According to Sputnik, the Ministry of Higher Education Office has sent a message to the Kabul University administration saying that there is no problem with the plan to prevent male and female students from being in the same class in the first and second semesters. Female classes are organized in the morning and male classes in the afternoon. In some faculties where the number of female and male students is not in a certain ratio, the following measures should be taken. If the class is male and female and has more than 10 students, separate classes should be formed, female classes in the morning and male classes in the afternoon. In a class where the number of male and female students is less than 10 students: : They should be converted into appropriate departments within the relevant faculty. They should be converted into appropriate faculties in the Polytechnic and Education University. If possible, they should be converted into appropriate faculties in provincial universities. Three or four faculties should be identified, and students should be given options in choosing. In the absence of the above facilities or using partitions and observing Islamic law, the classes should be separated.

The reported directive from the Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education to segregate university classes by gender institutionalizes gender-based discrimination in higher education. While framed as compliance with Islamic law, the policy restricts women’s access to education by imposing logistical hurdles, including limited scheduling and relocation to distant or less-resourced institutions. This enforced separation exacerbates existing inequalities, undermines academic quality and freedom, and contributes to the systemic marginalization of women in public and professional life