Large-scale protesting has become rare in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the country, as they are often shut down forcefully by security agencies. The scattered protests that have occurred are a sign of the discontent the Taliban's policy has generated.
A heavy security presence has been present in the Afghan capital, including at gatherings at universities, in recent days.
A spokesperson for Afghanistan's higher education ministry said its minister would hold a press conference on Thursday or Friday to "to elaborate more on the closure of universities for women."
The previous day students in Nangahar University in eastern Afghanistan also protested and male medical students walked out of exams protest at their female classmates being excluded.
"The female students came and asked (the male students) not to sit exams as we are not allowed to," said 25-year-old Zia, a male medical student at Nangahar. "The male students demonstrated courage and left the exam site."
