Protest against Taliban: Afghanistan: Women demonstrate against university ban

In the western Afghan city of Herat, dozens of women protested on Saturday against their ban from the country's universities.

Protest against Taliban: Afghanistan: Women demonstrate against university ban

In the western Afghan city of Herat, dozens of women protested on Saturday against their ban from the country's universities. With slogans like "Education is our right," they took to the streets in small groups, a demonstrator told the German Press Agency.

The women gathered in front of the provincial governor's office. The Taliban then broke up the protests with water cannons and batons, it said. Videos on social networks showed a fire truck spraying the demonstrators with a liquid.

The Taliban showed an increased military presence in the capital Kabul on Saturday. There, too, dozens of women demonstrated against the recently imposed university ban on Thursday. At least one of the women has reportedly been missing since then.

Taliban hold demonstrators for weeks

On Tuesday, the Taliban banned women from all universities in Afghanistan with immediate effect. Since taking power in August 2021, the Islamists have massively restricted women's rights. Girls and women are largely excluded from public life.

In the past, women who protested for their rights were repeatedly detained, sometimes for several weeks.

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