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Dec
The Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister announced the regression on Tuesday, saying it would take immediate effect. The ban further restricts women's education - girls have already been excluded from secondary schools since the Taliban returned last year. In Kabul, female students have told the BBC about their anguish. "They destroyed the only bridge that could connect me with my future," one Kabul University student said. "How can I react? I believed that I could study and change my future or bring…