In another severe crackdown on the rights of women, the Taliban have now banned girl students from attending school after the third grade, WION confirmed. Before this, girls were allowed to study in schools till the sixth grade. As reported by BBC Persian, the Taliban have now instructed schools and educational institutes to not permit girls to attend primary school, even if they are above the age of 10. The latest onslaught comes 683 days after girls aged 11 and above were banned from schools and 223 days after they were banned from attending universities.