A number of women and girls protested in front of the Taliban governor's office in Herat on Thursday over the closure of medical institutes.

The protesters called for women's right to education and said that they wanted to make their voices heard. Videos provided to Afghanistan International show that dozens of women and girls participated in the protest.

After the Taliban's severe crackdown on women's protests, women once again took to the streets of Herat and emphasised on the provision of justice and women's right to education.

These women carried slogans calling for the reopening of educational centres for women and called on the international community and human rights institutions to pay attention to the restrictions and prohibitions imposed by the Taliban against women.

Sources told Afghanistan International that the Taliban tried to disrupt the protest, but the protesting women continued their demonstrations.

After the closure of medical education centres by the Taliban, girls in a number of provinces protested against the Taliban's move.

Meanwhile, sources in Takhar told Afghanistan International that the Taliban’s intelligence agency arrested a number of girls on Thursday for protesting.

The recent order of the Taliban leader to close medical training centres for women has also provoked widespread reactions from international organisations and women's rights activists.

They called this decision another step towards the elimination of women from society and called on the Taliban to provide the ground for women's education in accordance with international commitments.