Afghanistan, Taliban

U.S., and some Taliban, condemn move to suspend medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan
The U.S. government has condemned the Taliban for ordering the suspension of medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan.
UN Urges Taliban to Respect Rights of Afghanistan Women
The United Nations said that the future of Afghanistan depends on safeguarding the rights of all its citizens.
Outcry over Afghanistan ‘ban’ on women training as nurses
Read about outcry from the International Council of Nurses and others about an alleged ban on women training as nurses in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Women Artists Help Drive Resistance to Taliban
Afghan women artists are playing a vital role in the women’s movement resisting Taliban abuses, and their contributions—and art—should be recognized, Human Rights Watch said today in a new web feature.
New Taliban decree bans women from medical training: 'devastating decision'
The Taliban issued a new directive that bans women from studying at medical institutions, effectively shutting out women from becoming nurses and midwives.
US condemns Taliban banning women from medical training
The State Department on Wednesday condemned the Taliban’s newest order preventing women from studying medical courses, citing years of mistreatment. “This directive, the latest in a series of efforts that jeopardize the rights and lives of Afghan women and girls,
Women in Afghanistan can no longer attend medical institutes
A new directive from the Taliban bans women from studying dentistry, nursing and midwifery. The group, which took over the country by force in 2021 after the US withdrawal, also reportedly prevents women from getting treatment from male doctors unless a male guardian is present.
UN urges Taliban to embrace human rights obligations for Afghanistan’s protection and prosperity
The U.N. mission in Afghanistan wants the country's Taliban rulers to embrace global human rights obligations for the protection and prosperity of future generations.
Afghan women devastated by new Taliban ban on medical training
Already barred from most fields and schools, the new government ban will leave women in Afghanistan uninformed and at risk.
Administrators Remain At Odds Over The Plight Of Women’s Cricket In Afghanistan
The Taliban's bloody takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 effectively ended women's cricket in the war-torn country and has ...
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Despair grips Afghan women healthcare students facing ban
For Saja, studying nursing at a healthcare institute in Kabul was her last lifeline to make something of herself after women ...