Taliban authorities announced a ban on women on Tuesday enter university education in Afghanistan for an indefinite period, according to a letter from the Ministry of Higher Education sent to all public and private universities.

“It is recommended to implement the order of suspend women’s education until further notice”, indicates the letter published by Minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem. Ministry spokeswoman Ziaulah Hashimi, who tweeted her, confirmed the order in a message sent to AFP.

The ban on access to higher education comes less than three months away Thousands of women will take the exams access to universities throughout 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 sex segregation in classrooms and lobbies. Female students could only have women or older men as teachers.

Thus, most adolescent girls across the country have already been excluded from secondary education, severely limiting theirs

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