Rights Group: Afghan women barred from studying nursing and midwivery

Several sources confirm the Taliban pronouncement, part of ongoing efforts to curtail education for girls and women. Women studying these subjects say they were barred from classes this week.

Dec 5, 2024 - 00:00
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Rights Group: Afghan women barred from studying nursing and midwivery
Nurses caring for patients at Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in Kabul on September 1, 2021. Since assuming power that year, the Taliban has curtailed educational opportunities for women. This week they reportedly banned women from studying nursing and midwivery.

Several sources confirm the Taliban pronouncement, part of ongoing efforts to curtail education for girls and women. Women studying these subjects say they were barred from classes this week.

(Image credit: Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images)

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