Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesperson of the Taliban, said in an interview with the Arab media that the Taliban have given women the rights that they did not have in the past.
The decision to ban women’s education at university is justified since it is against Islamic and Afghan values. The movement must be organized accordingly.
Earlier, Nida Mohammad Nadim, a former provincial governor, police chief, and military commander, said the ban issued was necessary to prevent the mixing of genders in universities and because he believes some subjects being taught violated the principles of Islam.
Despite initially promising a more moderate rule respecting rights for women and minorities, the Taliban have widely implemented their interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia, since they seized power in August 2021.
The Taliban last month indefinitely banned university education for women in Afghanistan, for which they faced a severe global backlash. Following that, Afghanistan urged foreign countries to stop interfering in Afghanistan’s affairs.
Moreover, the Taliban government set a 10-day deadline to close women’s beauty parlors in Afghanistan two days ago. They have also decided to prevent women from working in commercial centers.