Moves follow complaints from religious scholars and members of the public about mixing of genders, claims women aren't wearing their hijabs correctly

Students voice opposition to prohibition Taliban dubiously claims is temporary, as several ultraconservative advisers to country's leader remain wary of education for women

Joint statement issued with China after Iranian president visits Beijing also rejects Western standards of human rights and democracy

Rights chief Volker Turk says policies excluding half of Afghanistan's population will destabilize country, with effects rippling beyond borders

Move sparks outcry, coming less than a week after Islamist authorities banned women from attending universities; Afghan women are effectively being squeezed out of public life

A look at the growing restrictions enforced by the radical group since its return to power

'We are doomed. We have lost everything,' one student says as hardline Islamists tighten restrictions on women; Washington vows 'consequences'