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'On Tuesday morning, a woman called Zahra was preparing to take final exams to
complete her arts degree at a university in the Afghan capital, Kabul. By
evening, she was effectively expelled because of her gender, like every other
female university student in Afghanistan.
The Taliban government issued a statement suspending all women from attending
university, the highest level of education most Afghan girls will be able to
attain is grade 6 — the final year of primary school.
A spokesman for the ministry of higher education, Ziaullah Hashmi confirmed the
news to NPR and tweeted out the announcement himself with the words "important
news."
"What news could be worse than this?" said Zahra in a voice message to NPR,
left in response to a question about how she felt. She requested her family
name not be used, fearing she'd be identified by Taliban officials. "I've been
shaking with anger. I can't even cry."
"The Taliban took our last hope from us. The female students had their last
exam tomorrow," she said. "But the Taliban closed the gates of university
today."'
Via Kenny Chaffin and Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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