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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

UN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women's medical education

Afghanistan Taliban - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The U.N. Security Council said Friday it was deeply concerned about the recent decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to ban women from medical education, which could leave millions of women and girls without health care in the future.

The council criticized “the increasing erosion” of human rights under the Taliban, especially for women and girls who have been denied access to education beyond the sixth grade, economic opportunities, participation in public life, freedom of movement and other basics.

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