US EditionAfghani Women Without Burqas Banned from Accessing Hospitals
Doctors Without Borders reports a 28% decrease in urgent patient admissions after the Taliban mandated burqas for women entering Herat hospitals beginning November 5.
- On November 5, the Taliban barred female patients, visitors and medical staff without burqas from public hospitals in Herat, and Doctors Without Borders said clothing now governs access to care.
- The Taliban's August 2024 morality law required women to fully cover their faces and bodies, and Taliban morality police have enforced these rules at hospital entrances in Herat, sometimes forcing women to buy burqas.
- Herat Regional Hospital reported a 28% drop in urgent care admissions, while women and caretakers in Herat said they were forced to spend around $20 on burqas to enter hospitals.
- MSF cautioned that restrictions are keeping women from health facilities and will worsen access for mothers and children, while Taliban spokesmen denied MSF's account and said hijab interpretations vary across areas.
- Since 2021, Taliban policies have erased women from public life, barring many workplaces and schools, while the United Nations last week suspended operations at the Islam Qala crossing over restrictions on Afghan women staff.
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Taliban order women to wear burkas to access hospitals
By Anbarasan EthirajanThe Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have ordered female patients, caretakers and staff to wear a burka – a full Islamic veil - to enter public health facilities in the western city of Herat, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says.MSF said the restrictions came into effect from 5 November."These restrictions further impede women's lives and limit women's access to health care," Sarah Chateau, the agency's pro…
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have ordered female patients, caregivers and staff to wear burqas if they want to enter public health facilities in the western Afghan city of Herat.
No Burqa, No Health Care: Afghan Women Say Taliban Requiring Dress Code For Hospitals In Herat
Women in the western Afghan city of Herat say they're being told by Taliban officials that they must wear a burqa to access the main hospital. Doctors Without Borders is reporting a 28 percent drop in hospital admissions as a result. As RFE/RL's Safiullah Stanikzai explains, one woman says female patients are facing the threat of violence if they refuse to comply.
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der Standard DEFor about a week, strict dress regulations have been in force in the West Afghan Herat. MSF reports drastic decline in treatments
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