According to multiple reports, the Taliban has banned women from attending universities in Afghanistan until further notice.
Women look from an iron fence in Afghanistan. The photo was taken by Wakil Kohler.
The new policy will take effect immediately according to a letter obtained by the Associated Press.
The subjects women were allowed to study in college were largely blocked by the Taliban.
Young and middle aged men were not allowed to teach female students in college classrooms.
The Taliban banned girls from going to high school just weeks after it took over Afghanistan, but allowed women to go to college before this latest policy change.
The Taliban promised after taking over that it would allow women and girls to go to school.
Since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, women have mostly been second class citizens. Last year the Taliban banned women from employment, in May they ordered women to cover themselves in public, and last month they banned women from appearing in the parks. As the Taliban reestablishes its interpretation of Islamic law, it faces increasing international condemnation for alleged human rights violations, such as revenge killings against those who worked with the US or the previous, Western-backed government.
Afghanistan's economy is in a poor state due to high prices, the exclusion of women from the workforce, and other factors. 98% of Afghans say they suffer in life, according to a Gallup poll.
The Taliban has an order for women to fully cover their bodies.
Photos of Kabul under its new rulers have been published.
Girls are not allowed to attend secondary school in Afghanistan.
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