The U.S. government has condemned the Taliban for ordering the suspension of medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan.

The State Department on Wednesday condemned the Taliban’s newest order preventing women from studying medical courses, citing years of mistreatment. “This directive, the latest in a series of efforts that jeopardize the rights and lives of Afghan women and girls,

The European Union has condemned the Taliban for violating human rights and women’s access to education after media reports that the Taliban’s leader has ordered private and public institutions to stop providing medical courses for women and girls in Afghanistan.

The United Nations said that the future of Afghanistan depends on safeguarding the rights of all its citizens.