorable.” It warned that the Taliban “will be further alienated from the international community and denied the legitimacy they desire.”