A committee of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education says it is working on a plan to re-open universities for female students, local media reported on Monday.
The committee made the disclosure during an annual report briefing of the ministry.
“We will share it with the public if the plan is finalised,” the report said.
Acting Deputy Minister of Higher Education Lutfullah Khairkhwa said that the plan’s finalisation time was still not clear.
So far, females have been banned from universities in Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Higher Education announced restrictions on females’ education in December 2022.
Since the Taliban’s August 2021 takeover, the group has sought to marginalize women and girls and erase them from virtually every aspect of public life.
After a September 2021 ban on high school education, the Taliban also barred women from attending university at the end of last year.
In a series of interviews with USIP, Afghan mothers, female students, schoolteachers, and university lecturers spoke of the terrible toll the Taliban’s actions have taken on their mental health.
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