SW News: The Taliban detained five women on Thursday for protesting against the recently announced ban on women attending universities.

According to reports, the arrests occurred in Kabul, the nation’s capital. Additionally, three journalists were detained. On December 20, the new rule went into immediate effect and prohibited women from enrolling in universities.

On Wednesday, after the ban was issued, guards barred hundreds of women from entering campuses. All of the protesting ladies run the possibility of being detained, getting hurt, and becoming social outcasts. In addition, the security personnel reportedly beat several women who participated in the protests.

In support of the protestors, some 50 male instructors in public and private universities resigned, and several male students reportedly chose not to take their exams. On Thursday, a video shared on social media showed roughly two dozen Afghan women wearing hijabs walking through Kabul's streets while holding banners and yelling slogans.

Neda Mohammad Nadeem, the Taliban's minister of higher education, said on state television that women were prohibited from attending universities because they did not adhere to the dress code. The higher education minister announced the new prohibition, and public and private universities have been instructed to exclude women from enrolling. According to the education ministry, after a review of the university's curriculum and environment, girls' attendance would be "suspended until a suitable environment was provided."

Since the Taliban retook control of the nation last year, this regulation has been the most recent among several measures to limit women's access to higher education and curb their liberties. Most secondary schools already do not accept girls. Universities already had discriminatory policies against women. In varsities, there were separate entrances for men and women, and only older men or women could teach female pupils.