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December 4, 2024

Afghan Taliban Further Bans Women from Medical Education
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In Afghanistan, the Taliban government is drawing renewed outrage after
it banned Afghan women from receiving midwifery and nursing educational
training. This was one of the last remaining options for Afghan women
and girls to further their studies under Taliban rule, which prohibits
them from obtaining secondary and higher education. Human rights groups
warn the new decree halting the training of new female healthcare
workers will also impede access to medical care as male providers are
not allowed to treat women and girls unless there is a male guardian
present.


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