Taliban security forces used a water cannon to disperse women protesting the ban on university education for women on Saturday.
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Video shared with The Associated Press shows the women screaming and hiding in a side street to escape the water cannon. They then resume their protest, with chants of “Disgraceful!”Article content “There was security on every street, every square, armored vehicles and armed men,” she said. “When we started our protest, in Tariqi Park, the Taliban took branches from the trees and beat us. But we continued our protest. They increased their security presence. Around 11 a.m. they brought out the water cannon.”A spokesman for the provincial governor, Hamidullah Mutawakil, claimed there were only four-five protesters.
An official in the Taliban government, Minister of Higher Education Nida Mohammad Nadim, spoke about the ban for the first time on Thursday in an interview with the Afghan state television. He said the ban was necessary to prevent the mixing of genders in universities and because he believes some subjects being taught violated the principles of Islam.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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Taliban use water cannon on women protesting university banTaliban security forces used a water cannon to disperse women protesting the ban on university education for women on Saturday, eyewitnesses said, as the decision from the Taliban-led government continues to cause outrage and opposition in Afghanistan and beyond.
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Taliban use water cannon on women protesting university banTaliban security forces used a water cannon to disperse women protesting the ban on university education for women on Saturday, eyewitnesses said, as the decision from the Taliban-led government continues to cause outrage and opposition in Afghanistan and beyond.
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Taliban use water cannon on women protesting university banTaliban security forces used a water cannon to disperse women protesting the ban on university education for women on Saturday.
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Taliban use water cannon on women protesting university banTaliban security forces used a water cannon to disperse women protesting the ban on university education for women on Saturday.
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