During the Taliban's earlier days in power, the opportunities for women to educate themselves were non-existent in Afghanistan.
When the Taliban regained power in August, many feared a return to the society we had previously seen under Taliban rule.
The regime tried to reassure the population that this would not be the case, but was met with skepticism.
Now the regime has clarified what they mean by women continuing to have the right to education.
- We will not allow boys and girls to study together, says the newly appointed Minister of Higher Education, Abdu Baqi Haqqani, during a press conference.
The message is that women will continue to be able to study at universities under Taliban rule, but then with strict requirements, such as gender-segregated classrooms and mandatory covering attire.
Haqqani also said that the subjects taught at universities in Afghanistan should be investigated, but did not develop his reasoning.
Women are stopped from playing sports
During the Taliban's first days in power, the regime has repeatedly tried to convince the outside world that they have changed and do not want to rule the country in the same strict way as before.
At the same time, the promises have been ambiguous and seen as dubious by other human rights organizations' assessors.
In fact, women's rights in Afghanistan have already been curtailed in several places under the new regime. For example, the Taliban recently announced that women are being stopped from playing sports in the country, while demonstrations for gender equality have been met with violence from the regime.