Several Afghan girls gathered infront of Kabul University reading books and symbolically protested against the ban on education for them by the Taliban.

In a separate move, a group of female students asked male students and professors to boycott universities in Afghanistan.

The Taliban dispersed the girls and asked them to leave the vicinity of the university.

The girls had been students at Kabul University who have been banned from higher education by the Taliban in late 2022.

These female students have said that the university is closed to them, but they have come to study outside the university.

The symbolic protest of these Afghan girls happened on the first day of the reopening of universities for boys in Afghanistan.

According to the decision of the Ministry of Higher Education of the Taliban, on Monday, the university classes started for male students, but the ministry has not announced any change in their decision about allowing education for female students.

The Taliban announced in August 2022 that Afghan female students were not allowed to go to university until further notice.

The Taliban’s decision to ban higher education for girls has been met with widespread protests by male and female students and criticisms from international organisations.