The United Nations calls for the Restoration of Women's University Rights in Afghanistan

Sima Bahous, the executive director of UN Women, has demanded the restoration of Afghan women's access to higher education after the Taliban-led government forbade female students from enrolling in universities.  It's horrifying and short-sighted, she remarked.

According to the news agency, Bahous urged the Taliban-led government to promptly reestablish the full range of rights for women and girls, including their right to education, employment, and civic engagement.

According to Bahous, women have always been an important part of Afghanistan's development and support its peace, security, and resilience; ending women's higher education would be to disregard their historical contributions and sever them from their future potential as well as the potential of their nation.

The denial of education violates the equal rights of women and girls, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and will have a terrible effect on Afghanistan's future. According to Bahous, it condemns the nation to increased economic misery, suffering, and exclusion from the rest of the world.

A generation of Afghan women and girls who don't receive an education won't be equipped with the knowledge and abilities necessary to properly contribute to the development of their nation. Without education, their opportunities for leadership and involvement are further limited, making them more susceptible to discrimination and gender-based violence, she continued.

The Taliban regime's Education Ministry announced that the cabinet had decided to impose the permanent prohibition, which will further restrict women's access to formal education.

Universities had implemented gender-segregated classrooms and entrances when the nation was overrun by the Taliban in August 2021.

Only female professors or elderly males were permitted to instruct female students.