Kinder, gentler Taliban bans women from colleges

The Taliban have announced the closure of universities for women in Afghanistan, according to a letter by the higher education minister.

The minister says the move is until further notice. It is expected to take effect immediately.

It further restricts women’s access to formal education, as they were already excluded from secondary schooling.

[They are who they always were — a brutal 7th-century theocratic tyranny. — Ed]