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The Taliban have neither confirmed the order nor responded to
the media reports. The Public Health Ministry spokesman was
unavailable for comment.
In September 2021, a month after they returned to power, the
Taliban stopped schooling for girls after grade six. They banned
women from university in December 2022.
Medical education, like nursing and midwifery, was one of the
few ways they could continue their learning in classrooms.
The BBC and others reported that five institutions across
Afghanistan said the Taliban had instructed them to close until
further notice, and women training as midwives and nurses were
ordered not to return to classes Wednesday.
The EU said the Taliban’s latest reported decision represented
another appalling violation of fundamental human rights and an
unjustifiable attack on women’s access to education in
Afghanistan.
“The European Union expresses its strong concerns over this
decision and its far-reaching implication, including the
deepening of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the
exacerbation of the suffering of its people,” the statement
said.
It urged the Taliban to reverse the policy.
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