Taliban Bans Afghan Girls From Participating in University Entrance Exams
The Taliban’s National Examination Authority announced that this year only male students can participate in the university entrance exam in Afghanistan.
The Taliban’s National Examination Authority announced that this year only male students can participate in the university entrance exam in Afghanistan.
The Taliban agency on Tuesday added that the ban on the participation of female students in the university entrance exams has been decided by the Ministry of Higher Education of the Taliban.
The Taliban's National Examination Authority emphasised that the organisation was not part of the decision-making process on the ban of Afghan girls from university entrance exams.
The Taliban insists that the ban on women's education is temporary, but the continued ban on girls’ participation in university entrance exams shows that the group has no intention to lift the ban on Afghan girls’ right to higher education this year.
However, the National Examination Authority said that the first round of entrance exams for Afghan government universities will be held on July 20 and 21 in Ghor, Sar-e Pul, Daikundi, Logar, Faryab, Khost, Jawzjan, Takhar, Paktia, Baghlan and Bamyan provinces.
