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Taliban Women University Ban ‘Grave Step Backwards’ – UK

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers banning women from university was a “grave step backwards” and warned that … Continue reading Taliban Women University Ban ‘Grave Step Backwards’ – UK


A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking at the Despatch box during Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons in London on November 23, 2022. (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP)
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking at the Despatch box during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons in London on November 23, 2022. (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP)
New Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak enters a car as he leaves from Conservative Party Headquarters in central London having been announced as the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest, on October 24, 2022. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)

 

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers banning women from university was a “grave step backwards” and warned that “the world is watching”.

“The women of Afghanistan have so much to offer. Denying them access to university is a grave step backwards,” the UK leader tweeted, adding: “We will judge the Taliban by their actions”.

AFP