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KABUL, Afghanistan -- A top U.N. envoy met with the Taliban-led Afghan governments higher education minister Saturday to discuss the ban on women attending universities. Markus Potzel is the first international official to meet with him since the ban was introduced last month.

The United Nations diplomatic mission in Afghanistan says the war-torn country is entering a new period of crisis. | TAG24

Acting Minister of Higher Education Neda Mohammad Nadim in a meeting with the UN deputy special envoy for Afghanistan, Markus Potzel, said that the Islamic Emirate has not decided on an abs

Last week, the ban on girls’ higher education and women employees of NGOs triggered widespread reactions, with the acting minister of interior saying work is underway on a reasonable and permanent solution.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) minister of higher education said the government has come under fire by the international community, including Muslim countries, for implementing Sharia. This comes after a delegation of religious scholars from Egypt, Sudan, Libya and Palestine met with the minister in Kabul on Saturday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.

Markus Potzel is the first international official to meet with Taliban Higher Education Minister Nida Mohammad Nadim since the ban was introduced last month

A group of eminent scholars from Egypt, Sudan and Palestine met Sunday with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund after visiting Neda Mohammad Nadim, the higher education minister, on Saturday night. According to the deputy prime minister’s office, Baradar welcomed the delegation and said: “We

KABUL (Pajhwok): UNAMA acting head Markus Potzel during a meeting with Vice and Virtue Minister Mohammad Khalid Hanafi called for urgent lifting of bans on

A top UN envoy held talks with the higher education minister of the Taliban-led Afghan government on Saturday to discuss the ban imposed on women's education in universities.  Markus Potzel became the first official of an international organisation who held talks with the minister after the ban was imposed.  On December 20, the Taliban authorities gave orders to private and public universities to stop the entry of female students with immediate effect, till further notice. 

Acting Minister of Higher Education Neda Mohammad Nadim in a meeting with the UN deputy special envoy for Afghanistan, Markus Potzel, said that the Islamic Emirate has not decided on an abs