Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry says access to higher education is a fundamental right of every woman.
The Minister said denying such a right is unpardonable.
Minister Sabry taking to Twitter said any country or society cannot make meaningful progress without empowering women and without treating them with dignity respect and equality.
The Minister’s statement comes following the announcement by the Taliban that universities will be closed to women in Afghanistan.
A letter by the higher education minister said the move is until further notice and is currently in effect..
It further restricts women’s access to formal education, as they were already excluded from most secondary schools.
Three months ago thousands of girls and women sat university entrance exams across Afghanistan.
But sweeping restrictions were imposed on the subjects they could study, with veterinary science, engineering, economics and agriculture off limits and journalism severely restricted.
After the Taliban takeover last year, universities introduced gender segregated classrooms and entrances.
Female students could only be taught by women professors or old men.
Responding to the latest ban, a female university student told the BBC she thought the Taliban were scared of women and their power.
“They destroyed the only bridge that could connect me with my future,” she said.
“How can I react? I believed that I could study and change my future or bring the light to my life but they destroyed it.”
