The Taliban's sudden closure of nursing and midwifery schools in Afghanistan has sparked protests from students. The decision leaves thousands of women without education and poses severe threats to ...

Women in Afghanistan learning to become nurses and midwives have been told not to return to classes by the Taliban government ...

Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban.

The Taliban has ordered a ban on women and girls attending nursing and midwifery schools. Some students have been told not to return to class.

Women training as midwives and nurses in Afghanistan have been prohibited from attending classes amidst the country's worst ...