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September 28, 2021

Taliban Tightens Restrictions on Afghan Women's Rights
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The Taliban-appointed chancellor for Kabul University said Monday that
all women would be indefinitely barred from attending courses - either
as professors or students. And Afghanistan's first-of-its-kind women's
driving school reports business has ground to a halt since the Taliban
takeover in August.

Nilab Durrani: "Since the previous government collapsed, we have not
registered a single new student, and also no one has contacted us to get
a registration. The previously admitted students are calling us and
asking if they can join their classes, but they are worried about their
security."



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