Turkey and Saudi Arabia condemn Taliban’s university ban for women

Afghan women chant slogans during a protest in Kabul against the Taliban’s university education ban (AP)
Afghan women chant slogans during a protest in Kabul against the Taliban’s university education ban (AP)

Turkey and Saudi Arabia have become the latest Muslim-majority countries to condemn a decision by Taliban authorities to bar women from universities.

Meanwhile, about two dozen women staged a protest in the streets of Kabul on Thursday.

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