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EU condemns reported Taliban move to suspend medical education for women and girls

Afghanistan-Taliban - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The European Union on Wednesday condemned the Taliban for violating human rights and women's access to education after media reports that the Taliban's leader has ordered private and public institutions to stop providing medical courses for women and girls in Afghanistan.

The Taliban have neither confirmed the order nor responded to the reports. The Public Health Ministry spokesman was unavailable for comment.

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