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The Taliban authorities announced on Tuesday the ban on access to university education for women in Afghanistan for an indeterminate period, according to a letter from the Ministry of Higher Education sent to all public and private universities.
"They are recommended to implement the order to suspend women's education until further notice
," says the letter signed by Minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem.
Ministry spokesman Ziaulah Hashimi, who tweeted the letter, confirmed the order in a message sent to AFP.
The ban on access to higher education
comes less than three months after thousands of women sat for
university entrance exams across the country.
Since the Islamic fundamentalist group regained control of the country in August last year, universities have been forced to implement new rules, including gender segregation in classrooms and entrances.
Female students could only have older women or men as teachers.
As a result, the majority of adolescent girls across the country have already been barred from secondary education, seriously limiting their chances of accessing university.
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