The Taliban just shuttered university education for women in Afghanistan
· Dec 20, 2022 · NottheBee.com

A little over a year after we left Afghanistan, and it's like we were never there at all:

These anti-woman orders are escalating, by the way:

A spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education confirmed the suspension to CNN on Tuesday. A letter published by the education ministry said the decision was made in a cabinet meeting and the order will go into effect immediately.

Girls were barred from returning to secondary schools in March, after the Taliban ordered schools for girls to shut just hours after they were due to reopen following months long closures imposed after the Taliban takeover in August 2021.

As the saying goes: At least we have no more mean tweets, though.

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