Afghanistan, Women

Taliban flog five, including woman, in Kapisa

Human rights organizations and international watchdogs have repeatedly condemned the Taliban’s public punishments.

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Health, Women

Excluding women from medical institutes threatens healthcare in Afghanistan, MSF warns

“There is no healthcare system without educated female health practitioners,” said Mickaël Le Paih, MSF’s country representative in Afghanistan.

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Women

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.

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Women

Women in rural Afghanistan face health crisis amid Taliban ban on female medical education

Faheema, a resident of the Pasaband district in Ghor province, shared her devastating experience.

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Women

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.

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Women

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.

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Health, Women

UN: Taliban must repeal ban on women’s medical education

“Women’s presence in the health sector is crucial,” the statement emphasized.

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Women

France condemns Taliban ban on women’s medical education, calls for end to human rights violations

The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs described the ban as another instance in the Taliban’s systematic violations of.

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Sixth-grade girls finish exams in tears as Taliban education ban continues

For girls like Munawara, the end of the school year was marked not by celebration, but by sorrow.

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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.

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