Afghan women at university will study separately from men, the Taliban say

Afghan women at university will study separately from men, the Taliban say

The new Taliban government says Afghanistan's education system had changed since their last time in power. But women will only be allowed to study in gender-segregated classes and Islamic dress enforced.

Afghan women will be allowed to attend university as long as they study separately from men, the Taliban's new higher education minister said on Sunday.

Women's rights in Afghanistan were sharply curtailed under the Taliban's 1996-2001 rule, though since returning to power last month, the hardline Islamists have claimed they will implement a less extreme rule.

But speaking to reporters about the new regime's plans for the country's education, Minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani was unapologetic about bringing an end to mixed education."We have no problems in ending the mixed education system," he said. "The people are Muslims and they will accept it."

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