Taliban Reportedly Bans Women from Becoming Midwives, Shutting Down Last Remaining Educational Opportunity

Since 2021, the Taliban have ordered the closing down of various secondary and higher education institutions to bar women from accessing education. (Credit: Wakil Kohsar/Getty Images)

Women in Afghanistan receiving education to become nurses and midwives have been told not to return to classes by the Taliban government, further restricting access to higher education for women in the country.

Institutions in Afghanistan offering such education to women have been instructed to cease operations and shut down, five institutions confirmed to the BBC.