On June 5438+February 2 1 2023, the Taliban-led Afghan government issued the latest decree prohibiting women from entering universities. The decree will take effect immediately after its promulgation. According to the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan, Afghan women are temporarily banned from entering universities for education until further notice.
A spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education confirmed that the Ministry of Higher Education sent letters to private and public universities in Afghanistan, asking them to immediately suspend the enrollment of female students according to the cabinet decision and notify the Ministry of Education after the ban was formally implemented. The ban came a few weeks after Afghan women took the high school graduation exam.
Introduction to Afghanistan:
Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia and West Asia. It borders Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, and China in the northeast, covering a land area of 647,500 square kilometers.
According to the statistics of the Central Bureau of Statistics of Afghanistan, the population of Afghanistan in fiscal year 20 19/2020 is about 32.2 million, and there are about 30 ethnic groups. The main ethnic groups are 2 1, of which Pashtuns account for about 40%, Tajiks account for about 25%, Hazaras account for about 19% and Uzbeks account for about 8%. As of September, 20021year, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces with counties, districts, townships and villages.
Xinmin Evening News The Taliban issued a new decree prohibiting Afghan women from receiving university education.