US Condemns Taliban’s Suspension of Medical Education for Women and Girls

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The US Department of State has “strongly” condemned the Taliban’s decision to suspend medical education for women and girls, calling it an “unjustifiable attack” on women’s access to education and healthcare.

In a statement on Wednesday, December 11, the department called on the Taliban authorities to rescind the latest ban and all restrictions imposed on women and girls over the past three years.