Afghan ladies opposing the schooling edict are attacked by the Taliban with water cannons.

On Saturday, a group of Afghan women protested in the streets of Herat against a Taliban decree that this week barred all female students from enrolling in Afghan universities.

Taliban authorities were seen in social media video deploying a water cannon to scatter the female demonstrators.

Girls were observed fleeing the water cannon and calling the authorities “cowards” as they did so.

This week’s Taliban pronouncement that it will stop allowing female students to attend university was only the latest in a series of restrictions on Afghan women’s liberties.

The action was taken despite the group’s pledge to respect women’s rights when it regained power last year.

It comes after a similar action that prevented females from returning to secondary schools in March of this year.

Male students in institutions all throughout the nation have protested the most recent education restriction by skipping their examinations.

The Mirwais Nika Institute of Higher Education in Kandahar released a statement on Saturday that said, “Education is the obligation of men and women.” It is a basic right and the key to the nation’s growth and independence.

According to the school, students had initially requested that Taliban authorities lift the prohibition but had received “no good answer”; “dissatisfaction and anger” were what led to the boycott, the school said.

One university representative informed MINIECHAT that lessons will be postponed as a result of the students’ choice to skip their entrance examinations.

After the US soldiers left the country in August 2021, the Taliban quickly seized control of Afghanistan. They had previously controlled the nation from 1996 to 2001, when the US-led invasion drove them from office.

The gang had a bad reputation for treating women like second-class citizens during its previous reign.

The coalition made various commitments to uphold the rights of women and girls after taking power last year.

However, advocates claim that the Taliban have broken their pledge and are once again systematically restricting the rights of women.

The group issued an edict to all national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the nation on Saturday prohibiting the attendance of women at work. According to a formal ministry warning, non-compliance will result in the cancellation of NGO licenses.

According to a spokeswoman, the decision was made as a result of disregard for Islamic dress codes and other Islamic Emirate laws and regulations.

In most industries, Afghan women can no longer work.

Additionally, their access to public areas has been greatly limited, as have their rights to travel. In public, women must completely cover their bodies, including their faces.

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