Women at risk as Taliban curbs hit Afghan healthcare, UN expert warns


Women sit inside a tent while taking refuge with others following the deadly earthquake in Bambakot village, Dera Noor district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, September 6, 2025. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

GENEVA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Restrictions ⁠imposed by the Taliban are jeopardising the lives of women and their children who ⁠are sometimes denied emergency treatment, a U.N. human rights expert said on Friday.

Regulations ‌require sick or injured women to adhere to a dress code, be accompanied by a male guardian and be treated by male medics, Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan Richard Bennett told a press briefing.

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