Taliban ordered Afghan female students to wear niqabs at university

"Women attending private Afghan universities must wear an abaya robe and niqab (a headdress that covers most of the face with a slit for the eyes. -

)," the media informs.

In addition, classes should be conducted separately for men and separately for women, or at least separated by a curtain.

The Taliban have ordered that universities create separate entrances for women and that their lectures end five minutes earlier than men to avoid meeting on the streets.

Earlier, the acting Minister of Higher Education of Afghanistan, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, said that the new education system would provide for separate education for students and female students in the country.

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.