The Taliban announced on Tuesday the closure of universities to women in Afghanistan, in the latest attack on women’s rights in the country
, a founding member of the Afghan Women’s Advocacy Group, who fled Kabul during the 2021 Taliban takeover, says that in the short-term she expects the decision to result in an increase in domestic violence, forced marriages and suicide.
“No country can thrive when half of its population is held back,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said inThe international community has been quick to condemn the decision. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the decision a “very troubling” move and another “broken promise” from the Taliban.added that the U.S.
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