Taliban bans university education for Afghan girls, US condemns decision

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The Taliban adheres to an austere version of Islam, with the movement’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and his inner circle of Afghan clerics against modern education, especially for girls and women.

They (i.e. women) are also barred from travelling without a male relative and must cover up outside the home, ideally with a burqa. In November, they were prohibited from going to parks, funfairs, gyms and public baths.

The authorities have also returned to public floggings and executions of men and women in recent weeks as they implement an extreme interpretation of Islamic syariah law. 

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