Armed guards stop Afghan women entering universities after Taliban ban

Despite promising a softer rule when they seized power last year, the hardline Islamists have ratcheted up restrictions on all aspects of women's lives, ignoring international outrage.

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Afghan female university students stopped by Taliban security personnel stand next to a university in Kabul on December 21, 2022. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
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Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education in another

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