The Taliban have already greatly restricted women's rights in Afghanistan, banning women from higher education and restricting access to public areas such as gyms and parks.
Fox News' Trey Yingst reports on Tailban banning all education for women and girls
The government has issued no official policy or declaration on the matter, but that allegedly hasn’t stopped Taliban fighters from visiting any store or health care workers in the cities ofThe Taliban fighters have reportedly claimed that contraceptive use and family planning are part of"a Western agenda" that aims to control the Muslim population.
A midwife, who remained unnamed, said the Taliban had threatened her several times, telling her she was"not allowed to go outside and promote the Western concept of controlling population and this is unnecessary work." Another shop owner told The Guardian that the fighters decreed"items such as birth control pills and Depo-Provera injections are not allowed to be kept in the pharmacy since the start of this month.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Taliban Bans Contraception in Afghanistan as a ‘Western Conspiracy’While Kabul’s Health Ministry has not issued a formal ban, pharmacists and midwives have reported being ordered by Taliban members to stop supplying contraceptive medicines and devices.
Leer más »
Afghanistan's Taliban ruler faces rare internal criticism, revealing divisionsOne of several senior figures to take a jab at the supreme leader was the head of the Haqqani network, who said the 'situation cannot be tolerated any longer.'
Leer más »
Why does the CIA keep getting blindsided by insurgencies?18 months since the Taliban rampaged across Afghanistan and seized Kabul, questions about how the CIA was blindsided by another insurgency continue to rise. As violence breaks out in the Horn of Africa, worries mount that history may repeat itself.
Leer más »
Briscoe Western Art Museum offers family events focused on Black history through FebruaryThe Briscoe Western Art Museum is hosting events centered around the Black history of the West throughout February.
Leer más »
Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bansISLAMABAD (AP) — A rare public show of division within the ranks of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban emerged in recent days when Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, a powerful government figure, gave a speech seen as implicit criticism of the movement’s reclusive supreme leader.
Leer más »
Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bansISLAMABAD (AP) — A rare public show of division within the ranks of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban emerged in recent days when Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, a powerful government …
Leer más »