UK condemns Taliban ban on female medical education, warns of healthcare crisis
The ban on medical education is expected to exacerbate Afghanistan’s already fragile healthcare system, the U.K. government warned....
UNICEF warns over 12 million Afghan children to require aid in 2025
UNICEF said, adding that women and girls continue to face severe restrictions on their rights and freedoms....
US envoy warns Taliban ban on female medical education threatens ‘complete erasure of women’
In a statement, Ms. Amiri described the Taliban’s increasingly restrictive policies as a systematic effort to eliminate women’s agency and presence in Afgha...
Two Afghan activists honored with 2024 Diana Award for advocacy on girls’ education
Ms. Akbari, who leads CoodGreenAfg.org, dedicated her award to the women of Afghanistan....
UN: Taliban must repeal ban on women’s medical education
“Women’s presence in the health sector is crucial,” the statement emphasized....
US envoy pledges support for women amid Taliban restrictions
Her remarks come in the wake of the Taliban’s latest directive banning women from studying at medical institutions across Afghanistan....
Traffic accident in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province kills six
Quoting local Taliban officials, the Taliban-run Bakhtar News Agency reported the accident occurred when a Land Cruiser veered off the road and plunged into the...
Women hold rally outside Taliban governor’s office in Herat to protest ban on medical education
Chanting slogans like “education is justice and learning,” the demonstrators described the directive as oppressive and a blow to their basic rights....